Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [v-ing] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A first time garden is usually small and certainly the typical one I am imagining for this series is no more than 40ft x 20ft and surrounded on all sides by other houses . |
| 2 | A paying consumer at least feels he or she can say , ‘ I am paying for this service . |
| 3 | I 'm looking for some smokes to smoke . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm looking for this girl . |
| 5 | Oh it 's not a case of putting the world to rights I 'm looking for this bacon |
| 6 | I 'm looking for another entrance . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm waiting for those sluggards to bring my steak . ’ |
| 8 | At 9.15 am , after his sand save on the 18th , he said : ‘ I 'm going for another kip . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So I 'm asking for another week , Hilary . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm dying for some punch . |
| 11 | Like me , you know the Abbe Gerard was murdered , and you are looking for that book , a gift from our royal master which , by rights , should now be returned to its proper owner . ’ |
| 12 | When you are looking for such opportunities , however , beware of allowing visual images to blind you to potential problems . |
| 13 | First you are looking for some mystery man called Svend , then it is your sister , but all the time you are taking an inventory of my apartment . ’ |
| 14 | In Stage II you can use the foods that you are introducing for that week . |
| 15 | ‘ For not only do you wish to read this disreputable rag , but , according to your wolfish expression , you are yearning for another biscuit . |
| 16 | Now Right now as , as we 've seen that you , you 're looking for this money for your daughter 's future |
| 17 | If you 're looking for this cross , I hope you find it . |
| 18 | ‘ If you 're looking for some kind of … counselling , ’ says Riva , ‘ I 'll ask my father if he knows of anyone who … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Best climb up here , fella , if you 're looking for another chapter . ’ |
| 20 | I says I 've already told you about it , she says yeah I know she says but you 're going for some petrol tonight , I just wondered if you were coming up for an hour tonight . |
| 21 | You 're paying for this boy . |
| 22 | I mean , if you 're paying for these things , and you know , fair enough . |
| 23 | They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non-verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . |
| 24 | We find it 's also useful back information , because they will be able to act on one client and has applications for proposal we are writing for another client later on so we can use as references refer to this information . |
| 25 | We 're looking for all types of dog — well-known and exotic breeds of dog , crossbreeds , mixtures , dogs that can do tricks … you name it . |
| 26 | Now we 're looking for each other . |
| 27 | In considering drama 's place in topic work , we have to start by thinking how we might dramatise the topic ; and that means seeking out human dilemmas , looking for the moments of change in a situation , or the moments when change might be possible ; we 're looking for those moments when people make choices . |
| 28 | We 're looking for any trace of clothing , it 's a big area with a long wall and the mounted police can cover it much more quickly than officers on foot |
| 29 | We 're looking for more features of this type and in return we 'll offer free ‘ expert ’ advice . |
| 30 | Basically we 're looking for a we 're looking for another cleaner . |