Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviets fed some disinformation back to us about the meetings with ‘ Nikolai ’ , hinting that Mills was working for them and using the meetings to pass information across . ’ |
| 2 | She prayed that Julie was waiting for her . |
| 3 | Yeah I know cos Robert was asking for his |
| 4 | Moreover he knew that Harwell were looking for the crucial neutron spectrum which , surely , would clinch everything . |
| 5 | Trent knew that Mariana was waiting for the hurricane to fall on them . |
| 6 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ It emerged that David was looking for somewhere to live . |
| 7 | Western reports said that Japan was waiting for signals from the USA and international finance bodies before committing itself . |
| 8 | We looked in vain in Siemens AG 's first half report on Monday for any mention of its Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG computer subsidiary , and with all the dreadful economic news coming out of Germany , it began to assume the air of the dog that did n't bark : Siemens said of its overall business that it did not show any revival in the first half , and that continued economic decline affected domestic business and led to a decline in incoming orders , and there was no recovery in its foreign business ; laying it on with a trowel , Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's leading economic advisor was quoted on Tuesday as saying that German workers failed to recognise the danger of high wages in a time of recession , and that German products were too expensive for world markets as wage increases outpaced growth in productivity , and earlier , Siemens Nixdorf had had to rebut a magazine report that its losses would be even worse this year , saying that it was certain that its results would improve this fiscal year ; the article , in Manager Magazin , also said that Siemens was looking for a replacement for Siemens Nixdorf management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig , and added that plans to reduce the workforce to 41,000 by 1995 from 47,200 at the end of February could well be accelerated . |
| 9 | When they reached Sukarno 's residence , Sjahrir burst in upon them to say that Japan was sueing for peace . |
| 10 | While it was stated that ELIZA was looking for key phrases in the ‘ patient 's ’ input , its illusory importance was re-affirmed by repeating the computer 's dialogue at the end of the program . |
| 11 | He turned eyes hard with disgust on Dana , and Claudia was n't at all surprised when her sister mumbled that Garry was waiting for her in a café in the main street . |