Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a set up that checks a certain amount of areas and then blanks it otherwise you could be sitting there for hours waiting for a new Con activity so you just chew them off bit by bit . |
| 2 | On board were hundreds of campaigners heading for a national demonstration against the government 's rail privatisation plans . |
| 3 | Some 200 people in possession of pamphlets calling for a multiparty political system were reported to have been arrested in recent weeks around the country ; the human rights organization Amnesty International said that many people working in companies with facsimile transmission machines capable of receiving opposition literature printed abroad were among those detained . |
| 4 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 5 | The Conservative selection board was designed to bring the candidates ' list into the latter half of the twentieth century by including more industrialists , more women , more representatives of ethnic minorities , and reducing the number of barristers looking for a congenial second career . |
| 6 | The post-war years were full of women longing for a full skirt and unable to make it . |
| 7 | Only in the case of engagements lasting for a single day or less , and involving people with whom the organisation does not expect to have further contact in the near future , might payment be made without any deductions . |
| 8 | According to the foreign journalists camped out at the Intercontinental Hotel for weeks hoping for a simple soundbite from El Presidente , he was not seeing anyone . |
| 9 | He wandered along the brighter corridors near Nettles looking for a good place to plant his seeds . |
| 10 | For investors searching for a non-residential property BES , publicly-advertised offers are less frequent . |
| 11 | Party of baboons with typewriters working for a million years would n't come up with anything wise . ’ |
| 12 | Sailing as corporate hospitality took off about a decade ago , with companies looking for a new way of hosting events . |
| 13 | Manufacturers in plastics looking for a new aquatic widget are invited to contact Iwan Davies for details of his O 2 Enhancer which he has designed to spread water more effectively over trickle filter media . |
| 14 | The extra width available will be a boon to photographers looking for a rich textured background for full sized studio work . |
| 15 | The Standards will form part of the criteria which have to be met by firms applying for a legal aid franchise , but they will apply to all solicitors ' practices , whether seeking a franchise or not . |
| 16 | The pairing family had been brought about , so Engels and Morgan believed , by women wishing for a little permanence in their domestic arrangements . |