Example sentences of "perhaps [pers pn] be [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth , ’ he replied amiably . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm waiting for you to ask me how I am . ’ |
| 3 | She makes a sort of crackling noise which I 've never been able to explain : it may be contentment — or perhaps she 's asking for more . |
| 4 | Right , yeah , outcomes , perhaps you 're looking for . |
| 5 | Er Chairman I 'm perhaps I could also suggest that we change the word suggested erm because that i i it , perhaps you are looking for something slightly stronger erm er so it could just say in accordance with paragraphs two four to two nine or the points made in paragraph two point |
| 6 | But perhaps you are going for business reasons . " |
| 7 | Perhaps you 're thinking about a new car or a holiday ; a house deposit or a home improvement scheme ; a wedding or family celebration ; perhaps you are preparing for your retirement . |
| 8 | Perhaps we are reaching for object-oriented technology as our great-grandparents used to reach for the ‘ cure-all ’ medicines sold by the travelling salesmen of the 19th century . |
| 9 | Perhaps they 're waiting for the police to lose interest . ’ |
| 10 | And perhaps they were hoping for an innocence that was long past both of them … |
| 11 | Has he been taking lessons from the right hon. Member for Yeovil ( Mr. Ashdown ) in arm movements , or perhaps he is auditioning for a part in ’ Thunderbirds ’ ? |
| 12 | Perhaps he is working for someone else . |
| 13 | Perhaps he was looking for a drink by the time he had climbed as far as the Piazza where three renaissance palaces , a town hall and cathedral confront each other across an open space of such lively dignity and harmony as to make the lack of tourist cafes completely forgivable . |
| 14 | Perhaps he was looking for danger where none existed , though his instinct told him he was n't . |
| 15 | Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessings there and then . |
| 16 | Perhaps he was waiting for Gabriel to make a bolt for freedom , or to denounce his masters from the stage as murderers and charlatans . |