Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [is] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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1 | Mrs Armitage says she 's fighting for other families too . |
2 | And then you get lots of other unwelcome knocks on the door — one man who says he 's looking for number 11 , another who says he 's a taxi-driver who 's come to the wrong house — and he probably is but his timing is enough to make you rush about panicking and locking the place up like Fort Knox . |
3 | The Divisional Officer for the N U R , covering Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire , Phil McGarry says he 's looking for a fair deal : |
4 | Lawn Tennis : Beaten Borg says he 's playing for fun and the fans |
5 | Mr Gatoff says he is looking for offers in the region of £15m . |
6 | He says he is praying for rain , but is n't yet resorting to a rain dance . |
7 | Bethpage , New York-based defence electronics and aircraft manufacturer Grumman Corp says it is looking for an acquisition in the electronics , systems integration , or data systems areas — but it must be the right fit at the right price and the company ‘ wo n't force it . ’ |
8 | Mind you , I mean , we got no whisky anyway so I said she 's looking for somebody who erm drinks at erm a spot of whisky . |
9 | Or did she say he 's going for an interview in June for the Met , or something , anyway . |