Example sentences of "[verb] what [pron] [is] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Regan wilfully distorts this into the implication that we can never say in advance that a given proposal has been drawn up by an incompetent researcher who does n't know what he is looking for … |
| 2 | Here , do you know what she 's doing for the Body Shop now ? |
| 3 | She 'll understand your anger and stop what she 's doing for the time being , but that wo n't stop her doing it again when you ca n't see . |
| 4 | Look what he 's doing for Leeds United nowadays ? |
| 5 | I rather admired what he 's doing for Margaret because , as far as I can see , he 's taking er as she 's not able , as far as I can see , to er exist , to live on her own and he seems to be taking over from elderly parents . |
| 6 | You know what he 's waiting for ? |
| 7 | I do n't think he finds what he 's looking for , cos after he looks in all the bins he goes off without taking nothing out . |
| 8 | Then he actually made a paper aeroplane so that she had an example in front of her that she can look at to see what she is aiming for . |
| 9 | ( b ) He must take reasonable steps to explain what he is looking for and the basis of his suspicion ( s.2(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 10 | I du n no what he 's looking for — maybe he lost summat . |
| 11 | Just see what he 's doing for Scum nowadays , it makes me sick ! ! ! ! ! |
| 12 | And if you do n't withdraw it , the C E C is completely and totally opposed to it because we already have what it 's asking for in the rule . |
| 13 | The social anthropologist can find what he is looking for in either . |