Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That must be upsetting for the innkeepers . ’ |
| 2 | Kitty was totally preoccupied with the threatened invasion , and to tell her this would be asking for trouble . |
| 3 | Sorry , this will be printing for a while . |
| 4 | The great majority of the 150-strong audience at the independent Polam Hall School supported Mr Fallon although only a few will be voting for real on April 9 . |
| 5 | With companies now planning their entertainment strategy for the coming year , some will be looking for a more exciting day out . |
| 6 | Shareholders at Fiat 's annual meeting on May 31st will be looking for signs that the troubled company really does mean to turn the page . |
| 7 | Over two hours , this can be wearing for two minutes it 's fine . |
| 8 | I thought oh that 'll be smashing for the snow just sweep |
| 9 | She 's been the lav that 'll be doing for now . |
| 10 | And we were rather thinking that might be looking for another job very soon . |
| 11 | put in a great deal of their time erm going to work and that could be working for er a European or an American right , er some sort of help in the house , or in the garden or whatever , so you had the men doing the same sort of tasks the housework as it were for Europeans and Americans and the women looking after the , the economic development of that little |
| 12 | ANY OF THESE MIGHT BE HAPPENING FOR OTHER REASONS . |
| 13 | England Under-15s will be looking for better finishing when they play Northern Ireland in a Victory Shield international at the Goldstone Ground , Brighton , tonight , writes John Price . |
| 14 | Those who are single and affluent will be looking for a residence of some quality . |
| 15 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 16 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 17 | IF THE league had started on Jan 1 , Arsenal and Sheffield United would be battling for the Championship , not Manchester United and Leeds . |
| 18 | He could not ask her to define it further , that would be asking for flattery . |
| 19 | It would only mean he might let her down again , and that would be asking for it . |
| 20 | Not to apologize — that would be asking for explanations he was n't able to give right now — but to see that she was all right . |
| 21 | Every bride-to-be should be heading for a RoC Pure Beauty Centre . |
| 22 | You 've explained what are the erm objections which come from unions , and I would imagine there 's a political element in the sense of , roughly speaking , more conservative inclined people might be pushing against , more socialist inclined may be pushing for . |
| 23 | He then went back to the door to check for any sign of the security guards he was certain would be waiting for him . |