Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her book is not a comprehensive history of English garden design , but a much chancier , though equally delightful narrative depending for its emphasis on what happened to find its way into the collection . |
| 2 | Fabia at once volunteered , her heart aching for her sister . |
| 3 | Earlier this year the SFO was forced to increase the value of frauds qualifying for its attention from £2m to £5m . |
| 4 | A story of a man called Texaz looking for his woman and of a girl called Sabi looking for something else . |
| 5 | ‘ Here 's a horse waiting for ye sir . ’ |
| 6 | Spry , who has spent the duration of the interview waiting for his chicken and pineapple pizza to arrive , flicks through a copy of Vogue Collection . |
| 7 | Her face flushed and she turned almost desperately to Marguerite as they sat in the small gold and white salon waiting for their refreshments . |
| 8 | I spent all the next seven months waiting for my case to come up and fighting to keep my daughter . |
| 9 | I do n't Albert do n't mind going for her cigs , but it 's just that we do n't get up early in the morning , you know , and if me mum 's ringing at eight o'clock in the morning , 'cos she got no cigs . |
| 10 | Each generation of workers is in effect paying for its predecessors ' pensions , in the confident hope that the next generation will pay for theirs . |
| 11 | He has always had the support of Motherwell North SNP despite one of the branches calling for his resignation . ’ |
| 12 | The panel members then receive regular questionnaires asking for their opinions of selected programmes over the past week . |
| 13 | In acknowledgement of this , IASC , which comprises the leading world accounting bodies , sent out a separate invitation to interested parties asking for their views on the subject . |
| 14 | I want to see you on your knees begging for my love before our time is up , and that will be all the satisfaction I need . ’ |
| 15 | Meredith backed out slowly to avoid other shoppers making for their cars with their overladen squeaky trolleys and set off out of town . |
| 16 | Because she spent endless time and money searching for her father , for the man on her birth certificate who did n't exist ! |
| 17 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |
| 18 | With so many companies competing for your attention it can be difficult deciding which is the one for you . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's Our Lady weeping for your sins , Miss Claire , ’ their cook used to say when the heavens opened . |
| 20 | Clear examples of it would be the cat leaping for its ball , or a lion in pursuit of a zebra . |
| 21 | The next day , which was the Friday , O did n't work and he did n't eat ; he woke up late , stayed in bed until it was dark , got up at nine and dressed in his white shirt just like always and he went to The Bar looking for his heart 's desire one very last time , and that was the night that he met Boy . |
| 22 | THE teenager charged in the murder of a German tourist sobbed at his first court appearance last night as police staked out several Miami sites searching for his girlfriend and suspected accomplice . |
| 23 | So it 's equally unsurprising that he receives a steady stream of unsolicited portfolios from eager aspirants searching for their break . |
| 24 | Alice could see that it was not going to be easy for any of them to admit obligation to Jasper , even though he was being correctly impersonal , sitting somewhat to one side of the scene waiting for their approval , the image of a responsible cadre . |
| 25 | Employing a lounge-lizard gait , he swaggered towards me as I stood at the bar waiting for my Coke . |
| 26 | How beautifully the expert couple danced , their spines no doubt complaining with age , the woman 's feet grumbling for their slippers . |
| 27 | I WAS an infant teacher for 38 years and it always makes me angry when anyone says that a mother who stays at home caring for her child is ‘ wasting her talents ’ . |
| 28 | When you 're out , it 's important to know someone trustworthy is at home caring for your children . |
| 29 | If Gerald Thomas went to his flat to pick him up , he would be looking out of the window waiting for his car to arrive . |
| 30 | I am satisfied that a promise such as that to which I have referred is binding and the only question remaining for my consideration is the scope of the promise in the present case . |