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 . |