Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am looking for her daily at Stromness . ’ |
| 2 | When he saw that , he called out , " My friend , have you seen El-ahrairah , for I am looking for him to give him my gift ? " |
| 3 | Almost as soon as he was nominated , Mr Mazowiecki said ‘ I am looking for my Ludwig Erhard ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ But , actually , I am looking for someone younger . ’ |
| 5 | I am looking for someone — at least , that was the original intention . |
| 6 | I am listening for your instruction ’ ( McGavran and Arn 1977:29 ) . |
| 7 | I am fighting for them as much as for the shareholders . |
| 8 | ‘ But I am paying for her services . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I will bring the shoes I am making for you now , the ones with the amethysts as decoration and I will expect payment for the work I 've done , mind . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth , ’ he replied amiably . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I am talking for us all when I say that we will gladly work for nothing , just until matters improve , we have all been so happy here at Summer Lodge and each and every one of us would like to stay with you wherever you go . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Not so long as I am working for you . ’ |
| 13 | I ca n't stop crying , 'cause I am crying for you . ’ |
| 14 | I am running for everybody in Britain , irrespective of colour or creed . |
| 15 | I am arguing for something far more significant than that , and we might call it a case for ecological morality . |
| 16 | ‘ In a little while , Roger , I am waiting for someone . ’ |
| 17 | I am waiting for my Mama , and neither Martha nor Minna can comfort me . |
| 18 | I am waiting for it eagerly , as so few are to one 's mind in these days . |
| 19 | ‘ Why should I be working for anyone ? ’ |
| 20 | I have n't had any contact yet with the new American administration , but I 'm hoping for something positive from that quarter soon . |
| 21 | I know I 'm trying for it I 'm trying for it . |
| 22 | I know I 'm trying for it I 'm trying for it . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm voting for her anyway , then , ’ smiled the old lady , closing the door . |
| 24 | It used to be ‘ I 'm doing my law moderations ’ — he pursed his lips and wagged his head — ‘ but these last couple of years it 's been , ‘ I 'm reading for my finals ’ . |
| 25 | I 've spent the last 40 years protesting about all sorts of things and now I 'm protesting for my railway , not theirs , ours . |
| 26 | May I say that Mrs Kurtz , I would have thought has sent her apologies , and I 'm substituting for her |
| 27 | This crypt-room is so stuffy , the walls squeeze in , I 'm listening for him as I write , the thoughts I have are like bad drawings . |
| 28 | yeah , I 'm saving for it , right . |
| 29 | I want to be with you , really with you , inside you for hours on end , I 'm achin' for it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm looking for somebody , ’ he drawled casually . |