Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |
| 2 | And what we 're trying to do is to give him this family feeling that everybody behind here , the whole team , every single worker is rooting for him and making sure that he has the best . |
| 3 | Who who 's drawing for you ? |
| 4 | While a lioness is lactating for her cub she will not produce another cub ; but when her cub is killed ( or is weaned ) she soon becomes ready to reproduce again . |
| 5 | ( The pen is weeping for me . ) |
| 6 | The Library 's trawling for him . ’ |
| 7 | That money in the consumer 's pocket : who else is competing for it ? |
| 8 | ‘ Sorrel 's cooking for us tonight , ’ he said apropos absolutely nothing . |
| 9 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 10 | She smiles apologetically , as though one might find fault , and looks anxious : clearly , she 's dying for her sister to take over the conversation . |
| 11 | ‘ For a woman who 's dying for it , you 're holding up extremely well , ’ said Rory . |
| 12 | She 's a vicar 's daughter but it 's alright , he 's praying for me . ’ |
| 13 | Why do n't you ask the name of the governess , and why everybody is looking for her ? ’ |
| 14 | It 's quite possible that there are one or two old gentlemen , but when one wants to find a new operative , one really is looking for somebody to come in the trade who will be with the firm , all being well , for a number of years . |
| 15 | They are husbands , ergo , she is looking for them . |
| 16 | In every prima facae case there are always anomalies if somebody is looking for them . ’ |
| 17 | Zelda West-Meads of Relate adds , ‘ Here someone is looking for their ideal , but she does n't exist . |
| 18 | Britain is looking for something new from this conference . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Perhaps the Frank Slade role is a sign that Pacino is looking for something to stretch him , because he 's also about to embark on another slightly unusual project . |
| 21 | This requires a successful I test , with a -20 penalty , for any character who specifically states he is looking for something out of the ordinary . |
| 22 | The network is looking for something extra . |
| 23 | ’ Famlio is looking for us in other sectors . |
| 24 | Six hundred thousand people in this country own video cameras , and a new programme by Granada television , called ‘ You 've been framed ’ is looking for your classic moments caught by the video camera . |
| 25 | The current NCT representative on the ( wait for it ) West Midlands Regional Health Authority 's Health Promotion Group 's Ante-Natal Care Action Group ( what a mouthful ) is about to retire and is looking for someone to take over . |
| 26 | The bank is looking for someone canny — not to say extremely gifted — who has developed the right skills in a reasonably sized corporate environment within a few years of qualifying . |
| 27 | However , when the market is sharp and clear and there is a need for very strong , talented individuals to fill the position , when the client is looking for someone with outstanding ability to run the business or to be a senior director , then talking to a headhunter may well be the best first step . |
| 28 | My uncle is looking for someone to replace a partner who 's retiring . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Inspector Lane is looking for you , sir . |
| 30 | Chris is looking for you . |