Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [prep] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arafat , determined to rally Palestinians behind the deal , began the round of meetings on Thursday and has been struggling since then to overcome opposition of at least four of the 12 members attending , Palestinian sources said . |
| 2 | ( Bronislaw Geremek of the Democratic Union , whom he had asked on Nov. 8 , had admitted failure on Nov. 13 , and Walesa had been seeking since then to find another alternative to Olszewski — see p. 38586 — reportedly preferring the reappointment of Bielecki . ) |
| 3 | the trouble is , I mean they 're looking for somewhere to have it . |
| 4 | Gerry had seen his face and they got to go and look at the mug shots and all that and er longlegs had been informed across the road because they 'd got er a camera that works and er they got in touch with the , they told the police about it and so they 're going over there to see if it 's been recorded you see . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're going in there to observe the effect of Operation El Dorado Canyon , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I think what I 'm gon na do I 'm gon na go and stand in front of everybody while they 're trying to just to annoy them . |
| 7 | They 've been coming from afar to pay homage to the king of Carradock Court Stables . |
| 8 | I happened to be looking for somewhere to mount a small African sculpture I had bought and came upon De Biasi in Tottenham Mews just off Tottenham Court Toad . |
| 9 | The millions who would soon be looking for somewhere to spend their hard-earned break were his natural customers . |
| 10 | ‘ So I 'm looking for somewhere to live . |
| 11 | On the box in Coronation Street Emily and Ernest Bishop were looking for somewhere to live . |
| 12 | ‘ In the late 1980s we were looking for somewhere to produce a whole stream of new products , ’ said managing director of Glaxo Developments Alan Catterall . |
| 13 | But for the first time in decades the opposition parties are trying at least to look like a credible alternative government . |
| 14 | David is looking for somewhere to put his croquet club . |
| 15 | ‘ It does sound as though there is , ’ answered Brown Owl , ‘ and it keeps circling , almost as if the pilot is looking for somewhere to land . ’ |
| 16 | We 're not gon na be looking at it this morning , but it 's quite simple if you were to read on down , the reason why is because on the other side there is a man there who is possessed of a whole legion of demons who desperately needs deliverance and Jesus is going over there to bring healing , to bring deliverance to this man . |
| 17 | Nero sends his luv , you know he 's coming over here to give us a turn this winter . |
| 18 | For is this not also the party which is led by a woman who has devoted much effort to preaching the virtues of abolishing precisely what Labour is trying at least to re-define : socialism itself . |
| 19 | I even 'eard Mum say the other day she was goin' over there to get a loan . |
| 20 | She was looking for somewhere to turn when she suddenly realised there were buildings ahead of her . |
| 21 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ It emerged that David was looking for somewhere to live . |
| 22 | But it was n't his fault she 'd built herself a dream and was looking for somewhere to make it happen . |
| 23 | He was looking for somewhere to hide my iron . |
| 24 | This girl was looking for somewhere to hide . |
| 25 | ‘ I was looking for somewhere to stay , but if you 're — ’ |
| 26 | up at that stage , I was going in there to make something and I saw . . |