Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.

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1 1987 's Locust Abortion Technician saw them dredging for the very dregs of sound .
2 I held it while a hand moved over me checking for the hardware .
3 Presumably you have worked out the cost of someone caring for the child while you are earning a living .
4 We like mixed-ability teaching in principle — but it 's such hard work ( if you 're not going to cop out and use worksheets all the time ) that we find ourselves longing for the good old days of streaming .
5 On occasion , it might refuse to work at all and we find ourselves longing for the days of youth when it would stand at attention regardless of any identifiable sexual stimulus .
6 Well we thought it was either a rent man or somebody collecting for the council .
7 Maxim found himself reaching for the non-existent seatbelt .
8 Was each of them waiting for the other to make the next move ?
9 With that , bayonets glistening , they began to charge , converging from every angle of the hemisphere ; before they had advanced a dozen yards squadrons of lancers had overtaken them racing for the ramparts .
10 She dared fantasise , for just a moment , that she had some kind of family again , perhaps with Leila as a surrogate mother , the three of them heading for the stars .
11 Those behind the Premier League shudder at the prospect of them heading for the big time .
12 It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper .
13 There 's enough to keep me going for the week there is n't there ?
14 Are you writing for the public ?
15 Are you looking for the interaction where you learn something about the culture from talking to the people or do you want minimal interaction where simply you visit a place , and you stay in your little bubble or ghetto with people of your own tour company , you do everything together and you never come into contact with local people .
16 Yeah but yo , that 's what they did change , you looking for the fault ?
17 Were you waiting for the school
18 The architecture leaves you grasping for the Nikon , the local leave you smiling and the atmosphere lifts you — and with the river silently splitting Buda from Pest , what better place to conclude a whistle stop tour along the Danube ?
19 This should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the costs of an appeal it did not want to pursue .
20 In addition , any covenant requiring the tenant to appeal against a refusal of planning permission ( particularly at the cost of the tenant ) should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the cost of the landlord appealing against a refusal of planning permission for the redevelopment of the premises at the end of term , where the tenant may wish to take a renewal of the lease .
21 Are you getting for the Lego ?
22 ‘ What are you wearing for the party ? ’ asked Irene , as they cleared away the tea things .
23 " Are you staying for the dress rehearsal tomorrow ? "
24 What are you doing for the environment ?
25 Finally I went to James Roose-Evans , who 'd adapted 84 Charing Cross Road for the stage and said , ‘ What are you doing for the rest of your life ? ’
26 You running for the council or something ? ’
27 you coming for the what ?
28 She has to turn to Thomas J for friendship in a bitter-sweet comedy that 'll have you reaching for the hankies in no time .
29 SOMETIMES the best comedies also have you reaching for the Kleenex .
30 We are proposing to hold a 2 Day Revision Seminar in August for those of you studying for the September examinations in subject 4 Institute & Part V Faculty .
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