Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [v-ing] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he saw that , he called out , " My friend , have you seen El-ahrairah , for I am looking for him to give him my gift ? " |
| 2 | I 'm looking for someone to look after nine month old for about two/three days per week . |
| 3 | And I 'm looking for you to satisfy me because I have n't found a man to do it yet . |
| 4 | every year I 'm looking for it to move forward a little bit . |
| 5 | ‘ The way we conceded goals at Coventry was very hard to take and I 'm looking for us to bounce back as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | I 'm waiting for them to answer . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've put through a call to London and I 'm waiting for them to ring me up . |
| 8 | I 'm waiting for someone to use a tankful of petrol so I can go and have a look . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm waiting for you to ask me how I am . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm waiting for you to settle down . |
| 11 | I 'm waiting for you to make those things in your erm |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm waiting for you to announce the wedding . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm waiting for you to speak , young woman . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm waiting for it to go down and all , I 've got the eight . |
| 15 | But , in meantime while I were waiting for them to ring me I were that mad ! |
| 16 | I was waiting for him to say they were drugged to keep them quiet — their huge eyes blinked as if they were half asleep . |
| 17 | I was waiting for him to say he went out and rolled in the snow because that 's the proper end is n't it ? |
| 18 | I was waiting for somebody to pass the creme caramel out of the fridge . |
| 19 | Listening to Friends on the album , I was waiting for it to modulate to a minor key in the middle … |
| 20 | I was waiting for it to show up an confront us . |
| 21 | I was waiting for you to gong me , ’ he told police . |
| 22 | I was waiting for you , I was waiting for you to say |
| 23 | I was waiting for you to delve . |
| 24 | ‘ But all that day and the next few days I was waiting for someone to come in . |
| 25 | If you are looking for something to add the special touch of style to your property , SGO has the answer . |
| 26 | You know , you 're sitting there with these guys , you 're looking for something to do , there 's a pile of instruments and you grab something that seems to fit . |
| 27 | ‘ If you 're looking for somebody to blame for needless deaths , look no further than Sheldukher . ’ |
| 28 | You 're waiting for somebody to audit and find something wrong . |
| 29 | You ca n't think like that Has he died yet , sounds like you 're waiting for him to die ! |
| 30 | It would be an enormous relief — and if you 're waiting for me to struggle , demand you release me , you can wait till hell freezes over , Feargal McMahon , because I would n't give you the satisfaction ! ’ |