Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This involved looking for female as well as male sources , and avoiding sexist definitions . |
| 2 | The elder brother was shot in the stomach as he knelt pleading for mercy . |
| 3 | We ate heartily every night , we could afford croissants at breakfast , and we stopped scrounging for cigarettes . |
| 4 | Two practices used different provider units in phase 2 for individual specialties : in both cases this involved arranging for consultants from the new provider units ( in orthopaedics and urology ) to see patients on the practice premises . |
| 5 | ‘ I came looking for Brenda Blond . ’ |
| 6 | When the Government closed two settlement camps near Cirencester in the early sixties , it was here they came looking for jobs . |
| 7 | We had only really talked to Mr Postman on the regular occasions — Dusshera , Diwali , Christmas , New Year — that he came looking for tips , but were flattered by the invitation and out of curiosity decided to take it up . |
| 8 | It seemed fitting for Thatcherism to end , not with a bang , but with the protracted whimper of a ‘ hung ’ parliament ; with the Tories struggling on for days trying to patch up some squalid deal with the Ulster Unionists , before Neil Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown were driven to 10 Downing Street in their Daimlers . |
| 9 | A recent analysis from Jones Lang Wootton shows that demand for business space is still growing faster in the south east than in other regions with about half of the firms surveyed looking for premises outside London . |
| 10 | He came calling for Europe to work towards economic integration to ensure that the democratic hopes of people in the East did not give way to an opposite undertow of disillusion . |
| 11 | Callers of any sort were scarce at Four Winds , mostly people who came asking for directions or even a glass of water when the weather was hot . |
| 12 | Although he relished playing for Rangers , the team he had fervently supported as a youth , Fleck fell foul of the club 's increasingly strict discipline . |
| 13 | Divorces rose steadily , though the real acceleration in the divorce rate was to come after the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act of 1 984 which allowed petitioning for divorce after only one year of marriage . |
| 14 | It was at this time that the Churches at last made common cause and risked calling for Prayer , the acceptance of Gospel values and the application of the Beatitudes to modern life . |
| 15 | He stayed , of course , but hated working for Preminger . |
| 16 | ‘ I enjoyed singing for Tippett , ’ she said , ‘ even though he was quite a perfectionist . ’ |
| 17 | Gray began singing for Baldwin after her cousin — an avid Chicago house devotee who would occasionally drag Paris out to the city 's hottest clubs — heard Baldwin was looking for a singer and gave him Gray 's number . |
| 18 | When she arrived in England in 1568 she claimed to be seeking the protection of her cousin Elizabeth , but at the same time began scheming for support in her claims to both thrones , having earlier told a priest that she ‘ trusted to find many friends when time did serve , especially among those of the old religion ’ . |
| 19 | By contrast , after talks with Major on Nov. 11 , German Chancellor Helmut Kohl expressed understanding for Major 's domestic problems and said that " what is decisive for us is that the Treaty should remain unchanged and should be ratified as such by all states within the EC so that it can come into force in 1993 " . |
| 20 | Closer to Europe the British set up a blockade of Brest , a step which took them a long way towards war with France , and began looking for allies to protect Hanover against France in the event of a continental war . |
| 21 | They were drawing closer to the barrier now and Donna began looking for Julie , praying that her sister was waiting , hardly daring to contemplate what she would do if she was n't . |
| 22 | For my part , I told her that I was sure Aisha had a lover and we began searching for proof . |
| 23 | This company began searching for finance four years ago . |
| 24 | He began writing for Justice , the weekly paper of the SDF , which first appeared in January 1884 , and two years later he took over the editor 's position from H. M. Hyndman [ q.v . ] . |
| 25 | Hours spent waiting for instructions , wet time , and working on unbonussed operations would be included in total hours worked , but not set against the target hours . |
| 26 | Mr Lang also told the grand committee that figures due out this week , covering the year to December 1992 , would show marked improvements in the length of time National Health Service patients spent waiting for treatment ; a record number of patients and that the Government was on course to meet the guarantee that virtually no-one would have to wait more than 18 months for treatment . |
| 27 | Each time I have a pint in the pub at Rhydd Ddu I recall a snowy Easter night spent waiting for mates who had set off earlier to tackle the Snowdon Horseshoe . |
| 28 | He shot a larger doe on the run as the little herd began dashing for cover , and the Moi bearers ran out into the plain to hoist the two dead animals on their shoulder poles . |
| 29 | Anonymous writers began calling for action . |
| 30 | In 1862 he began drilling for salt on Teeside for Leblanc alkali manufacture on Tyneside , but this enterprise hastened the decline of Tyneside industry as the rival Solvay process expanded on the Tees . |