Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] for [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resulting strings produced by applying the rules are searched for in the lexicon in the normal way . |
| 2 | To some extent they are compensated for by the availability of a wealth of clinical material , and by the experience of working in urban and rural communities . |
| 3 | Such betrayals , when not over-taxing the as yet limited mental resources of the infant , are compensated for by the acquisition of new much praised skills and satisfactions . |
| 4 | Whatever you are looking for in a holiday , we defy you not to find it in Majorca . |
| 5 | ‘ It all depends , ’ Henry had said , ‘ what you are looking for in a relationship ! ’ |
| 6 | You simply have to weigh up your personal circumstances and what you are looking for from the job , keeping in mind any long-term plans that you may have for your future career development . |
| 7 | New shares are applied for on the expectation that the issue will be underpriced and hence a profit might be made on the difference between the immediate market price and the issue or striking price . |
| 8 | Oh , yes , you 're just the sort of bloke we 're looking for for the guards . |
| 9 | ‘ In order to get that Job , Scott , you have to clarify one thing in your mind — a picture of what they 're looking for as an anchorman . ’ |
| 10 | That that 's all we 're looking for at the moment . |
| 11 | Precisely what you 're looking for in a watch . |
| 12 | Police have released a description of the man they 're looking for in the Tewkesbury attack . |
| 13 | What you 're , what you 're aiming for in the future ? |
| 14 | This means that they should be clear about what they are to look for in the performance and how they are to judge these points . |
| 15 | The starting point for the three readings that follow is the increased numbers of children under 5 whose parents both work , and who are cared for outside the family ( whether in a day nursery or with a child minder ) for a major part of the day ( 25 per cent of children under 5 in the United Kingdom had working mothers in 1976 , although only a small proportion of these were working full-time ) . |
| 16 | Up to 15 people with brain injuries are cared for at the centre each day and the main feature of the extension will be a large activity room . |
| 17 | They are cared for by the shepherds , who would once have come up for the summer along with the animals , and slept in their traditional , bleak little cabins ; nowadays , they are for the most part motorized and can commute genteelly to the livestock from their homes below . |
| 18 | Part of what we are striving for as a necessity of our being is simply survival in physical and mental health . |
| 19 | Disabled people are provided for through the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons ' ( Northern Ireland ) Act ( 1978 ) . |
| 20 | Some of the features of the legal model which we have depicted such as the power of the shareholders to dismiss the directors and the fiduciary duties imposed upon the directors are provided for by the law rather than by the articles of association . |
| 21 | Pensions for employees of the Scottish Transport Group , with the exception of some Caledonian MacBrayne employees , are provided for by the group 's pension schemes . |
| 22 | What standards , if any ( height and type ) are covenanted for in the documents ? |
| 23 | Suggestions are asked for from the family and friends all over the village . |
| 24 | These are allowed for in the balance sheet and are part of your education . |
| 25 | Furthermore , since up to three causes are allowed for in the record , the doctor may indicate , say , pneumonia as ‘ primary ’ ( i.e. immediate ) cause before a more basic diagnosis of lung cancer . |
| 26 | ‘ Enormous admiration for showing us what a ride we are taken for by the funeral directors . |
| 27 | Be prepared for off the subject remarks — put in to perk up the interview , or comments like ‘ so you all prance about in leotards , then ? ’ |
| 28 | So there has been criticism of the growth of patronage and of the extent to which bodies which are paid for by the taxpayer are not fully accountable to Parliament for their actions . |
| 29 | We gather this special treatment is because our meals are paid for by the Institute , for whom we are working . |
| 30 | The driver of a 1.6 litre company car who can justify more than 2,500 business miles a year and whose petrol bills ( including personal mileage ) are paid for by the company , will be taxed as though the benefit were equivalent to an extra £2,800 in salary . |