Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the unlikely setting of an industrial estate near Stroud in Gloucestershire , the elephant , cast in bronze , has been slowly growing for the past year . |
| 2 | In the unlikely setting of an industrial estate near Stroud in Gloucestershire , the elephant , cast in bronze , has been slowly growing for the past year . |
| 3 | Calera are obviously aiming for the mass market . |
| 4 | You are only catering for the mindless buffoons who find Simon Fanshawe a greater stimulus than Shakespeare . |
| 5 | Although winter is still firmly in control in the far northern regions of the Arctic , birds are already preparing for the coming season by moulting into fresh breeding plumage . |
| 6 | You are not training for the next Olympics , just getting a little fitter and making your heart work more efficiently and become stronger . |
| 7 | On the other hand , we certainly are not looking for the bland , but rather for the anodyne which is also intriguing and interesting and has a sense of positive enthusiasm . ’ |
| 8 | The assessors explain that they are not looking for the best ; ‘ that 'd be hopeless . |
| 9 | Of course , we sophisticated Westerners may think they are not asking for the right things . |
| 10 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 11 | Christie 's have got it and they 're just waiting for the right sale . |
| 12 | No what amazes me Mr Chairman is that here we are , we 're being cost conscious on every ground and we 're saying we 're making a statement that we enter into an exercise that we have no idea , we 're not asking for the actual cost , we are asking , we are asking you must of had an idea what it would cost or I feel Mr Chairman that that , can I put it mildly , lack of planning and certainly financial planning possibly |
| 13 | By making you pay more on your VAT , so we can knock the Poll Tax bills down , you 're still paying for the damn stuff , ah , ha |
| 14 | ‘ That 's a fair assumption , although we 're still waiting for the full results from the post-mortem . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You 're still applying for the wrong jobs , ’ she said , with more than a hint of exasperation . |
| 16 | You 're always going for the safe line , no involvement and no chance of damage . |
| 17 | They 're probably making for the cool thickets on this side of the river to avoid the heat . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's more and more difficult to sell the fruit to supermarkets because they 're almost asking for the impossible , ’ he said . |
| 19 | But the furore is certain to bump up Rogan 's sales among Smiths fan who — even after all these years — are still pining for the last great rock band . |
| 20 | Hereford are still searching for the winning touch … goal man Chris Pike was out of luck on saturday … out of sorts too he went off still feeling the affects of flu … |
| 21 | ‘ Japanese players are still hunting for the ultimate barcode 18 months after the game first went on sale . |
| 22 | I think that perhaps some people are still looking for the Great White Hope , as they did in the days of John L. Sullivan , the first black World Heavyweight boxing champion . |
| 23 | Last night , a police spokesman said : ‘ We are still looking for the two boys , aged about 10-14 years … |
| 24 | Police are still looking for the other man . |
| 25 | Police are still looking for the third — a brown Ford Sierra which was stolen from Brockhampton last night . |
| 26 | But , thank God , we now have the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation , and the World Health Organisation , but alas , are still waiting for the developed countries to engage in this world-wide task . |
| 27 | This is because we are still waiting for the connecting bus from Wolverhampton … ‘ ! |
| 28 | FULL-TIME Communication , the satellite television company which has offered English football £500 million over 10 years , are also bidding for the glamorous final stages of the European Cup . |
| 29 | But four Norwegian offshore businesses are also fighting for the lucrative work . |
| 30 | But the second games started , Merton would move , striding like a supermarket trolley attendant into the ring and ignoring all the ‘ rules ’ of improvisational comedy that the other clever-clever types had been carefully developing for the previous few years . |