Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And catering for everything from carrot juice to champagne , open sandwiches to a 5 course meal . |
| 2 | If you are having difficulty cooking for everyone in the family , try Roseyne Masselin 's recipes ( see p.70 ) ; they are also Mediterranean in style and perfect for today 's lifestyle . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , surely you do not expect Dinah to spend all her days as a spinster , living for nothing but the stage ? |
| 4 | Whether you 're saving for something in particular or a rainy day , just put your money in and it will start working for your straightaway . |
| 5 | From small beginnings the Credit Union has grown and flourished and offers advice and a means of saving for anyone in the parish . |
| 6 | There are also occasions when it is fitting for everything in a service to be either purist and ‘ traditional ’ or ‘ modern ’ . |
| 7 | it 's like that argument , that , when you look for a marriage partner you 're either looking for somebody to re if you 're a woman , to replicate your father , or to be |
| 8 | One of the most pedantic of the sub-editors was saying : ‘ You 're all looking for somebody with what you call a reason , but his thinking will be at variance with yours . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So that means we 're looking for somebody between five and eight ? ’ |
| 10 | Well she was th mm she was looking for she was looking for somebody Re , who was in a particular age group . |
| 11 | looking for one for the |
| 12 | ARE YOU looking for something to liven up your Monday evenings ? |
| 13 | In a bedroom you 're looking for something at one ninety nine or two ninety nine . |
| 14 | He was looking for something along the lines of Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy , an American from nowhere , and all the actors coming in were doing an Andrew Dice Clay or Billy Idol number . |
| 15 | He says we 've had wide and varied enquiries — especially from London-based purchasers looking for something for the weekend — something he can tell his friends ’ Well actually I live in a turreted folly in the Cotswolds ! ’ … |
| 16 | Now I 'm looking for something for Penny , which is n't very expensive but nice , you know . |
| 17 | For example , if you are looking for something for your in-foal mare , choose a supplement which has been made specifically for this purpose such as Medi Equus stud formula . |
| 18 | Looking for something between sovereignty and not sovereignty . |
| 19 | For those who enjoy making every meal a special occasion — whether it 's Saturday brunch or a dinner party for eight — and so are looking for something between their ‘ best ’ fine bone china service and oven-to-tableware , Wedgwood has introduced a range of ‘ casual ’ designs , on fine bone china , on Queen 's Ware and on their new fine china body . |
| 20 | In simple terms , sponsorship of the Universities ' Athletic Union rugby championship alone is not acceptable to the UAU 's hierarchy , who seek money for all student sporting activities and are looking for something in the region of £100,000 to spread around . |
| 21 | I was looking for something in my own handwriting . |
| 22 | Jackie he was he was looking he was for something and he was looking for something in a hurry and I could n't find out I like T-shirts in one pile sweat shirts in another pullovers in another jeans in another but they were all sort of |
| 23 | There was nothing more boring than flogging around , looking for something like a bike without lights . |
| 24 | A stocky male figure entered from a room at the rear and began looking for something beneath the counter . |
| 25 | ECOLOGICAL Development , an organisation set up to promote environmentally-friendly housing , are looking for anyone with a desire to build their own home in a ‘ Green Village ’ . |
| 26 | Looking for anyone from any background . |
| 27 | We 've found a shot gun and are not looking for anyone in connection with this . |
| 28 | I do n't think Fred 'd be looking for anything as a return . |
| 29 | ‘ Am I looking for anything in particular ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Are you looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |