Example sentences of "say [pron] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 2 | And then as we was coming home from Pete 's , a chap stopped us and asked us where was so I told him where was he said I 'm looking for a little black and white house I said it 's right there look ! |
| 3 | The Divisional Officer for the N U R , covering Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire , Phil McGarry says he 's looking for a fair deal : |
| 4 | ‘ She used to say she was coming for a day and stay a week , ’ Rosemary said . |
| 5 | They bought out , this company have bought out a new tile and he said they 're looking for a sort of nice house to have as a sort of a show house and then he thinks he 'll get them for nothing . |
| 6 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |
| 7 | To say they were playing for a 0–0 is an understatement . |
| 8 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 9 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 10 | He started looking into corners for the bugging device , though he said he was searching for a stray cigarette , left over from the days when he smoked . |
| 11 | The police , having interviewed working colleagues of the victim at the London Docks , had elicited information to the effect that at the end of his shift he met two men outside the gates and said he was going for a drink with them . |
| 12 | He also said he was going for a job that morning . |
| 13 | Mrs Topp , 69 , told the coroner : ‘ He said he was going for a walk around the block to clear his head . |
| 14 | I 'd say you 're looking for a business where they have a heavy demand for rough paper . |
| 15 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |