Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held it while a hand moved over me checking for the hardware . |
| 2 | Presumably you have worked out the cost of someone caring for the child while you are earning a living . |
| 3 | On occasion , it might refuse to work at all and we find ourselves longing for the days of youth when it would stand at attention regardless of any identifiable sexual stimulus . |
| 4 | Well we thought it was either a rent man or somebody collecting for the council . |
| 5 | Was each of them waiting for the other to make the next move ? |
| 6 | With that , bayonets glistening , they began to charge , converging from every angle of the hemisphere ; before they had advanced a dozen yards squadrons of lancers had overtaken them racing for the ramparts . |
| 7 | She dared fantasise , for just a moment , that she had some kind of family again , perhaps with Leila as a surrogate mother , the three of them heading for the stars . |
| 8 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
| 9 | There 's enough to keep me going for the week there is n't there ? |
| 10 | Are you writing for the public ? |
| 11 | Are you looking for the interaction where you learn something about the culture from talking to the people or do you want minimal interaction where simply you visit a place , and you stay in your little bubble or ghetto with people of your own tour company , you do everything together and you never come into contact with local people . |
| 12 | Yeah but yo , that 's what they did change , you looking for the fault ? |
| 13 | Were you waiting for the school |
| 14 | The architecture leaves you grasping for the Nikon , the local leave you smiling and the atmosphere lifts you — and with the river silently splitting Buda from Pest , what better place to conclude a whistle stop tour along the Danube ? |
| 15 | In addition , any covenant requiring the tenant to appeal against a refusal of planning permission ( particularly at the cost of the tenant ) should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the cost of the landlord appealing against a refusal of planning permission for the redevelopment of the premises at the end of term , where the tenant may wish to take a renewal of the lease . |
| 16 | This should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the costs of an appeal it did not want to pursue . |
| 17 | Are you getting for the Lego ? |
| 18 | ‘ What are you wearing for the party ? ’ asked Irene , as they cleared away the tea things . |
| 19 | " Are you staying for the dress rehearsal tomorrow ? " |
| 20 | Finally I went to James Roose-Evans , who 'd adapted 84 Charing Cross Road for the stage and said , ‘ What are you doing for the rest of your life ? ’ |
| 21 | What are you doing for the environment ? |
| 22 | ‘ You running for the council or something ? ’ |
| 23 | SOMETIMES the best comedies also have you reaching for the Kleenex . |
| 24 | She has to turn to Thomas J for friendship in a bitter-sweet comedy that 'll have you reaching for the hankies in no time . |
| 25 | We are proposing to hold a 2 Day Revision Seminar in August for those of you studying for the September examinations in subject 4 Institute & Part V Faculty . |
| 26 | Nothing is actually bad , but nothing sets the heavens aflame and sends you screaming for the toilet with its bowel-opening magnificence . |
| 27 | ‘ You auditioning for the Exit chapter of the Samaritans , or what ? ’ |
| 28 | A magnificent crowd of 83 witnessed the ceremony , 32 of them staying for the match . |
| 29 | The solicitor acting for the Duchess spoke ‘ in polished Eton and Oxford tones ’ , while the one acting for the Duke was ‘ an effervescent 35-year-old blonde ’ . |
| 30 | Are we looking for the year two thousand , or are we looking for a hundred years later than that , or what ? — the sort of age we have been describing in this programme ? |