Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Guildford Four have been canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in Islington . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , he has been caddying for Harley in Europe , and he did win one tournament and finished equal second in the other . |
| 3 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 4 | Schools throughout Langbaurgh are competing for Telethon 's dustbin derby by collecting plastic bags for recycling . |
| 5 | This may be true for some , but they are bidding for Palatine ! |
| 6 | Meanwhile , we are pressing for IMF teams already in Moscow and elsewhere to start preparing the ground . |
| 7 | The reason that his brush has stroked not a lot on these pristine pages of late is twofold : firstly , he 's been very busy providing illustrations for the soon-to-be-seen N-Force magazine ( which Europress are launching for Nintendo fans = both of them ! ) , and he 's been sunning himself on the golden shores of beautiful Bali for the past three weeks ! |
| 8 | The last few weeks , indeed the last year , had been appalling for Britain , and as Churchill said — ad nauseam , in Erica 's view — Britain stood alone . |
| 9 | We 've been looking for McCloy to lead us to his hired assassin . |
| 10 | The man , who said his name was Dave , told detectives about a friend who 'd been looking for Carol shortly before she died . |
| 11 | He told officers that his friend had been looking for Carol in Bristol on the Friday before she died . |
| 12 | Plato was not alone in believing that some kind of physical change must occur in the brain when information is stored in memory , and neuroscientists have been looking for Plato 's ‘ wax tablet ’ without success since the beginning of this century . |
| 13 | It 's hard to explain to you … you 're too young to understand , yet — but I am searching for El Dorado . |
| 14 | In October , following a long silence , he finished two more of the autobiographical letters he had been writing for Tom Poole , providing in one of them , the most deeply-felt of all , his loving recollections of his father , and an account of the stormy night by the River Otter when he had almost died . |
| 15 | ‘ Now I am looking for Nigel to produce his club form . |
| 16 | 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 . " |
| 17 | Police in the Irish Republic are searching for Damien Hulme , 40 , who was abducted from his home in Dundalk , Co Louth , by a gang wearing masks and carrying sledgehammers . |
| 18 | GRUBWORTHY AND STING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD are seeking for January 1983 SCHOOL LEAVERS to teach games and other subjects in Boys ' Private and Preparatory Schools . |
| 19 | Cops are looking for Howie . |
| 20 | If you are looking for Monsieur Alain , I passed him on the main road . |
| 21 | When Melissa gave her name , she burst out in mingled relief and fear , ‘ Ms Craig , the police are looking for Rick ! ’ ' 'Yes , I know , ’ said Melissa . |
| 22 | ‘ Love of God , Claire , half the police in Ireland are lookin' for Frankie — if they ca n't find him , how can you … an' what if he 's murdered ? ’ |
| 23 | He had been searching for Morthen , to protect her from his violent half-brother , but she was nowhere to be found . |
| 24 | FINANCIERS are pushing for Alan Bond 's highly geared media group to be taken over by Australia 's richest man , Mr Kerry Packer , and some leading institutions . |
| 25 | Is that one you 're knitting for Shirley ? |
| 26 | Okay , we 're looking for Mrs Hazel . |
| 27 | Well they asked for you , and your name , and I said no you were n't in , and then said we 're looking for Joanne . |
| 28 | It all depends what you 're looking for Alison . |
| 29 | Ah ! ’ she cried suddenly , ‘ you 're looking for Estella , are n't you ? |
| 30 | When she had sat down again she said : ‘ So how is it that you 're looking for Elsie now , so long after the event ? |