Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He 's convinced that my lover and I are waiting eagerly for that event , so he 's written a will that leaves me destitute . |
| 2 | And this gentleman in West Yorkshire would certainly have the blessing of many if he carried out his idea : ‘ Having taken early retirement , I am casting about for some way to supplement my pension . |
| 3 | My relationship with the director is therefore rather different from most producers ; I am looking not for someone to watch and admire but for someone who can deliver the result . |
| 4 | I am going home for two days . |
| 5 | However , if Microsoft can neither be bothered to put the basic information in its literature , nor inform the people handling the upgrade , should I be looking elsewhere for an alternative ? |
| 6 | Well I 'm staying up for one more game |
| 7 | I 'm pining away for Cinders , you see . |
| 8 | ‘ But please do n't believe that I 'm pining away for the lack of a man in my life . |
| 9 | I 'm leaving shortly for the Ministry . ’ |
| 10 | In their third session , Peter reported that he had had his annual pay increase and said , ‘ I think I 'm earning enough for Susie to stop working . |
| 11 | See , when I go out , I 'm looking out for me and my mate , I do n't want some researcher in the back who 's just going to be a liability … |
| 12 | I 'm looking now for a nice you know . |
| 13 | I 'm getting out for a pee in a minute , so I 'll get one out of the Land Rover if you throw the keys . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm sticking up for the little bless him . |
| 15 | He 's a computer genius , but he 's crap at everything else , geography he 's useless at , economics he 's useless at I 'm aiming basically for , I 'd be happy with four As , five As maybe |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sick to death of looking over my shoulder every time I come here , wondering and dreading if someone who knows me has seen me and can guess what I 'm coming here for ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm coming back for you , ’ he called . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm coming down for a night , ’ said Louise . |
| 19 | ‘ There are least three shops in Norwich I really like , and I tend to ring them in advance and say ‘ I 'm coming in for half an hour . |
| 20 | You said I 'll phone you if I 'm coming in for tea ! |
| 21 | ‘ Because I 'm working here for a short time . |
| 22 | I 'm standing in for my father . |
| 23 | The hostess became ill and I 'm standing in for her . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm standing in for Stella — as I 've already told you . ’ |
| 25 | This is a special outing and he was supposed to be here to take charge of this lot , but the poor fellow 's down with jaundice and I 'm standing in for him . |
| 26 | I 'm sitting in for Bill Heine , who 's off for today . |
| 27 | But erm , yes , so I still do n't know what 's happening with that yet , and I 'm waiting also for them to confirm a date for this first sort of Do Business in France seminar , that we 're going to help them with , which was originally going to be February , and is now going to be March . |
| 28 | I 'm going away for a while , give you time to pack your things . |
| 29 | Tomorrow I 'm going upstairs for good . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm going outside for a minute , ’ Oates said . |