Example sentences of "just [v-ing] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The four of us ( Kev , Mark H , Kirsty , and me ) wanted to go , but copped out after we got soaked just queueing for a burger outside the ground . |
| 2 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 3 | ‘ No , I was just lookin' for a bit more money , honest , ’ gasped Dolly , the knife a hideous threat . |
| 4 | Without thinking , I said , ‘ No thanks , I 'm just looking for a man . ’ |
| 5 | You 're just looking for a date of today . |
| 6 | Yeah I was just looking for a memory jogger here , I just could n't remember what it was |
| 7 | I was just looking for a reference |
| 8 | ‘ But then right at that time Mick Fleetwood came into the studio , just looking for a studio to use , and happened to hear a song from the Buckingham Nicks album , which was just being used to showcase the room . |
| 9 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 10 | people are just looking for a diversion so erm |
| 11 | " She 's right , " the maid grinned , " you are just looking for a body to practise on . " |
| 12 | Just looking for a solution to the problem that 's all ! |
| 13 | You 're not just looking for a brother . |
| 14 | No , it 's okay er , just carry on cos I 'm just looking for a piece of paper to write it on . |
| 15 | A broad , flat dish of papery petals just pleading for a visit from passing insects . |
| 16 | She 's convinced he 's just waiting for a sign to pop over and propose ! ’ |
| 17 | I 'm just waiting for a man to knock my door and say well , you know , cos you can fined a lot do n't you ? |
| 18 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 19 | Byrne reckons they 've been playing brill recently and are just waiting for a chance like this — but he was talking before they got turned over 0–3 by the makems last night . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a friend . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ They were just waiting for a taxi . ’ |
| 22 | Property : The frustrated architects just waiting for a call |
| 23 | Airborne gets a reputation for quick service from the companies they 're interested in because the bikes are cruising round outside just waiting for a call . |
| 24 | I 'm just waiting for a day of action on . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a cab . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm just waiting for a Lemon Delight . |
| 27 | ‘ How can you respect bashing in a bolt and just waiting for a robot to take over your job ? |
| 28 | Just testing for a hernia , I told I had n't got one ! |
| 29 | ‘ Just going for a bit of a hit , Malcolm , ’ he called , as they went past the sick bay . |
| 30 | I 'm just going for a piss now I 'm not fucking going to the toilet . |