Example sentences of "crying [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is dying inside and crying out for love , just like me . |
| 2 | He took drugs , he said , ‘ because my parents had divorced and I was crying out for love . |
| 3 | ‘ This is a girl who has been crying out for help , ’ one aide said . |
| 4 | The voice she was hearing was surely crying out for help . |
| 5 | CRYING out for help but for a different reason the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway are seeking volunteers from among the enthusiast fraternity . |
| 6 | LEPINE CONTINUES shooting about the classroom , and then returns to the lectern where Maryse Leclair is crying out for help . |
| 7 | I wanted her , at my convenience , to become a nurturing Mother Earth figure who would take care of my when I felt unable to cope , and the little girl who had never grown up was crying out for help and approval . |
| 8 | ‘ He was crying out for help but no one was listening , ’ his mother said . |
| 9 | But whether one walks through these parts of Docklands or through surrounding areas where the ‘ ripple effect ’ is supposed to be taking place , there remain run-down estates crying out for funding , for modernisation and for improvement . |
| 10 | Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep , crying out for missionary endeavour . |
| 11 | The country is crying out for leadership and all Mr Smith has to offer is a talking-shop for academics and political has-beens . |
| 12 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |
| 13 | By being on top he avoids being vulnerable , but vulnerable he is and , contrary to appearances , sensitive in the extreme and often crying out for dependency . |
| 14 | And all around it rise some of the most shapely and challenging mountains in Europe : Ushba , Schkelda , Dykhtau , Koshtan Tau , the great block of Dongus Orun and countless others crying out for attention . |
| 15 | The information industry is crying out for simplification and struggles desperately under the burden of its own complex , often incomprehensible jargon . |
| 16 | I was not crying out for pain pills or anything . |
| 17 | The country is crying out for economy ; why not an enquiry into the Liverpool Police Force ? |
| 18 | While teachers are underpaid , schools are crying out for repair and children for books , Ministers ' standard answer is to say , ’ You ca n't solve problems by throwing money at them . ’ |
| 19 | They are a work force crying out for engagement and reward , a force moreover that from its roots understands the value of technical skills , and of education allied to technology . |
| 20 | Everybody is still crying out for rain ; no one is ever satisfied . ’ |