Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] they [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | E and also you know that course that they 're doing for employment officers , that B tech course . |
| 2 | They may have a requirement where they are looking for a very high return on capital employed and need to attract and retain the very best people in order to achieve that . |
| 3 | " Some people go to work and they 're longing for the job to be finished so they can have a good time . |
| 4 | The Americans owe the company money and they 're waiting for that and also the , they sold one of the machines at the exhibition so , and they 've had some enquiries , so hopefully they 'll bring some work in . |
| 5 | ‘ They 'd be on foot if they were looking for you , I think , but perhaps ‘ t would be safer to get behind the counter . |
| 6 | Police have launched an investigation and they 're appealing for witnesses . |
| 7 | Police have launched an investigation and they 're appealing for witnesses . |
| 8 | Police have launched an investigation and they 're appealing for witnesses . |
| 9 | Police have launched an investigation and they 're appealing for witnesses . |
| 10 | Milton Keynes police have set up an incident room and they 're appealing for any witnesses . |
| 11 | Milton Keynes police have set up an incident room and they 're appealing for any witnesses . |
| 12 | But nothing , I did n't do anything different really , it was n't anything exceptional really , it 's just I think people really want to er be treated properly and er and then get the service that they 're looking for , basically speaking that 's right . |
| 13 | Can you accommodate both cultures without offending either and without giving private clients ( particularly ) the feeling that they are paying for things that they do not want ( eg plush meeting rooms ) ? |
| 14 | But there was no malice in their interest and I sometimes had the feeling that they were waiting for me to turn round and hand them a bag of toffees , with instructions to share them out fairly and not throw the papers on the floor . |
| 15 | But next day I 'm coming along the High Street when I meet little Darius — you know him ? — and he says there 's two guys broke into my flat and they 're waiting for me . ’ |
| 16 | it just fell on its face and it 's such a shame that the land like that er , er rich in everything , neglected themselves to that state that they 're begging for food |
| 17 | She had n't even noticed where they were , but now he was guiding her up some stone steps , and she realised by the background music that they were heading for Pepe 's . |
| 18 | Now they 've come out the front door and the bus is running er coming down the road so they 're running for that bus , so they 're using up their energy , the insulin level 's there , but the energy level is going down . |
| 19 | * We marched for about two hours then stopped for the night and ate fish the Indians had caught in the river while they were waiting for us . |
| 20 | ‘ And so , Jim , ’ said the doctor , ‘ you have the thing that they were looking for , have you ? ’ |
| 21 | The explanation that they were looking for bones and relics of ancient races puzzled the poet . |
| 22 | One shot and they 're scurrying for their holes . |
| 23 | LABOUR 'S health spokesman , Mr Robin Cook , claimed during health questions that eye tests were dropping so steeply since charges were imposed earlier this year that they were heading for a fall of three million , but health minister Mrs Virginia Bottomley said the Government had not yet reviewed the effect of charges . |
| 24 | If they 're at school and they 're studying for exams they may not be a la , you know , possible for them to play both days . |
| 25 | Phase one of the 2,200-acre project kicks off next year and they 're looking for takers . |
| 26 | The Publicity Sub-Committee is hoping to produce a souvenir magazine as part of our 30th Anniversary and they are looking for likely candidates to help form a working party . |
| 27 | because people are dissatisfied with the treatment and they 're paying for that treatment and they 're dissatisfied , so you always get complaints whether you pay or not |
| 28 | Meanwhile , we have a situation where women find themselves discriminated against and often in a disadvantaged position because they are caring for others . |
| 29 | Ways must be found to provide women with additional pension protection for the years of domestic responsibility when they are caring for children , handicapped or elderly relatives . |
| 30 | Those who give the impression that they are fishing for information ; they may be looking for a recommendation for somebody else who may be suitable to approach . |