Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [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 | The medieval period sometimes attracts people who are looking for some general structure for the undergraduate curriculum which goes beyond a mere aggregation of subjects ( see , for example , MacCabe 's 1982 , proposals for a ‘ modern trivium ’ ) . |
| 23 | Their meaning is not easily grasped by those who have spent some time studying the Christian faith , and yet the church still presents these complicated extracts from the Bible and the ASB to people who may never have heard the name of God spoken reverently before , and who are searching for some germ of belief to help them understand the vacuum created by the death of the person they love . |
| 24 | Those who are asking for that — many voices , including important voices , in Northern Ireland are asking for it — would create a situation for everybody in Northern Ireland that would be far worse than it is now and , God knows , it is bad enough at present . |
| 25 | Like me , you know the Abbe Gerard was murdered , and you are looking for that book , a gift from our royal master which , by rights , should now be returned to its proper owner . ’ |
| 26 | When you are looking for such opportunities , however , beware of allowing visual images to blind you to potential problems . |
| 27 | First you are looking for some mystery man called Svend , then it is your sister , but all the time you are taking an inventory of my apartment . ’ |
| 28 | Thus , ‘ ’ O God , You are always more ready to hear than we are to pray ’ ; or , ‘ ’ O God , You are preparing for those who love You , such good things as pass man 's understanding , You pour into our hearts such love toward You , and help us to love You above all things , and give us your promises which exceed all that we desire . ’ |
| 29 | By keeping the lower vee steeper than the other , we introduce what might be called a ‘ tail-effect ’ , so keep this in mind when you are practising for that first Rokkaku Challenge . |
| 30 | It seems to me that while you work initially for local councils and local councillors who should , obviously , be the people who have the power and the say , and far be it from me to recommend that you ignore or even threaten to undermine the democratic process , however imperfect it it it may it may be , you have you are working for that local council . |