Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh no I worked for another one but her name 's not Liz it 's Alison , but I do n't like working for her and that 's why I 've stopped , I said to Sandra I 'm not fucking scrubbing for somebody younger than me . |
| 2 | Were they trawling for something ? |
| 3 | And catering for everything from carrot juice to champagne , open sandwiches to a 5 course meal . |
| 4 | Cooking for one can sometimes be a dreary business , and many elderly people on their own do not eat the right types of food to maintain health . |
| 5 | When you 're cooking for one , please yourself with easy-to-make stylish meals based on Dutch Edam . |
| 6 | It 's not worth cooking for one . ’ |
| 7 | If you are having difficulty cooking for everyone in the family , try Roseyne Masselin 's recipes ( see p.70 ) ; they are also Mediterranean in style and perfect for today 's lifestyle . |
| 8 | EATING FOR ONE — OR MORE |
| 9 | As always , he seemed to be apologizing for everything he said or did . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm dying for one ! ’ |
| 11 | Mrs Fry shook it gingerly and said , ‘ You must be dying for something to eat , both of you . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're always dying for something , girl . |
| 13 | I 'm constantly surveying for everybody |
| 14 | His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball . |
| 15 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 16 | Referring to WBA and IBF champion Riddick Bowe , he added : ‘ There are two heavyweight champions who are bidding for someone 's services . |
| 17 | Josie glanced over the arrangements , as if checking for anything that she may have missed . |
| 18 | Exactly thirty minutes later , Shannon packed the last two brushes into an already crammed hold-all and glanced quickly round the small room , checking for anything she might have missed first time round . |
| 19 | She does n't even have to ask … people just feel obliged to run her errands … as though they were atoning for something . |
| 20 | Jean Robinson said it was unfair to advertise unless there really was a post available because people would waste time and energy applying for something that did n't exist . |
| 21 | And a witness told how he had seen looters running through evacuated apartments hunting for anything they could carry away . |
| 22 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 23 | ‘ Sir , surely you do not expect Dinah to spend all her days as a spinster , living for nothing but the stage ? |
| 24 | So , whether you 're saving for something special or for a rainy day , you can start earning interest straightaway . |
| 25 | Whether you 're saving for something in particular or a rainy day , just put your money in and it will start working for your straightaway . |
| 26 | From small beginnings the Credit Union has grown and flourished and offers advice and a means of saving for anyone in the parish . |
| 27 | A London agent , apparently acting for someone anxious for an island property , had made a good offer ‘ sight unseen ’ , and Neil 's solicitors ( who knew the place and the difficulties involved ) had strongly advised him to accept it . |
| 28 | There are also occasions when it is fitting for everything in a service to be either purist and ‘ traditional ’ or ‘ modern ’ . |
| 29 | was fitting for one who had profaned |
| 30 | As was fitting for one so widely travelled , he became the patron of trade and voyages . |