Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | COMEDIAN Jim Davidson is hoping for a New Year reconciliation with his estranged wife Tracie Hilton . |
| 2 | Kathleen Hennessy was spoiling for a fight . |
| 3 | Ronnie Barker was hoping for a peaceful life when he retired six years ago . |
| 4 | YOUNG mum Angie Wilson is praying for a speedy end to her homeless heartache for she is expecting a third baby in just nine weeks time . |
| 5 | Meanwhile the real Dustin Hoffman was waiting for a role to prove that he would have a post- Graduate career . |
| 6 | In the meantime , RAF Lyneham is preparing for a memorial service , planned for June 23rd . |
| 7 | I 'd like to have your number ; Jean-Luc Ponty is looking for a guitarist . ’ |
| 8 | NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond . |
| 9 | If North Korea is looking for a way out of its nuclear predicament , and a way back into the NPT , China could offer to do what America once did for Taiwan : persuade it to give up its nuclear moonlighting , and take charge of any offending materials and bomb bits . |
| 10 | For house physician John Bery , the day begins at Cheltenham General Hospital when he puts on a pedometer.He 's one of a group of doctors who 've been helping in a survey of the distances covered while on duty.Soon Dr Bery is heading for a ward at the opposite end of the hospital.It 's the first of many long walks along the corridors during the day.The problem at Cheltenham general is identical to many other hospitals … where an old Victorian block has been extended with newer buildings forcing doctors to travel great distances from department to department . |
| 11 | IF JEFFREY Archer were looking for a plot for his next novel , he could do worse than examine the rise and rise of Mr John Major 's first female Cabinet ministers , Mrs Virginia Bottomley and Mrs Gillian Shephard . |
| 12 | LONDON CRUSADERS boss Ross Strudwick is hoping for a double celebration this weekend . |
| 13 | GAVIN Peacock is hoping for a little help from his friends in the Newcastle United side this season . |
| 14 | Meanwhile Mr Burge is preparing for a struggle . |
| 15 | The dark blue £415,000 car was stopped between Preston and Lancaster on Sunday as Mr Vilaseca was heading for a holiday in Scotland . |
| 16 | Mr Crowther is pressing for a judicial review of the whole Department of Transport that would look into the government 's road policy . |
| 17 | Mr Venables is pleading for a continuation of a court injunction preventing his removal from White Hart Lane by the board . |
| 18 | With the Bank of England base rate slashed to seven per cent , Mr Lamont is hoping for a recovery in the housing market and High Street . |
| 19 | Fortunately she had no time to find the answer , as Mr Pumblechook was calling for a hot rum to remove the taste of the medicine . |
| 20 | Soccer : Border League Wormingford FC are looking for a first team manager for next season . |
| 21 | Mr Heseltine was working for a 50:50 hybrid tax , split between property and head-tax . |
| 22 | Graham Oakes is researching for a biography of the baritone Sir Charles Santley . |
| 23 | The scientist Robert Boyle was looking for a method of preserving corpses so that they could be used for summer as well as winter tutorials . |
| 24 | When Louis Benjamin was looking for a stopgap for Drury Lane between 42nd Street 's closure and Miss Saigon 's opening , the only production which could fill London 's biggest theatre was Dame Edna 's one-woman show : one Australian housewife outdrew the huge casts of the big-budget musicals . |
| 25 | As the Cabinet met for an unprecedented late-night session , Mr Major was searching for a way out of the deadlock that would help Chancellor Norman Lamont unveil a mini-Budget for recovery next week . |
| 26 | As the Cabinet met for an unprecedented late-night session , Mr Major was searching for a way out of the deadlock that would help Chancellor Norman Lamont unveil a mini-Budget for recovery next week . |
| 27 | To counter this , Mr Ozal is pressing for a modest change that would allow Turkey 's Kurds the right to speak their own language . |
| 28 | JULIAN DICKS is heading for a bust-up with manager Billy Bonds if he 's left out again at Portsmouth tomorrow . |
| 29 | As Access Director of the British Mountain Bike Federation , Colin Palmer is fighting for a fair deal for off-road cyclists |
| 30 | The group , including newspaper , TV and radio reporters , looked at the various ways ICI is working for a cleaner environment . |