Example sentences of "[v-ing] for what [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people feel afraid to say that they are angry and show it , and end up apologising for what they are going to say , for example , ‘ I hope you do n't mind me saying this but … ’ rather than ‘ I feel disappointed/ angry/taken for granted/cross . ’ |
| 2 | Long into the night he sobbed , weeping for what he had lost , and for what he had become . |
| 3 | Even allowing for what they would have lost on laundering the proceeds , there should have been a tidy sum . |
| 4 | Right er well I think I 've probably finished apologizing for what I did |
| 5 | Every young ram in the village had hung about the place , hunting for what they called a bit of moss . |
| 6 | ‘ A man who puts 'is stock first is acting for what 'e thinks is t'best , ’ he snapped . |
| 7 | General exploration means more than just looking for what we want . |
| 8 | And you and I in our journey in life looking for what we could get , hoping to make it we 've now been made joint heirs with Jesus Christ entering into his inheritance . |
| 9 | But they 're still faced with looking for what they really want . |
| 10 | When they melted apart and the nurse pulled Chesarynth 's finger-connection from the plug , Chesarynth felt tears skating down her face , looking for what she 'd lost . |
| 11 | In myself and other men I was looking for what I was deeply afraid of losing — my wholeness as a man . |
| 12 | We had these two things , we had to try to get women involved so I had women fronting For What It 's Worth ( Penny Junor , Sally Hawkins ) . |
| 13 | Heading for what he thought was the way they had come , he was immediately confused . |
| 14 | It now makes sense to join the rest of the world by paying for what we use , say experts Kent Meters in Luton , Bedfordshire , a firm which turns out a million meters a year — and sells them abroad . |
| 15 | Of course , policmen never think of paying for what they buy and we do not ask them for money . |
| 16 | It 's all nonsense , paying for what you can get free . ’ |
| 17 | I was n't going for his agreement or anyone else 's agreement — I was going for what I felt was right at the time , and as he 'd set me up as this person in his life , I advised him not to do it . |
| 18 | He rested on the water waiting for what he knew was going to happen . |
| 19 | Allen held his breath waiting for what she would say . |
| 20 | Modigliani appreciated Kisling for what he was , a sweet-natured , high-spirited , sensual young man . |
| 21 | As children we tend to work on this and practise asking for what we want at every available opportunity . |
| 22 | At that conference , there was a motion from Merseyside , recognizing the shift in the T U C's position , but asking for what we 're asking for today . |
| 23 | ‘ You see , ’ he murmured , ‘ I wanted to believe it , so I could have an excuse to take what I wanted in a fury , instead of reaching out of my confusion and asking for what I wanted — ’ |
| 24 | I take modelling for what it is ; I made money I 'd never otherwise have made so quickly , and I 'm still young enough to do something else . |
| 25 | They see modelling for what it is . |
| 26 | We should not just go through the Lobbies — half the time I do so without knowing for what I am voting . |
| 27 | Now such infants are too young even to organize a so-called visually-guided reach ( that is , reaching for what they can see ) . |
| 28 | In a city-centre bar , the four members of Eugenius are convening for what they might call work . |
| 29 | I was always a sensitive child , but he beat it out of me , taught me that the only way to make your way in life is by standing up and fighting for what you want . |
| 30 | Yet no-one could ever have doubted either his sincerity or integrity in fighting for what he always felt was right for the game . |