Example sentences of "[vb past] to be [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On two occasions we were called into the hospital in the wee small hours , expecting the end — but the dear old rogue had nine lives and , at seventy-nine , he seemed to be negotiating for another two . |
| 2 | Both sides indeed seemed to be pleading for German support against the other . |
| 3 | The sisters did not look shocked or sad , but seemed to be waiting for more information . |
| 4 | Bureaucrats , members of the royal family , intellectuals of various persuasions , city dwellers and the peasantry all seemed to be pressing for radical changes in the structure of the Russian polity . |
| 5 | He appeared to be searching for some key document . |
| 6 | Lord Lawson did not specify which taxes should be increased but he appeared to be calling for higher indirect taxation , rather than higher income tax , to bring in an extra £6 billion . |
| 7 | This talented designer from the south of Italy often appeared to be designing for those wishing to make an entrance at the Cannes film festival rather than turn heads at Maxim 's . |
| 8 | Although several hotels undertook regrading programmes , no major work was undertaken in the construction of new resorts as investors appeared to be waiting for further indications of a permanent return to political stability . |
| 9 | In Britain there was a significant reduction in the number of employees eligible for employment protection , so that to be within the terms of the Employment Protection Act , they had to be working for two years instead of , as previously , six months . |