Example sentences of "because [pers pn] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A very authoritative voice shouted : " Joe , I must come in because I am looking for a wing commander . |
| 2 | " It is different now because I 'm playing for a living , " said Claydon at Walton Heath . |
| 3 | There was a moment of silence , and then the old lady , her tone returning to normal , looked at Grace as she said , ‘ Now , Grace , when the meal is over and there 's all this tosh about the ladies rising so the men can enjoy their port and cigars , here 's one who is staying behind because I 'm dying for a cigarette . |
| 4 | If you are going for a job that you have never done before , either from necessity or because you are looking for a change of direction , you should take care to prepare for this question by listing all the experience and personal qualities you have which suit you for the job . |
| 5 | " Because we 're going for a trip , " he said . |
| 6 | Erm , what I 'm , I 've just arranged somebody to redo our speaker syste our original system with tannoys , we blew our tannoys speakers , and I did n't bother getting them replaced because we were going for a rock crowd so we just used Bernie and Nigel |
| 7 | Paul Corrigan suggests that teenagers behave the way they do at the seaside , or at football matches , because they are looking for a memorable experience to balance the boredom of the rest of their lives . |
| 8 | This was important , because a national study in 1965 showed that one-fifth of women who were working part-time did so because they were caring for a sick or elderly person . |
| 9 | And that 's what 's threatening to people , because it is looking for a direct response ; it 's looking to form a dialogue . |