Example sentences of "'re [v-ing] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're headin' for the guys who 're doin' all the shootin' up ahead … the ones we hid from in the tunnel back there … they must be friends of his … maybe cops or somethin' … if Angel One did n't want them to find us … ’ |
| 2 | They work for those and algebra just follows , so it just follows the normal rules that we 're using for the numbers that we know . |
| 3 | They 're looking for the body now . " |
| 4 | So we 're looking for the good , the average , and the unexceptional as well . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We 're looking for the base-man , the person who suggested the victim . |
| 6 | They 're looking for the womankind who have all gone off with the Romans . |
| 7 | So just go for that I mean you see you 're looking for the pattern , you ca n't know ninety odd elements and what the carbonate of every one does , what the sulphate of every one , what the nitrate of each one , bicarbonate , hydrogen carbonate of each one . |
| 8 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 9 | one team that is winning in 93 are the Milton Keynes Aces … they 're going for the Wheelchair Basketball championship … their latest win was over league leaders Oldham Owls … the Aces are now just one point off the top … |
| 10 | So you 're going for the hour slots are n't you really ? |
| 11 | They 're heading for the courts . |
| 12 | If you 're heading for the Paris Disney during the Easter holidays , how can you beat the queues ? |
| 13 | ‘ It 's all the same with these women who think they 're heading for the top . |
| 14 | Tonight we 're heading for the finish in George Town . |
| 15 | WE 'RE HEADING FOR THE ROCKS |
| 16 | We 're heading for the caravan with the sun painted on it . |
| 17 | Now hopefully , Dick said they 're palletizing while they 're waiting for the containers they 're also palletizing the rest of that stuff . |
| 18 | Groups go up there and they pay the money for it and they put it in the middle while you 're waiting for the film , it 's all carpeted and you can watch all the monitors and they just sit down this huge tub of popcorn they had an op |
| 19 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 20 | I get embarrassed when I 'm putting out there because so many people keep asking me how long and how many more times do you have to keep saying we 're waiting for the lorry to turn up . |
| 21 | They 're waiting for the storm too , you know . |
| 22 | Erm , we 're waiting for the joiner 's estimate tonight . |
| 23 | Absolutely , you could , you could actually work it all out while you 're waiting for the course . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh techniques of surveillance , when you 're sitting alone in a car you move into the passenger seat , make it look as if you 're waiting for the driver to come back … the trouble is , I never got a posting where I had to use it . ’ |
| 25 | Now it rains underneath and oh er the switch is gone and I 'm waiting cos they 're a shop , I think they 've never been down , while they 're waiting for the rep to come . |
| 26 | Supposing you run out of hotplates and there 's no space to heat up the gravy , or will the sprouts get cold while you 're waiting for the potatoes to cook ? |
| 27 | He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework . |
| 28 | Tracy wants a pair of boots and we 're waiting for the sales . |
| 29 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil get a cup from the cupboard and put one so , erm teaspoonful of coffee in it and then put two spoonful of sugar . |
| 30 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |