Example sentences of "[v-ing] for something " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were they trawling for something ? |
| 2 | Mrs Fry shook it gingerly and said , ‘ You must be dying for something to eat , both of you . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're always dying for something , girl . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She does n't even have to ask … people just feel obliged to run her errands … as though they were atoning for something . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | So , whether you 're saving for something special or for a rainy day , you can start earning interest straightaway . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But then the baby would stir in its sleep and put up one tiny pink hand , perhaps seeking for something to hold on to . |
| 11 | And so , we 're constantly wa , seeking for something else and God says hang on ! |
| 12 | The reader may be doomed to disappointment in reading through an article with wide contextual terms of reference if looking for something as simple as descriptions of works of art , their interpretation and evaluation . |
| 13 | In simple terms , sponsorship of the Universities ' Athletic Union rugby championship alone is not acceptable to the UAU 's hierarchy , who seek money for all student sporting activities and are looking for something in the region of £100,000 to spread around . |
| 14 | ‘ I kept looking for something that would tell me ( the PTL managers ) kept it from Bakker himself … but it never came . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Actually , ’ he said , ‘ I was looking for something else . ’ |
| 16 | Britain is looking for something new from this conference . |
| 17 | We engaged in the game of looking for something which did not exist . |
| 18 | Looking for something between sovereignty and not sovereignty . |
| 19 | We were always out there looking for something new , trying to find any slight glimmer of someone with the same kind of ideas as us . |
| 20 | We were all people that were looking for something to believe in . |
| 21 | ‘ If you 're looking for something really new , like pen-based computers or multi-media , Compaq does n't stand for that , ’ says Stewart Alsop , editor of PC Letter , a trade journal . |
| 22 | Looking for something ? ’ |
| 23 | Elisabeth chose beer soup to start with , pheasant with grapes and red cabbage to follow and , looking for something light and easy to swallow , wine jelly to round off her dinner . |
| 24 | But among the oldies who have given the project their support are Malcolm McLaren and Elvis Costello , which suggests that the ENO is looking for something a little off the beaten operatic track , not to say strange and unusual . |
| 25 | A significant indicator of poverty in any society is the number of people who can be seen poking in rubbish bins looking for something that is still usable , since surviving off society 's rubbish epitomises ultimate poverty . |
| 26 | You are curious , you are looking for something else , because this is the second time that you have invited me to have a drink , you order cheiro as though you were one of us , you are a foreigner and pretend to speak like us , yet you drink little and then you stay silent and wait for me to speak . |
| 27 | ‘ People were looking for something closer to nature than races like the Paris-Dakar . ’ |
| 28 | Looking for something — goodness knows what — comfort , I would have thought . |
| 29 | An excellent overview of organisational communication research written specifically with reference to the external organisational environment appears in a valuable compendium Handbook of organizational communication — a volume that in this context I am not ashamed to admit that I came across just by chance in a bookshop whilst looking for something completely different ! |
| 30 | In particular , the boys drift into and out of minor delinquencies while hanging around the streets in groups looking for something to do , as the following extract from his study illustrates . |