Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they 're coming I do n't think I 'm taking for a couple of months , and then I take them every fortnight . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | Cos say I was looking for angles and that would 've just been fifty up here would n't it . |
| 4 | Contact the police once you arrive to let them know you 're looking for him . |
| 5 | I did n't know about it , I did n't even know she was looking for one then . |
| 6 | She found she was bursting for a pee , but was determined not to repeat Estelle 's performance . |
| 7 | ‘ I expect she 's looking for another husband , ’ she said . |
| 8 | I expect you 're waiting for Mr Right , ’ said the woman to Rachaela . |
| 9 | The feeling intensified when she met Marshall who gave a knowing look and said : ‘ I expect you 're working for Mr Harbury . ’ |
| 10 | Has she been bleeding for a two week period ? |
| 11 | You used it again when you 'd just got off the train from Paddington tonight , when you pretended you were waiting for Mrs Downes — ’ |
| 12 | What were you erm what were you s how come you were waiting for Jim tonight ? |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm being obtuse , but why should our visit to Nice suggest we were shopping for drugs ? |
| 14 | and then we started speaking to this chap and say we were looking for this place where the erm , they sell all this food and so on , what 's the name of the place , he said oh he says it 's finished , so he said you know where the er , we said er where 's somewhere good you know to , to go and have a nice sleep , and he told us about that place up the mountain where we went , where we all went the last time |
| 15 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 16 | If ones came as in little wee pi pickups we called them the little lorry things you would sort of keep your eye very much because you did n't know they were looking for scrap and if you told them you had nothing they might go away with your iron gates or something . |
| 17 | And although the guys knew each other pretty well , they did n't know they were each coming to me , and they also did n't know they were asking for essentially the same mods ! |
| 18 | She had completely forgotten they were looking for Garry — she had them deep in a holiday romance . |
| 19 | Supermarkets themselves say they 're catering for increasing customer demand , customers too seem to reinforce that attitude . |
| 20 | They say they 're speaking for everyone , but they 're not . |
| 21 | they organized their own child care practices , all the things that women say they 're fighting for today , has actually been done before , and done very successfully . |
| 22 | Medical campaigners say they 're fighting for quality of life . |
| 23 | They say they are looking for ‘ a more just society ’ . |
| 24 | the japanese say they are looking for the instructions they can work a solar car but ca n't put up a tent for eats … its what you fancy … at night its noodles … come daybreak its what 's left … |
| 25 | Rebels say they are heading for victory |
| 26 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 27 | I find it difficult to understand those who say they are planning for next year 's championships — what is the point , they could be run over by a bus before next year ? |
| 28 | He turned round often enough to let me know he was looking for me . |
| 29 | ‘ How did you know he was waiting for us ? ’ asked Billie as they took a taxi into the centre of London . |
| 30 | And now you can ask I can sort of ask you questions on it like if he 's been travelling for let's say If he 's if he 's covered sixty miles how long has he been riding for ? |