Example sentences of "[verb] for [be] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The one I ca n't wait for is the European Cup . |
| 2 | ‘ The one I ca n't wait for is the European Cup on April 16–20 , ’ says the talented teenager , quipping : ‘ The only problem is that it 's at Cannock and not somewhere exotic in Europe ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ At the end of the day , what we 're really looking for is the right byelection . ’ |
| 4 | The kind of place that he was looking for was the second home , the petit-bourgeois country retreat which is usually sparsely and cheaply furnished and rarely occupied . |
| 5 | What I 'm searching for is the right comparison . |
| 6 | Mainly from Spain and France , the variety to look for is the Spanish Manzanilla olive which has a fine texture and flavour . |
| 7 | ‘ Sailing on a sunny day , with a fresh breeze blowing , with maybe somebody you really care for is the nearest thing to Heaven I will get on this earth , ’ she wrote . |