Example sentences of "[pron] 's [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or somebody 's looking for this or somebody 's looking for that |
| 2 | or somebody 's looking for this or somebody 's looking for that |
| 3 | Julie says she was never told about the risk of toxoplasmosis … and she 's calling for all pregnant women to be screened for the infection : |
| 4 | ‘ I expect she 's looking for another husband , ’ she said . |
| 5 | And now she 's seen Prince Harry safely off to boarding school , she 's asking for more . |
| 6 | She makes a sort of crackling noise which I 've never been able to explain : it may be contentment — or perhaps she 's asking for more . |
| 7 | She 's crying for many |
| 8 | If she 's crying for some other reason like because we 've been quarrelling and she wants to make up but does n't know how to I just put my arms round her and cuddle her and let her cry it out . |
| 9 | Who 's Screwing Who — Who 's Paying For All This ? |
| 10 | Who 's paying for all this . |
| 11 | Who 's paying for all this ? |
| 12 | Who 's paying for all this ? |
| 13 | I mean and everybody 's looking for that dream amount are n't they . |
| 14 | I wonder what time what they call it 's coming for that ? |
| 15 | And of course , he 's searching for these chemicals because he believes they will make him well again . |
| 16 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 17 | he 's waiting for that |
| 18 | Now he 's advertising for another Girl Friday to share the sun , sea and sand with him . |
| 19 | Erm Gillam , he 's working for some er publishers in London . |
| 20 | Let's see if he does , he comes Chapel now , to bowl to him and he hoicks that away on that leg side , that 's the area you 're gon na try and hit it , that 's four runs , anywhere near it , so making intentions plain , he 's going for that leg side boundary , that was a real power shot , hit with a spin , this is exactly the way he played at Hove , he got away with it there , he moves on to twelve , I think there 's going to be a field change as a result of that and quite rightly so . |
| 21 | so he 's going for some more tests next week . |
| 22 | Everyone 's hoping for that dream ticket , and tonight there 's a big win . |