Example sentences of "[vb past] he be [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just assumed he was making for Otters ' Bay . ’ |
| 2 | He turned down a street leading to the coast road , and Ruth knew he was heading for Starr Hills . |
| 3 | ‘ The stewardess thought he was weeping for happiness at being free . |
| 4 | But Preston found he was scanning the crowd at about the right height for an eight-year-old child , and it was only after a while that he realised he was looking for Uncle Titch . |
| 5 | Maureen Taylor from Mistley Park Place Environmental Centre paid £45 at market for Jack and saved him being sold for meat . |
| 6 | Had he been hoping for Doreen to arrive and say she was no longer interested in the large Hastings home and that she 'd be willing to live anywhere with him — even to work beside him out in the wilderness ? |
| 7 | In 1984 opinion polls showed that Ronald Reagan would have been decisively defeated had he been running for re-election in Britain . |
| 8 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 9 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 10 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 11 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 12 | ‘ He said he was looking for enthusiasm and his gut instinct for people . ’ |
| 13 | The sun had not yet risen when Eddie Aikau said he was going for help . |
| 14 | At the same time as Schuler made his decision Scott Pierce , a regular member of the New Zealand sevens side and a long-service North Harbour man , also said he was heading for Japan . |