Example sentences of "it be [v-ing] for [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It strikes me it 's searching for something . ’
2 There are also occasions when it is fitting for everything in a service to be either purist and ‘ traditional ’ or ‘ modern ’ .
3 Reefer And The Model has its flaws , but it is trying for something extra .
4 It is reassuring for someone to know that if they jump at shadows or can not sleep after an accident or a crime , it is part of a natural process and that they will get over it .
5 Delaney thought about it , and decided it did n't make sense , unless it was looking for something that it badly needed .
6 It was waiting for something to happen ; as she too was waiting for something to happen — something which must , at all costs , be forbidden .
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