Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were looking for more cancer then surely the place to look was at the next vulnerable point ? |
| 2 | There is reason to think they were also feeling the loss of their carriers that June at the battle of Midway , and were looking for more land bases for aircraft . |
| 3 | Emancipation for women was beginning to rumble and Cook may have embraced the idea , but , being a shrewd opportunist , it is more likely that he saw potential customers among women who were striving for more freedom . |
| 4 | The Safrane is also a car that meets its rivals head on , even though there are areas in which we , certainly , were hoping for more . |
| 5 | Ari Vatanen has come second and Colin McRae sixth … a good performance … but the British fans were hoping for more as Tim Russon now reports |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the Government was heading for more conflict after its confirmation of a 1.5 per cent public-sector pay rise led to protests from teachers and health workers . |
| 7 | It was the first sound of only partial acceptance ; Jezrael was waiting for more . |
| 8 | When I left , he was calling for more beer . |
| 9 | Cause for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 10 | Yeah , its within your budget and you 've done well , I went over budget , but then I expected I would , because for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 11 | By 3pm Dez had washed 39 cars , mostly Jaguars , Mercedes , Porsches and even a couple of Rolls Royces , plus a few Ford Escorts and other smaller cars , and was appealing for more cars ! . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand . |