Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier in the day , the police task force moved on bands of New Age travellers , trying to stop them gathering for a festival this weekend . |
| 2 | ‘ Nor was I hinting for a guided tour . |
| 3 | Why am I looking for a new job ? |
| 4 | For if we suppose this we shall fall into an infinite regress ; we shall find ourselves looking for a further interpretation . |
| 5 | At this point , someone searching for a simple definition of pragmatics is likely to be exhausted . |
| 6 | The special analyst they got for Italia 90 was Docherty , and he was , on the whole , pretty pathetic ( although I was amazed when , during England- Cameroun , he stated that England was playing terribly ; did n't expect this from someone commenting for a TV audience which was solidly pro-England ) . |
| 7 | It only goes to show that compared to the mid-80s , when there was just Eddie Hemmings and I battling for an England place , there is now much tougher competition at the top . |
| 8 | When I think back it seems to me they were all three of them looking for a groove to settle in — tramlines that would take them somewhere without them having to think where they were going . ’ |
| 9 | And squeamishness prevented me looking for a tiny insect to place on a sticky dewdrop leaf . |
| 10 | There there are three of us er , that is Mr Allenby Mr Heselton and me looking for an answer to a question which was about |
| 11 | Knowing both men as well as I did , I was one of the few who did not think there would be any major friction between them — both men were far too smart for that-but I did think Niki would find himself struggling for a primacy which he had long taken for granted . |
| 12 | He must ha , he was looking , somebody looking for a house . |
| 13 | Sources say its looking for a decision by Spring . |
| 14 | and records himself going for a piss but he does a bit , it cuts out when he 's actually pissing but he 's going on about now the biros are getting in the way of my knob here |
| 15 | And they could find themselves with , you know , somebody asking for a thousand of an item and it 's well worth their while therefore , spending a bit of money getting it there . |
| 16 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 17 | Working for Virgin was fun , in a way in which working for a large , anonymous corporation such as EMI or CBS could never be . |
| 18 | It 's the least you can tell me after keeping me waiting for an hour ! ’ |
| 19 | Thanks to what Breeze had earned , they were able to rake up the fares — and now here they were , on their way to a remote Devonshire village with just enough money to keep them going for a fortnight or so . |
| 20 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 21 | Typically , Simple Men hardly strains itself looking for an audience . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you looking for a fight , lady ? ’ he demanded tersely . |
| 23 | Anyway I went to see Foxy at lunchtime and erm and he said that erm er and I mentioned it to him and I said you know do n't go up to Sal and say Jess is feeling like erm you know , feeling that he 's , feeling really jealous because er if , if Sal is trying to get back that will just like please him , you know , if he is trying , if that 's the whole aim of the whole , you know , the operation then , then he 'll just feel pleased and it will also embarrass Jessica and she does n't want and if , and if it 's not , if it was nothing , you know , she 'll feel embarrassed so please do n't say anything and he said no no I 'll just make some subtle , subtle comment and he went up to , he told me that he went up to Sal and he goes erm and he says how 's everything going with Jessica and Sal goes yeah it 's good and , and he go erm cos er Phil erm cos Foxy goes oh cos it 's , it 's going really well with me and Catriona , it 's going really well I 'm really enjoying it , what about you , you know , and Sal goes yeah , it 's really good and Foxy goes erm you know is it , is it a long term thing then , you looking for a long term thing do you think and Sal goes yeah , what about you and Foxy goes yeah yeah definitely yeah , you know , cos he was doing it subtly so I came back and I said to Jess you know really , an and Foxy said there was nothing strange about , it was no f you know it was definitely to fe s f erm Sal was er you know being truthful , there was not like erm yeah well yeah you know and trying to get off the subject , it was n't it was completely , yeah , it 's brilliant , going really well , really enjoying it and it 's gon na be long term sort of thing . |
| 24 | Birthdays , children 's parties , weddings , Hallowe'en and Valentine 's Day are just some events that could see you searching for an unusual tin in which to bake a cake that will leave your guests or children marvelling at your skills . |
| 25 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 26 | Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while ! |
| 27 | At the risk of alienating most of our readers — I HATE THE GAME ! ( 'S ' okay , I 'm only joking — had you going for a minute there though , did n't I ? ) |
| 28 | extent I 'd be happy to keep you going for a bit longer . |
| 29 | You 'll have enough to keep you going for a couple of months . |
| 30 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |