Example sentences of "still [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.

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1	The employers were about to remove theirs by what its American champions were to call ‘ scientific management ’ , but in our period they were still groping for this solution .
2	She followed him numbly , still praying for that elusive miracle as they went into the staff rest-room and collected two cups of coffee and then out again , back down the corridor to the consultant 's room — his room .
3	‘ Whatever people have been through , they are still looking for that perfect one-to-one relationship . ’
4	But we 're still perplexed as to how the accident could have happened and we 're still looking for any motive for murder or suicide . ’
5	And they 're still looking for more .
6	Are we still going for that ?
7	Er probably the U S Government 's still paying for all those flares
8	Otherwise you might be desperate to get awa to do something , or get away on holiday , but you 're still waiting for that big win .
9	Were you still waiting for that now ?
10	I 'm sure he wo n't mind me mentioning the fact , but as far as I know Graham Marsden is still waiting for that elusive ’ two ’ , not that he has n't had his share of big roach , it 's just that the needle of his scales apparently aggravatingly always sticks at around 1lb 15oz !
11	Bob is still waiting for another ‘ go ’ at his prostate .
12	‘ We 're still waiting for this body , ’ says the man with the braid from Tayside , the boys officially in charge .
13	On my right there is a sudden and implausible terrace of little bow-fronted villas from the early thirties , still waiting for this left-over country lane to grow up and get itself surfaced and turned into a bypass .
14	After all , who wants to let rivals steal their recipes while diners are still calling for more ?
15	After 12 months the relevant authorities are still asking for more copies of the plans that were submitted about nine months ago .

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