Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an expanding market of course and potential sponsors are constantly searching for an appropriate product on which they can lavish their money . |
| 2 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 3 | The British Antarctic Survey forms a key component of the Natural Environment Research Council , and we 're now looking for an experienced Electron Microscopist to manage the new SEM facility at our Cambridge headquarters . |
| 4 | At the end of the decade it seems we 're either yearning for an American Fifties image or sinking into a nihilism of all-black clothes . |
| 5 | At the same time , elements of the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ( 1 RFF ) , one of two non-parachute-trained battalions in the brigade , are also preparing for an airborne operation . |
| 6 | If we are really looking for an archetypal sin offering , we must turn in our Bibles to Leviticus 16 , where Aaron presents two male goats before the Tent of the presence . |
| 7 | Managers are now asking for an independant review of both incidents . |
| 8 | THREE lifeboats , three tugs and an RAF Sea King helicopter were yesterday searching for an 18-year-old lifeboatman who fell overboard from a fishing boat . |
| 9 | The Labour Party is now calling for an independent inquiry to be set up to consider whether compensation should be paid to those who lost their holidays . |
| 10 | The Ffestiniog Railway Trust acting on a High Court judge 's advice is currently applying for an Amending Order from the Ministry of Transport for the transfer of the WHR Company to the Ffestiniog . |
| 11 | We are therefore pressing for an immediate reduction in the stock of debt for those countries . |
| 12 | Jamila said nothing and Helen was eager to talk about Charlie , a subject on which she was obviously preparing for an advanced degree . |
| 13 | Among those covered by the files were Josef Mengele , a former superintendent of the Auschwitz concentration camp who had lived in Buenos Aires from 1959 until his death in 1979 [ see p. 33759 ] ; Josef Schwammberger , extradited in 1990 [ see p. 37899 ] ; and , reportedly , a self-styled " Slovakian National Socialist " , Stefan Polakovic , who was still writing for an Argentinian publication in 1992 . |
| 14 | In order not to disappoint anyone , Celia would explain in her reply that although she was pregnant , she was really looking for an older nanny . |