Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am allowing for the fact that , in a substantial number of cases , investigations could not be concluded , and many complaints were withdrawn . |
| 2 | Su Ragazzi , who are bidding for a league and cup double , beat Jets in straight sets in Sewell 's second game in charge earlier this season but defeated them in the return in Edinburgh . |
| 3 | ( Two year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you and your husband or wife have lived apart for at least two years , your husband or wife must also consent to the divorce — IN WRITING ( a form is supplied for this ) . |
| 4 | ( Five year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you have lived apart from your husband or wife for at least five years , your application would not be granted if it meant that your husband or wife would suffer grave financial hardship . |
| 5 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 6 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |
| 7 | A charter of Charles the Bald in 875 exempted the peasants of St-Philibert , Tournus , in Burgundy from market dues " whether they are trading for the abbey or for themselves " . |
| 8 | These types of events are well advertised in the appropriate magazines , and the hotels gain a reputation for this type of promotion which appeals to people who are looking for a change or something different . |
| 9 | Ideally owners are looking for a snapshot or portrait model but the problem is that the modeller has to work without having seen the live model . |
| 10 | If you are looking for a pension or other financial advice we can similarly give you information and guidance to make the right decision . |
| 11 | Remember too that later , when you complete your studies , Midland will still be there to offer you preferential borrowing arrangements while you are looking for a job and getting established in your career . |
| 12 | ‘ For here we do not have an enduring city , but we are looking for the city that is to come , ’ says the writer to the Hebrews . |
| 13 | They have set up an AIDS task force , which has been searching for the bug that causes the disease ; they suspect a virus . |
| 14 | Euro competition chief Sir Leon Brittan has been pushing for the guide since a survey found British cars were an average 59 per cent dearer than the cheapest Continental prices . |
| 15 | You can use a submersible pump , which you 're using for a fountain or cascade to empty most of the water , but only do this to the level of the pump intake — then it 's a matter of bailing out with a bucket . |
| 16 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 17 | ‘ If you 're looking for a Messiah or a missionary , you 're looking at the wrong man , ’ says one of John Major 's close friends , irked by the relentless calls for leadership and vision . |
| 18 | They 're looking for a man and a woman , our sizes and our ages . |
| 19 | I 'd say you 're looking for a business where they have a heavy demand for rough paper . |
| 20 | Okay so you 're looking for a house or |
| 21 | really worked for families if you 're going for a day or maybe two days . |
| 22 | The only grass that 's well cut is where people cut it themselves outside their own house but , in particular , erm , th I would like to see the supervision of the contract and that we do n't cough up the money unless the job 's done properly because I think we 're paying for a job that 's not being either done at all , or when it is being done it 's not being done well . |
| 23 | We 're staying for the party and we 're spending the night here . ’ |
| 24 | If you 're opting for a perm or colour , always tell your hairdresser what you 've been doing to your hair . |
| 25 | For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition . |
| 26 | The length of time they have been waiting for a house or factors such as overcrowding and damp are far more important than marital status , Mrs Smith said . |
| 27 | One particularly nasty German television journalist informed me that he had been waiting for a month and if anyone was getting near Ortega , it was him . |
| 28 | Sometimes you are waiting for a phonecall and sometimes for a touch . |
| 29 | Looking back , I find it interesting that our exchanges were consistently humorous , as if we had been rehearsing for a Wit and Wisdom contest . |
| 30 | They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up . |