Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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31 And remember that you are walking for the psychological benefits as well as the fitness and slimness benefits .
32 ( Unless of course , you are booked for the last sitting ! )
33 First decide whether you wish to make a portrait or landscape design , and check that the card will stand up properly if you are opting for the latter shape .
34 ‘ I will give you a minute , no more , to tell me if you are working for the British Government or another .
35 The call the night before : Mohammed ca n't fly tomorrow , his gland has come up again , anyway , he mentioned your name , said you 're rated for the 35 , wonder if you could make it £200 cash and your exes ?
36 Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ?
37 If you 're looking for the perfect Valentine 's prezzie for your perfect man that 's just a bit different check these out !
38 If you 're looking for the perfect summer dress , how about this flattering style with full skirt and neatly-belted waist ?
39 IT looks more like an obelisk than a hotel , but if you 're looking for the unusual and eccentric , the 218-ft Sway Tower piercing the New Forest skyline could be yours for £1million .
40 You 're paying for the two things you 're paying for the opportunity
41 If you 're going to , if you 're going to be knocked for something , make sure you 're knocked for the right thing , that 's what you 're really saying .
42 And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution .
43 After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’
44 We are acting for the above named in connection with a claim for damages in respect of injuries sustained in a [ ] accident .
45 and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism .
46 We are hoping for the best for Over The Road , who has shown no signs of suffering any virus at the moment . ’
47 Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement .
48 And now we are to wait for the next ethnic war to intervene to salve our pitifully insensitive consciences and our failure to shape and conduct an effective policy : a neat one , no complications , allowing intervention with few , possibly no , losses .
49 Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them .
50 ‘ We are concerned and we are preparing for the worst . ’
51 I 'm an administrator by background , and I think that 's interesting , because one of the things that we are trying to do in the health service is to open up our management posts to people of all professions , and to recognise that management is not the prerogative of any particular group , but that we 're looking for the right people to manage our services from wherever they might come , and I 'm one of three people who has a responsibility to the senior manager in the community at the top , for the managing on a day-to-day basis the health services in Oxfordshire .
52 So we 're looking for the ideal candidate .
53 We 're looking for the local minimum and the local maximum .
54 We 're looking for the funny , the beautiful , the weird and the wonderful , family pictures and holiday snaps , but each of them must have that little extra something … .
55 ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals .
56 ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals .
57 We 've got a ladies luncheon in Glasgow for four hundred and the organiser , Ruth the chair of Glasgow branch , is being helped by two ladies from the business community erm Linda from the BAFTA award and Tessa who has her own marketing company , so we 're hoping to sort of pull in a lot of people from that erm Judy the chair of Scottish council , is yet again holding her Charlotte Square ball erm , this was very , very successful two years ago , I think you know erm and we 're hoping for the same success erm , we are very lucky that the Royal Highland Show has chosen us to be er the charity this year for the gala preview of the show erm this is er for three hundred people , a champagne reception erm sponsored by the Bank of Scotland , so that you go and see the flowers before the show opens the next day .
58 Oh well , well er most of us are b even , even the Tories themselves know , they know that we 're fighting for the old people , but do they we get the same old reply from them , where is the money coming ?
59 We 're waiting for the lost and founds .
60 A BSkyB spokesman said : ‘ We 're waiting for the various football bodies to sort the matter out . ’
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