Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of them are farming for little more than the subsidies . |
| 2 | Erm at the moment okay I 've sold my my last car recently erm I am looking for another . |
| 3 | A first time garden is usually small and certainly the typical one I am imagining for this series is no more than 40ft x 20ft and surrounded on all sides by other houses . |
| 4 | The conductor will say , ‘ So that I can communicate my ideas to the orchestra ’ ; and the orchestra will say , ‘ So that he can learn the repertory at our expense ’ ; and the manager will say , ‘ Because I am paying for all this and I insist you rehearse . ’ |
| 5 | A paying consumer at least feels he or she can say , ‘ I am paying for this service . |
| 6 | The seats are cushioned , and in the dark I am waiting for more than entertainment . |
| 7 | I 'm stopping for another . |
| 8 | I 'm looking for that er , you did n't ge you did n't find that planner did you ? |
| 9 | I 'm looking for some smokes to smoke . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm looking for this girl . |
| 11 | Oh it 's not a case of putting the world to rights I 'm looking for this bacon |
| 12 | I 'm looking for more than a secretary , you understand . |
| 13 | I 'm looking for another entrance . |
| 14 | I 'm looking for another one but |
| 15 | That Rohmer fella might have the proper ID and he might corroborate your funny story , but do n't think I 'm falling for any of this crap . ’ |
| 16 | Where 's my I 'm putting my lipstick on while I 'm waiting for that to take . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm waiting for those sluggards to bring my steak . ’ |
| 18 | than just erm , I like , reason I 'm going for that one is my washer is very similar looking |
| 19 | At 9.15 am , after his sand save on the 18th , he said : ‘ I 'm going for another kip . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ So I 'm asking for another week , Hilary . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm dying for some punch . |
| 22 | know when I was looking for that |
| 23 | I was looking for this blooming half thing sticking out ! |
| 24 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
| 25 | I was looking the other day , when I was looking for some of these things . |
| 26 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
| 27 | Celery seeds , I was looking for some of those yesterday . |
| 28 | I was looking for these and you got drunk and eat them ! |
| 29 | He said that it was like taking dictation , ‘ as if I was ghosting for another man ’ . |
| 30 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |