Example sentences of "is [verb] for [indef pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " It is forbidden for anyone to travel in the guard 's van , " he said . |
| 2 | " It is forbidden for anyone to travel on the roof , " the guard said . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | My uncle is looking for someone to replace a partner who 's retiring . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Yet the army too is waiting for someone to die , and the different factions of the party leadership are replicated in its high command . |
| 9 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 10 | All they 're doing is asking for something to eat , but it can be quite painful |