Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeding all the chicks equally in a poor season might well lead to all of them dying for lack of adequate nourishment . |
| 2 | Nor was I waiting for rescue from above . |
| 3 | ‘ Why , it sounded like someone crying for help , ’ thought Deborah . |
| 4 | Erm told me that they had a lot of or a lot a number of people ringing purporting to be someone asking for information , and they like to keep a log of these bogus phone calls , I then rang the patients mother and and told her what had happened as quickly as I could . |
| 5 | Right , what am I having for dinner ? |
| 6 | Anyone in doubt about the identity of someone collecting for charity should check with the organisation they claim to be with . |
| 7 | Now we have a society where some people — young and old — cling with belief to the system 's formal structures , while others just drift with them looking for fun , ease , comfort , and ultimately a way out . |
| 8 | ‘ Luke came to me looking for work , and we sealed the bargain with egg sandwiches . |
| 9 | It was her applying for asylum , not us inviting her . |
| 10 | Yeah , but the other thing was , it was n't that , towards the end of the programme , they were n't so much who fired first , its , erm , there is , there is no evidence either way to support either story , the Irish say there was no Government , there was nobody running for Government you know , said that they had three |
| 11 | You could almost hear them scuttling for cover in the comfortable lobby of a Hornchurch hotel , as the Hilton resounded with a familiar sound . |
| 12 | ‘ Just a short sprint leaves you struggling for breath , ’ said the younger Stewart , on his first tour with England . |
| 13 | Was she praying for resurrection , asking the mysterious , invisible Maker of All Things to hasten the day when she and her dearly loved man would be united again as they had been in those golden days long past ? |
| 14 | Are you looking for sex , or just someone to talk to ? |
| 15 | Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids , Indiana Jones style , on the thrilling Congo River Rapids . |
| 16 | What you looking for love ? |
| 17 | Is she looking for reassurance , sympathy or what ? |
| 18 | What are you going for mum ? |
| 19 | Are you going for dinner ? |
| 20 | Come on , J Janine where are you going for French ? |
| 21 | Where are you going for Christmas then Dot ? |
| 22 | ‘ Have we kept you waiting for supper ? ’ |
| 23 | How much is she paying for school ? |
| 24 | Where she going for Christmas then ? |
| 25 | Well what are you doing for god 's sake ? |
| 26 | and he knows he 's not like you doing for money , cos I sha n't be very pleased |
| 27 | ‘ What are you doing for Christmas ? ’ |
| 28 | They 're coming to you asking for help |
| 29 | ‘ What are you having for breakfast ? ’ |
| 30 | Well they said what you having for tea and I said well we 'll have to have you can have a few beans or something |