Example sentences of "were [adv] [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 2 | She and Boldwood were obviously going for a ride together . |
| 3 | ‘ They were just waiting for a taxi . ’ |
| 4 | you know , cos we were all single I think all of us were and we were just going for a joke cos seriously it 's just a cattle market at you know you do n't talk to people well you do but it 's just a laugh . |
| 5 | I mean I suppose if we were just going for the day it would be alright . |
| 6 | In this context , I would argue that while the unleashing of widespread revolutionary activity in Latin America in the 1960s must obviously be attributed to the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution , this event was essentially a catalyst , which supplied a model and a source of inspiration to a radicalised generation who were already looking for an alternative to the Soviet theory of ‘ revolution in stages ’ . |
| 7 | Congressional threats to resist the dissolution of the Congress , however , were not expected to materialize and the major parties were already preparing for the election campaign . |
| 8 | The second will consider the work being done to mobilize the concern and commitment of individuals working in all aspects of health care to ensure that they were genuinely working for the health of the people . |
| 9 | Chief Supt David Foster said there was no indication of a sexual attack and police were still searching for a murder weapon . |
| 10 | But analysts warned that troubles were still brewing for the trade position as the UK maintains its deficit despite the longest recession since 1945 . |
| 11 | Erm , but at the moment were still looking for a driver . |
| 12 | They were still waiting for the entertainment . |
| 13 | Indeed when I arrived many of the ‘ former ’ secretaries were still working for the company . |
| 14 | Most of the people who went to Virginia or the West Indies were clearly looking for an opportunity to do better than they could in England , and if they made fortunes they would probably go back to England to enjoy their wealth , but the Massachusetts Bay Company was more concerned with escape from England or with the creation of a society that improved on its better aspects and rejected the worse . |
| 15 | Material did come to me at EMI Publishing from EMI Records , and if we were interested in an act who were also looking for a record deal , we would pass the information through to EMI Records . |
| 16 | British politics in the 1930s were often disillusioning for the labour movement , starting with the defection of the Labour Party 's leadership and the Party 's electoral eclipse , and ending with the Second World War , which destroyed the party 's hope of peace through disarmament and the League of Nations . |
| 17 | So we were really looking for a home for the turbine ( which needed a thirty-foot head of water ) , as well as for ourselves . |
| 18 | The British were then looking for a 'strongman solution " to the problem of keeping their influence in Iran . |
| 19 | The band were initially looking for a lighting rig and a PA system to do a gig in Aberdeen and obtained them from the music shop she worked in . |
| 20 | The early years of the century witnessed widespread invasion scares , and extra-parliamentary pressure groups were actively campaigning for the introduction of compulsory military service which had never existed in Britain . |
| 21 | Although Israel had to obey the laws in blind trust ( when they chose to do so at all ) , we can see how those laws were actually working for the nation 's health and wellbeing . |
| 22 | There you 'll be interviewed just as if you were actually going for the job . |
| 23 | The idea of citizenship itself had a special status during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods as politicians , philosophers , educationalists , and social scientists were continually calling for a revival of the concept , by which they had in mind a form of social organization stressing harmony , duty , service , self-realization , rationality , and morally good behaviour . |