Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [am/are] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect you 're waiting for Mr Right , ’ said the woman to Rachaela . |
| 2 | The feeling intensified when she met Marshall who gave a knowing look and said : ‘ I expect you 're working for Mr Harbury . ’ |
| 3 | Supermarkets themselves say they 're catering for increasing customer demand , customers too seem to reinforce that attitude . |
| 4 | They say they 're speaking for everyone , but they 're not . |
| 5 | they organized their own child care practices , all the things that women say they 're fighting for today , has actually been done before , and done very successfully . |
| 6 | Medical campaigners say they 're fighting for quality of life . |
| 7 | They say they are looking for ‘ a more just society ’ . |
| 8 | the japanese say they are looking for the instructions they can work a solar car but ca n't put up a tent for eats … its what you fancy … at night its noodles … come daybreak its what 's left … |
| 9 | Rebels say they are heading for victory |
| 10 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 11 | I find it difficult to understand those who say they are planning for next year 's championships — what is the point , they could be run over by a bus before next year ? |
| 12 | 'Cos you 're on the dole , as soon as your money comes — I mean you 're prayin' for your money to come — as soon as it comes it goes . |
| 13 | ‘ You mean you 're working for a calculating machine ? ’ |
| 14 | ah look at this mum look I 'm wiping for a pound |
| 15 | Erm , I 'm not absolutely certain , I ai n't got the keys , I mean we 're waiting for the mortgage to that 's just being decided , draw the contracts after the exchange and er all that lark , but it will be a few weeks . |
| 16 | I know I 'm trying for it I 'm trying for it . |
| 17 | I know you are working for Ipuky , but you must let me work with you . |
| 18 | Okay you know you 're looking for eight threes , what are eight threes ? |
| 19 | Mr de Klerk , so eager to placate Margaret Thatcher and international opinion generally , was saying , between the lines : ‘ Look , I know you 're asking for Mandela 's release . |
| 20 | Remember you are aiming for not one lighting effect but several . |
| 21 | But they know they are struggling for both Wimbledon stars and now Ferguson has become their top target . |
| 22 | As you know they 're designed for the middle to high handicap player , for the person who needs a bit of extra help . |
| 23 | I find I am lost for words : put down the telephone , but not before a woman snatches the phone and says , ‘ Who 's that ? |
| 24 | I guess I 'm done for unless we can get Marc to move . ’ |
| 25 | I suppose you 're hoping for good digging weather because you have to dig a fairly big hole to put a tree in it , do n't you ? |
| 26 | You feel you 're begging for something that is n't there . |
| 27 | You feel you 're begging for money … |
| 28 | ‘ I believe you 're waiting for a hip replacement . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ My morale wo n't be shattered if we do n't win , I suppose we 're going for second place . |
| 30 | Many people believe we are heading for environmental catastrophe unless we radically change the way we live , and the programme is a practical bid to bring about that change in urban areas . |