Example sentences of "i [be] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am ordering for the week . ’ |
| 2 | He was celebrated at court for the eloquence of his sermons , and in 1683 Lord Dartmouth , who commanded the large fleet which was to visit Tangiers and evacuate its garrison , implored him ‘ For God 's sake , and as I am to answer for the preservation of so many souls as he hath put under my care ’ , to join the expedition as his chief chaplain . |
| 3 | I am allowing for the fact that , in a substantial number of cases , investigations could not be concluded , and many complaints were withdrawn . |
| 4 | I am applying for the post of … |
| 5 | ‘ I am fighting for the return of the community spirit , that is basically what my whole campaign stands for . ’ |
| 6 | So I am fighting for the profession . |
| 7 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 8 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |
| 9 | So when the searcher eventually believes and becomes a Christian ( I am ignoring for the moment the other levels of understanding which are involved ) , he is nothing if not a man with a memory and a man of special gratitude : Whatever he becomes , wherever he goes , whatever he does , he should never be unaware of what once was , what might have been and what could well be again . |
| 10 | I am arranging for the packaging and masters for the above title to be delivered to you with this letter . |
| 11 | I am waiting for the editor of the Independent to authorise its release , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 12 | Barbara Adams , a US-born resident of Katmandu , said : " I am waiting for the day when owning a Tibetan carpet incurs the same disapproval as wearing a leopard skin coat . " |
| 13 | As a result of this , I am studying for the Institute of Personnel Management qualifications . |
| 14 | Occasionally when she was wearing this she had a trick of lifting it like wings , or ruffling it as if it was her real plumage , and she 'd declare : ‘ My dears , I am preparing for The Flight — into Egypt , to the islands , to the New World — who knows ! ’ |
| 15 | Then I arrive in America , I make Robocop and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 16 | I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 17 | I make Basic Instinct … and I 'm grilled for the violence . ’ |
| 18 | That 's why I 'm pushing for the fight and for me the sooner the better . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm leaving for the night , ’ he informed Meyer . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm looking for the taxi . ’ |
| 21 | I opened the door by mistake ; I 'm looking for the bathroom , my clothes … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Hang on , I 'm looking for the metal polish . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm looking for the blacksmith , Joe Gargery , ’ he said , ‘ and his apprentice , Pip . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm looking for the cloth I ca n't find it . |
| 25 | Er at the same time I 'm looking for the chemistry er the feel for those people , er the quality of those people and whether I could work with them and whether they could work with me . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm looking for the Doctor . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Now I 'm aiming for the top . |
| 28 | Besides , I 'm paying for the betrayal by telling them about the body . |
| 29 | Th they told me to default on the mortgage that I 'm paying for the property that my wife lives in , because the assessment does n't take into account that I |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm paying for the booze . ’ |