Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eminent scientists are clamouring for an outright ban on all chlorine substances . |
| 2 | the election for which you are applying for an absent vote ; |
| 3 | Opposition parties had also been pressing for an early poll , especially in view of the poor performance by ANAP in local elections since 1989 [ see p. 36528 ] . |
| 4 | Because of its concerns about the consultants ' figures , convention officials have been pressing for an urgent meeting of a joint Scottish Office-COSLA working party on finance since early February but that has not taken place . |
| 5 | For years before that , however , football enthusiasts in Glasgow had long been agitating for an international match against the deaf footballers of England , without success . |
| 6 | If we 'd been looking for an easy acquaintance with nature , we would have chosen a different landscape : something lusher and more intricate , not this bleak and famished hillside on the Atlantic 's edge . |
| 7 | Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know . |
| 8 | Many people underestimate these travellers ; they think they are looking for an easy life . |
| 9 | ‘ We are looking for an easy-to-use poop scoop and Jonathan 's idea may well be the answer . ’ |
| 10 | At the moment we are looking for an alternative night shelter , which is going to prove expensive ’ . |
| 11 | If you are looking for an appealing gift that does n't cost the earth , Belinda Thomas could provide a solution . |
| 12 | Cleveland Police are looking for an unusual recruit a horse following the retirement of ten-year-old mare Gellerdale . |
| 13 | ‘ We are looking for an evil man . ’ |
| 14 | If you are looking for an attractive houseplant , choose this favourite |
| 15 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 16 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 17 | For years , American X-ray astronomers have been pushing for an Advanced X-ray Astrophysics facility ( AXAF ) which would have better sensitivity and resolution of detail , than all other X-ray telescopes presently planned . |
| 18 | Whether you 're searching for an unusual birthday gift , designer suit , engagement ring , leather luggage or simply to eat , York is the place to go . |
| 19 | Now I think it would be helpful if the borough council could clarify whether that is in fact what they 're looking for an additional land allocation . |
| 20 | If you 're looking for an international business partner , bank on our precision . |
| 21 | Good Evening : Six hundred travellers ' vehicles heading for Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice have been banned from there , so farmers here have been warned that they 're looking for an alternative location . |
| 22 | So , whether you 're looking for an alternative wastepaper bin , a planter or even kitchen storage , with prices starting at £18 you could use them for all these things and more |
| 23 | If you 're looking for an easy ride … |
| 24 | they 're looking for an old boy eighteen to twenty five who was like a carpenter or a plumber who 's actually learnt a trade but he said the trouble is , he said |
| 25 | They 're heading for an English style village that 's being built just north of Tokyo . |
| 26 | We do n't know what 's in that report and that 's one of the reasons why we 're calling for an independent enquiry . |
| 27 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |
| 28 | Broadly speaking , a man 's experience of grief when he loses his life-partner is similar to a woman 's ; but there are one or two important differences worth bearing in mind if you are caring for an elderly parent who has become a widower . |
| 29 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 30 | They 've been calling for an alternative route to the A 421 since World War Two . |