Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the least you can tell me after keeping me waiting for an hour ! ’ |
| 2 | Maxim found himself reaching for the non-existent seatbelt . |
| 3 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 4 | Sources say its looking for a decision by Spring . |
| 5 | One night , waiting in her car outside a pub to which she had followed him , she suddenly found herself crying for the first time . |
| 6 | He had to report to the headmaster at four o'clock , and was taken there by force by Foggerty who caught him racing for the school gates when the bell went . |
| 7 | The ‘ plot ’ has him searching for the lost chord , which is about as banal as you can get , but the contributors look interesting George Harrison , Charlie Rich , Betty Wright , John Sebastian , Rufus Thomas and Billy Swan are among them . |
| 8 | It was an impressive narrative , and impressively narrated ; Clara found her craving for the bizarre and the involved richly satisfied . |
| 9 | She was surprised to find it rising for the third time , but though it hardened she knew it would take an age to bring it to orgasm . |
| 10 | Support was evident from small business people whose firms were bankrupt , housewives who found themselves queuing for the basic necessities and civil servants and skilled workers whose salaries had fallen in real terms as a result of the inflation . |
| 11 | It was in this tense situation that the Labour Party , the pacifists and the Government found themselves manoeuvring for the leadership of the growing public demand for peace . |
| 12 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
| 13 | All very contemporary , but I found myself hankering for the crisp definition of the old Frederick Austin arrangement . |
| 14 | ‘ So I found myself heading for the Far East in the Service Corps . ’ |
| 15 | And squeamishness prevented me looking for a tiny insect to place on a sticky dewdrop leaf . |
| 16 | This did not prevent him paying for the installation of a swimming pool to amuse his children who roamed around their new domain during the holidays . |
| 17 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
| 18 | Birthdays , children 's parties , weddings , Hallowe'en and Valentine 's Day are just some events that could see you searching for an unusual tin in which to bake a cake that will leave your guests or children marvelling at your skills . |
| 19 | Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while ! |
| 20 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 22 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
| 23 | ‘ The IAC consider it damaging for the Labour Party to regard the SDLP as their equivalent in Northern Ireland and the IAC believe the Party should distance itself from the SDLP . ’ |
| 24 | it just stopped short of the window , well no it was quite short you know , you could just see it aiming for the window , luckily it was plugged in |
| 25 | In that case could you keep it going for a while if you 're out of a job ? |
| 26 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Billy yawned back , ‘ should keep us going for a week at least . ’ |
| 27 | There were two men apart from the one with the rifle and she heard them quarrelling for a long time in another room . ’ |
| 28 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 29 | Typically , Simple Men hardly strains itself looking for an audience . |
| 30 | Someone was killed in Godfather II but I never heard anyone calling for the banning of that . |