Example sentences of "[pron] be [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The majority of these are elderly women , many of whom are caring for siblings . |
2 | There are four full-time Research Officers and the rest of the work is done by 13 research assistants , some of whom are part-time and most of whom are studying for PhDs . |
3 | All three of them are looking for work in large towns . |
4 | I reckon I should nearly be home by now — I been walking for ages . |
5 | And proud too , cos blimey , I been walking for ages and when I get back home she 'll think I been real clever to find my own way back , and I ai n't got a yellow card or nothing . |
6 | I reckon I been walking for hours now . |
7 | The eighty six million pounds I am providing for care in the community is an increase of almost fifty million pounds on nineteen build on the introduction of the service in ninety three , ninety four year . |
8 | ‘ Now I am looking for Nigel to produce his club form . |
9 | So when I look in someone 's sore throat I am looking for signs of inflammation and enlarged glands . |
10 | ‘ If you must know , Dr Neil , and I suppose I owe you that , I am looking for work . ’ |
11 | I am looking for unit markings for the second aircraft , personal accounts of the crash and photos of the crash site . |
12 | This time it was a police sergeant , and when Joe went upstairs the sergeant said : " I am looking for Wg Cdr Mahaddie , and I am also looking for one of my constables , " Joe foolishly replied : We might have a wing commander here but we do n't have your constable . " |
13 | First is to Finland and it is to Penti P E N T I , and it reads as follows dear Penti , at the moment I am looking for information on the cost for officially trialing grasses and clovers in your country , stop . |
14 | I am looking for photographs , from 1926 to the present day , of ladies or family groups in period dress together with cars , if possible Jaguar cars . |
15 | I am looking for photographs of pilots , aircraft and airfields that would be available to copy and return to the original owners . |
16 | It 's hard to explain to you … you 're too young to understand , yet — but I am searching for El Dorado . |
17 | The subjects I am taking for examination are , Science , English , Mathematics , French , Physical Education , Geography and Art . |
18 | At the time she did not publicly disclose why , saying only , ‘ I am leaving for reasons which I can not say . |
19 | Further to your report ( Echo February 4 ) , I am asking for volunteers from the Spennymoor Ward to form a steering committee to promote activities for the youth of the ward , such as Outward Bound , fishing , youth projects etc . |
20 | I am working for Kenamun ’ . |
21 | For crossing the border into Iran , he had a code ( ’ I am coming for Mustafa ’ ) , but no-one asked for it ; and so they landed in Tehran . |
22 | Try to pick out the sense of what I am saying For instance , it so happens that my grandson , Henry now works in the Marconi laboratory . |
23 | One thesis I am arguing for claims that authoritative reasons are pre-emptive : the fact that an authority requires performance of an action is a reason for its performance which is not to be added to all other relevant reasons when assessing what to do , but should exclude and take the place of some of them . |
24 | I am waiting for Maggie to notice me . |
25 | I am waiting for Tom Fairfax . |
26 | Sir : I am studying for A-levels at the moment and have just sent off my application form to study medicine at university . |
27 | And he has realised that he had nothing to lose even if I am spying for Carlotta . |
28 | I am going for water and electricity and I also think that Asda and Kwik-Fit will rally . |
29 | ‘ I 'm voting for Clinton . ’ |
30 | ‘ No , I 'm voting for William Hague . ’ |