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Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ With all the money I 'm paying for your education , you should learn more than that ’ …
2	You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use
3	The former England captain could not break down a determined Arsenal side who were playing for their places in the forthcoming FA Cup semi final against Tottenham .
4	In a bedroom you 're looking for something at one ninety nine or two ninety nine .
5	The referees you were looking for you
6	Well I 'm finishing me tape she 's coming for it in the morning .
7	‘ As the boat you were using for your ridiculous smuggling attempt belongs to me I should have thought it was obvious . ’
8	He says if people had listen to the voices who were calling for him to be locked up then he would n't have had this chance to show an improvement .
9	The market for New York real estate is very soft , compared with the rent we are paying for our Tokyo gallery ’ .
10	Next Sunday she was going home for a special birthday tea they were arranging for her .
11	Hands tightly clenched , Gina broke into the slow , seductive future he was forecasting for them .
12	‘ I will bring the shoes I am making for you now , the ones with the amethysts as decoration and I will expect payment for the work I 've done , mind .
13	‘ I need your brother back even sooner than that — though perhaps I 'd better not say what fate I 'm planning for him . ’
14	All the same it was Dr Kate Ash who was waiting for him in her small flat , dressed in one of her smart business suits , two matching cases ready by her side .
15	Your bones , your eyes , your hair , your teeth are all going to be scrutinised by a panel of judges who are looking for your all-round potential , not just an impressive academic display .
16	She says in her calm , posh voice that this is fine , and continues to stir the curry she is making for their evening meal .
17	It was a chilling thought that the very circumstances she was using for her own purpose accorded only too well with the Empress 's schemes .
18	Lancaster had even told Jane he was searching for his wife .
19	We are talking here about notes you are talking for yourself rather than a piece of work which requires your best copper-plate style .
20	Since 1978 , anyone in receipt of child benefit , supplementary benefit or income support who is caring for someone in one of the eligible categories starred above is automatically credited with HRP .
21	Is that your money you 're buying for your house ?
22	‘ But all that day and the next few days I was waiting for someone to come in .
23	Public opinion does not go unheeded , and disabled people are not the only group which is asking for its own wishes and opinions to be recognised .
24	The police have sor , have got a copy of our emergency evacuation procedures , at the moment we 're waiting for them to return it to us .
25	That day he came into Frank Green 's shop he was looking for me , and his seeing me with you nearly blew the whole thing .
26	But when she opened the door of her room he was waiting for her .
27	Well it 's Sunday I was looking for something nothing ?
28	With the increasing irritation I was feeling for my lover , I was faced with the realization that the early promise of happiness infinitely extended was dramati-cally receding .
29	Each had photographs and memories that they longed to share with their families who were waiting for them back at Heathrow .
30	First , as we wish to encourage carers and strengthen families — even the extended family — if a person who is caring for someone loses them to a home , the person 's home should not have to go on the market to meet the cost of fees .