Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are currently 79,000 children and young people being cared for by the local authorities in the U.K. and half of them are looking for foster homes . |
| 2 | Let me tell you about the Barking women most of them are dead , some of them are working for local authority . |
| 3 | ‘ It really was good fun , although I am hoping for fair weather for next week 's voyage . ’ |
| 4 | We have one possibility but the case is still under investigation and I am looking for possible motives . |
| 5 | I am looking for short biographies of female scientists — of any discipline — for use in school . |
| 6 | I am waiting for quiet from everyone . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm looking for controlled aggression and strict discipline at all times . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm working for Merry & Co , ’ I said . |
| 9 | All I 'm waiting for right , is for somebody to set a precedent for for erm doing people for manslaughter because of secondary lung cancer then you 're fucking history sonny . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm waiting for high tide . ’ |
| 11 | this is what I 'm fighting for , I 'm fighting for equal rights , and I 'm fighting to get more women into further education cos I think it 's it 's a very basic that we all need to go into and it 's hard , and the openings are n't there women to go into , you 've got to fight for it , yeah ! |
| 12 | I 'm going for easy shots . |
| 13 | The whole point is what am I going on to , I 'm going for free are n't I ? |
| 14 | I 'm 17 , an incurable romantic and I 'm dying for cheery letters ( all I ever seem to get are bank statements ) Quick ! |
| 15 | And I was looking for real ones this time . |
| 16 | ‘ I was looking for new challenges , and Cassell as a large independent commercial publisher offers me the scope to publish a wide range of books in a commercial environment . ’ |
| 17 | I was looking for Old Saul 's skull . |
| 18 | In 1971 I was hoping for great things , because the British Open was at Birkdale , my home-course , but Tom could n't handle Birkdale . |
| 19 | ‘ I was hoping for platinum-blonde , or red , but now it 's dry I find it 's plain old mouse . ’ |
| 20 | There are those who are calling for improved minimum standards at rallies . |
| 21 | The Dales Centre aims to provide a full range of outdoor activities making use of the beautiful surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales — so those who are looking for great climbing and caving are especially well catered for . |
| 22 | For future reference , publishers who are looking for big orders at the fair might try serving free food . |
| 23 | The value to a company of an experienced press officer is being able to distinguish between journalists who are looking for free samples and those who are serious about their work . |
| 24 | E B Seemann paddled with Hungarians who are looking for British paddling contacts . |
| 25 | Reports nationwide reflect a similar story : smaller firms , and particularly those with one to three partners , are giving up training chartered accountants and , if they are continuing to train at all , employing people who are training for other cheaper and more flexible accountancy qualifications . |
| 26 | The few tenants who are searching for short-term leases are now able to negotiate break clauses in leases for new buildings . |
| 27 | The problems experienced by foster- and adoptive parents who are caring for black children are qualitatively similar . |
| 28 | The Tigers , who are fighting for military supremacy in the Tamil-dominated north and east of the island , told a news conference their political wing would be known as the People 's Front of the Liberation Tigers . |
| 29 | You are searching for damp and woodworm , for lack of maintenance , and for usability and quality , or lack of it . |
| 30 | You are looking for familiar words or phrases . |