Example sentences of "[v-ing] for me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The pen is weeping for me . ) |
| 2 | ‘ People will be clamouring for me to fight Eubank . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The immediate future holds several hours of waitressing for me , ’ she said with a brittle brightness that did n't seem to fool him . |
| 4 | My mother 's final illness had been long and painful for her and emotionally and physically demanding for me . |
| 5 | And she makes it very plain that she does n't see the fun of cooking for me ! |
| 6 | ‘ Shee-it , ’ I said , and felt guilty that I was leaving the island without sharing the chicken dinner that Sarah Straker was doubtless cooking for me at that very moment . |
| 7 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 8 | But she 'd taken an instant liking to you and for years she 'd been agitating for me to settle down . ’ |
| 9 | Two days sitting in the plane and fifty bourbons later I had this young born-again advocate holding my hand and praying for me at the top of his voice . |
| 10 | He was praying — praying for me . |
| 11 | I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now , hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile . |
| 12 | I bet they are not praying for me going to Saltcoats . |
| 13 | But erm I think I had lots of people praying for me back here because I did n't have any problem with them and I was the only one who did n't . |
| 14 | I thought er that God wanted me to be a doctor and I did n't have a place to go to , I took my A levels having had five chances of places to be a doctor and everybody saying no , we do n't want you and erm I had everybody praying for me at church and quite miraculously at the end of the August , when I should start in the September , I had a phone call at half past ten at night from a surgeon at the London Hospital asking me to go for an interview the next day . |
| 15 | She 's a vicar 's daughter but it 's alright , he 's praying for me . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ At some point I was torn between two or three different possibilities of how to go ahead ’ said Christina Gillespie , the secretary of the group , ‘ when I got a phone-call from the Salvation Army , saying that they were praying for me . |
| 17 | I know Elizabeth was praying for me and James was , and my mother was . |
| 18 | His being so ill used for being my friend , makes a great outcry against me , and will certainly contribute largely to make my other friends shy in appearing for me . ’ |
| 19 | And she come knocking for me about two month 's later . |
| 20 | Oh Micky Mars Bars been knocking for me , Clinton 's supposed to be knocking for me , Jay do n't know what the fuck 's he 's , he 's supposed to be doing ! |
| 21 | Oh Micky Mars Bars been knocking for me , Clinton 's supposed to be knocking for me , Jay do n't know what the fuck 's he 's , he 's supposed to be doing ! |
| 22 | Not a single good thing was happening for me . |
| 23 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |
| 24 | I was retiring and he was coming through at eighteen , nineteen , and erm twelve years later , he 's now driving for me in Grand Prix racing . |
| 25 | ‘ Back again now , so keep listening for me . ’ |
| 26 | If my father ca n't provide a decent standard of living for me on his present salary , then he will just have to start looking for another job . |
| 27 | During my absence my deputy will be acting for me . ’ |
| 28 | The more the men whistled , the more ribald their remarks , the faster she walked ; but the faster she walked , the more of a sexual object , or sexual quarry , she became , twisting and turning between the rows of benches ( for she soon lost her bearings ) , stumbling over piles of metal parts , skidding on the oily floor , her cheeks as red as her hair , the wings of her nostrils white , her eyes fixed steadfastly ahead , refusing to meet the gaze of her tormentors. ‘ 'Allo , darlin' , lookin' for me ? |
| 29 | Excuse me now , me mam will be lookin' for me . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I grew up supporting Liverpool and they 'll all be wearing red and white on Monday night — even though they 'll be shouting for me . |