Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were moments when the sun almost burst through the mist and I kept on driving , waiting and hoping for a first glimpse of the cordillera , my mind groping for some answer to the enigma of Iris Sunderby 's behaviour . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been biding my time waiting for this Ulster call , and was delighted when John Clarke gave me the nod , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Zzthat really OK for you ? ’ she said , her mouth yearning for more . |
| 4 | She gave a hoarse moan of resistance and desire , pushing at his broad shoulders as his strong hands pressed her hips closer to his body , and as she felt that mouth claiming hers with deeper passion , and felt the evidence of his hard excitement , she felt her body clamouring for more , her eyes closing and her mouth moving under his hungrily , little gasps of shocked desire coming from the back of her throat . |
| 5 | ‘ I can show you an excellent view of the town , ’ he pressed , his smile dipping for all the world as if he would take it as a personal tragedy if she refused . |
| 6 | Einstein spent the later years of his life looking for such a theory . |
| 7 | Right Colin Francome enlivened the Millbank stand by donning a pair of stilts and doing a spot of juggling to promote his book Juggling for All |
| 8 | Soon he was spending most of his time rehearsing for Same Time , Next Year and she went back to America . |
| 9 | Either you can sort through your collection looking for all the smallest items , or you can cheat and use parts of larger pieces of pressed flowers or foliage . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a waste of your time begging for any compassion from me . |