Example sentences of "[v-ing] for him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The media , in the meantime , were clamouring for him to marry . |
| 2 | But she tried , haltingly , searching for the words , praying for him to understand a little of what was in her heart . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you hear me ? she urged , dying for him to get cross . |
| 4 | The palace was surrounded by a crowd who were shouting for him to speak . |
| 5 | He has lived in this pleasant suburb 45 years , entirely unaware that Kirk , Keef , Claptout and all of Led Zeppelin had been looking for him to apologise for stealing his songs and to pay him much-needed royalties . |
| 6 | When he saw that , he called out , " My friend , have you seen El-ahrairah , for I am looking for him to give him my gift ? " |
| 7 | Mcallister does seem to be overshadowed by him when he is on the pitch , looking for him to take the lead , provide the inspiration etc which strach is no longer doing as well as he once did . |
| 8 | I would n't be looking for him to approach me . ’ |
| 9 | Caring for him became an almost full-time job because he could do so little for himself ; and it was difficult for Mary and Jim to go out together , especially as her father grew less able to get around , and he needed a great deal of help at home . |
| 10 | A supervision order may include certain specific requirements which give a supervisor additional powers or require the child or person caring for him to act in a particular way . |
| 11 | The threat , if it was a threat , had taken all his nerve , and the seed of liking for him died within her . |
| 12 | Pip has found contentment also by helping Herbert with is life by find and paying for him to start a job . |
| 13 | It was revealed in August that Wiltshire Social Services have been paying for him to stay at his grandparents ' house on the Costa Blanca . |
| 14 | All the time she had been waiting for him to call , it had been there … |
| 15 | She had taken a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance , she realized now , waiting for him to open the door . |
| 16 | Roman brought the car to a halt in front of the flats and , without waiting for him to open her door , Claudia got out and inserted her key in the lock . |
| 17 | Frank lifted his head and looked at him , waiting for him to continue . |
| 18 | Such discourtesy could surely mean only the one thing , she thought to herself — but she said nothing , waiting for him to continue . |
| 19 | He did n't sound in the least sorry , and she held her breath waiting for him to continue . |
| 20 | Somewhat mollified , I remained silently waiting for him to talk . |
| 21 | ‘ If what ? ’ she asked , waiting for him to say please . |
| 22 | I was waiting for him to say they were drugged to keep them quiet — their huge eyes blinked as if they were half asleep . |
| 23 | If she was waiting for him to say that she did n't need to diet she had a long wait . |
| 24 | He cleared the image and , for a while sat there , conscious that they were waiting for him to say what was on his mind . |
| 25 | Was she waiting for him to say something about the letter ? |
| 26 | I was waiting for him to say he went out and rolled in the snow because that 's the proper end is n't it ? |
| 27 | She then hesitated , waiting for him to leave the office so that she could speak to her father in private , but he made no move to do so . |
| 28 | You ca n't think like that Has he died yet , sounds like you 're waiting for him to die ! |
| 29 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 30 | Thinking of the girl who would probably be up and dressed and waiting for him to go downstairs , Harry frowned uneasily . |