Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great majority of them are looking for the theatre of books , and it is not there . |
| 2 | Little wonder , really , that right now the two of them are looking for the time of their life with someone of their own age . |
| 3 | " I am looking for the Reed Girl . " |
| 4 | ‘ Now I have got that first win I am looking for the second . ’ |
| 5 | The ‘ maid ’ in the villa in which I am lodged for the purposes of research ( she is a statuesquely beautiful and highly intelligent woman who is called ‘ maid ’ , rather in the way the South Africans call elderly black servants ‘ boy ’ ) suffered the horror of seeing both her parents shot by the Germans whilst the aristocrats from the local castle entertained the S.S. officers to black market dinners of wild boar and chocolate sauce . |
| 6 | I am ordering for the week . ’ |
| 7 | He was celebrated at court for the eloquence of his sermons , and in 1683 Lord Dartmouth , who commanded the large fleet which was to visit Tangiers and evacuate its garrison , implored him ‘ For God 's sake , and as I am to answer for the preservation of so many souls as he hath put under my care ’ , to join the expedition as his chief chaplain . |
| 8 | I am allowing for the fact that , in a substantial number of cases , investigations could not be concluded , and many complaints were withdrawn . |
| 9 | I am applying for the post of … |
| 10 | So I am fighting for the profession . |
| 11 | ‘ I am fighting for the return of the community spirit , that is basically what my whole campaign stands for . ’ |
| 12 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 13 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |
| 14 | So when the searcher eventually believes and becomes a Christian ( I am ignoring for the moment the other levels of understanding which are involved ) , he is nothing if not a man with a memory and a man of special gratitude : Whatever he becomes , wherever he goes , whatever he does , he should never be unaware of what once was , what might have been and what could well be again . |
| 15 | I am arranging for the packaging and masters for the above title to be delivered to you with this letter . |
| 16 | I am waiting for the editor of the Independent to authorise its release , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 17 | Barbara Adams , a US-born resident of Katmandu , said : " I am waiting for the day when owning a Tibetan carpet incurs the same disapproval as wearing a leopard skin coat . " |
| 18 | As a result of this , I am studying for the Institute of Personnel Management qualifications . |
| 19 | Occasionally when she was wearing this she had a trick of lifting it like wings , or ruffling it as if it was her real plumage , and she 'd declare : ‘ My dears , I am preparing for The Flight — into Egypt , to the islands , to the New World — who knows ! ’ |
| 20 | Following a last salute to all old friends and listeners everywhere , we finished with that popular cowboy dirge , ‘ I 'm Headin' for the Last Round-Up ! ’ |
| 21 | Then I arrive in America , I make Robocop and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 22 | I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 23 | I make Basic Instinct … and I 'm grilled for the violence . ’ |
| 24 | That 's why I 'm pushing for the fight and for me the sooner the better . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm leaving for the night , ’ he informed Meyer . |
| 26 | It 's probably just as well I 'm leaving for the States on Saturday week . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's all about money , I 'm looking for the heavy readies , not the glory . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm looking for the blacksmith , Joe Gargery , ’ he said , ‘ and his apprentice , Pip . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm looking for the taxi . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm looking for the Crowned Head , ’ he said . |