Example sentences of "[coord] i [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | " O Lord be merciful , or I 'm done for ! " |
| 2 | We have one possibility but the case is still under investigation and I am looking for possible motives . |
| 3 | And I am looking for 100 per cent loyalty . |
| 4 | I get to the border , and I am questioned for hours , endless interrogation , and if I am travelling in a car , they open it up and they search it . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , that 's an artful way to get me to wait on you , ’ interrupted Sally-Anne frankly , ‘ and I suppose , since you are so cunning , and I am dying for a drink , you might have your way — perhaps a bonus on my wages might be an idea , seeing that I shall be doing this out of hours . ’ |
| 6 | Aycliffe and I are trying for a way to have the will stand . |
| 7 | ‘ Pettigrew and I are going for a stroll , ’ said Mark , who had been finding the atmosphere of the tea room rather oppressive and not really what he had come to Rome for . |
| 8 | The camel drops ; the guy takes off the sheet and I 'm blinded for about two minutes . |
| 9 | May I say that Mrs Kurtz , I would have thought has sent her apologies , and I 'm substituting for her |
| 10 | ‘ I got back last night , and I 'm reporting for duty . ’ |
| 11 | If my chance does n't come sooner it will definitely come later and I 'm prepared for it . |
| 12 | ‘ The way we conceded goals at Coventry was very hard to take and I 'm looking for us to bounce back as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | Avoid behaviour indicating sub-text like : ‘ You 're boring me rigid and I 'm looking for someone more interesting to talk to . ’ |
| 14 | So far , I have a car driver and a motor cyclist and I 'm looking for someone for the bus and train , and possibly taxi . |
| 15 | And I 'm looking for you to satisfy me because I have n't found a man to do it yet . |
| 16 | ‘ I was adopted , and I 'm looking for my real mother . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Because that 's all I do know , and I 'm looking for evidence that I 'm the surviving twin . ’ |
| 18 | and I 'm looking for a new manager . ’ |
| 19 | Erm the law college have expressed an interest , and I 'm temping for them this week so I 'll chase them . |
| 20 | Then I arrive in America , I make Robocop and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 21 | I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 22 | I make Basic Instinct … and I 'm grilled for the violence . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm 17 , an incurable romantic and I 'm dying for cheery letters ( all I ever seem to get are bank statements ) Quick ! |
| 24 | I hardly know him , and I 'm spoken for too . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 've put through a call to London and I 'm waiting for them to ring me up . |
| 26 | I 'm working on my own house at the moment and I 'm waiting for a grant off the Housing . |
| 27 | So I was standing there and I thought to myself pretend I 'm looking at my watch and I 'm waiting for someone . |
| 28 | I owe you a pound , yeah , I ca n't give it to you dear because I 've still got exactly a ten pound note dear and I 'm waiting for the pools lady dear |
| 29 | Yes , so it 's , you know , it 's like two mailshots up once a quarter or whatever , minutes , and I 'm paying for a lunch . |
| 30 | And also , if if if you 're in an area like me and mine 's , if I ring my local police station , Eastwood and I 'm paying for a trunk call or an out of area call , costing me twice as much |