Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I know Ruth likes clothes too , and reads fashion magazines , I know she appreciates what look I 'm aiming for . |
| 2 | When I went to Drake Hall on one sentence I was waiting for another court case as well , a conspiracy case , a big one . |
| 3 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ With all the money I 'm paying for your education , you should learn more than that ’ … |
| 5 | ‘ When I decided to take the part I was looking for a role that was the opposite of my character Dylan . |
| 6 | I am , at present I am applying for a job on the |
| 7 | Not quite beyond the threshold of pain experience I was hoping for … but damn close . |
| 8 | Had I read the brochure carefully I would have realised that the experience I was heading for was anything but tedious ! |
| 9 | Since there was no picture with June 's letter I was not aware that I would end up with the cable I was looking for . |
| 10 | A friend of mine who is a car trader rang me and told me that he had found the car I was looking for . |
| 11 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 12 | The seats are cushioned , and in the dark I am waiting for more than entertainment . |
| 13 | The money which is already in the foundation covers the refurbishing of the gallery and should also cover the kind of compensation I am getting for lending the pictures . |
| 14 | I did his tape copy on the machine I was using for echo and it was switched to vari-speed , so the copy was played at almost half the speed and when he got it home and wanted to play it to his friends , it sounded rather strange . |
| 15 | ‘ I need your brother back even sooner than that — though perhaps I 'd better not say what fate I 'm planning for him . ’ |
| 16 | First is to Finland and it is to Penti P E N T I , and it reads as follows dear Penti , at the moment I am looking for information on the cost for officially trialing grasses and clovers in your country , stop . |
| 17 | It was a long time before I got the fame I was looking for . |
| 18 | Ten past twelve , and still no sign of the leaf-shape I 'm looking for … |
| 19 | ‘ That 's not quite the sort of husband I 'm looking for , so just as well . ’ |
| 20 | Of course while they may be imagining that they are bending my ear and creating a good impression , they are also providing me with the kind of evidence I am looking for about the gendered and generational aspects of this kind of racism . |
| 21 | With the increasing irritation I was feeling for my lover , I was faced with the realization that the early promise of happiness infinitely extended was dramati-cally receding . |
| 22 | Terry rightly told me I went down the wrong I was looking for names rather than the dots . |
| 23 | I only had to deal with a couple of vicious assaults over the telephone when the magazine I was writing for decided he was too dodgy to get involved with and , with mind-boggling nerve , he threatened us with legal action for breach of contract . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm willing to quit a lucrative job in the City for a voyage of discovery in another direction , but only if the set-up I 'm quitting for has an even chance of staying afloat for the voyage . ’ |
| 25 | this makes quick reference easier as I can see at a glance whether the magazine has the pattern I am looking for . |
| 26 | That was just the news I was hoping for . |
| 27 | I think you 're the woman I 'm looking for , and I 'm not going away until you give me what I want . |
| 28 | The very woman I was looking for . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You must be the passenger I 'm looking for , ’ he says , studying a bit of paper . |
| 30 | The man I was looking for , I thought , was fifty-something , maybe less , still powerful ; not in decline . |