Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Establishments were obviously catering for a different market in the evening , and it can be assumed that customers were prepared to spend more time and to pay more for a different ‘ meal experience ’ . |
| 2 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 3 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 4 | As we have said , couples are engaged in a kind of dance , moving towards each other and then drawing apart , constantly searching for a comfortable balance in their relationship . |
| 5 | Perhaps going for a moonlit swim before making love under the stars . |
| 6 | The driver was obviously preparing for a grand-prix start . |
| 7 | First , wind velocity is measured at a given observation point and refers solely to that point , for all that it may be convenient to show it on a chart as an arrow apparently extending for a long distance . |
| 8 | The band of fluctuation either side of the new parities was widened from 1 per cent to 2.25 per cent , thus allowing for a larger margin of exchange rate fluctuation before official intervention was required . |
| 9 | At the Edinburgh summit the richest , most powerful European nations waste their time desperately seeking for a clever-dick way to con Danish voters in a second referendum . |
| 10 | Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions . |
| 11 | We were just looking for a suitable warren to send our ferrets down to flush out the occupants . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't you realize I 'd be a target for all the men living in World 's End who are just looking for a loose woman to amuse themselves with ? ’ |
| 13 | It was much more the sheer vitality and range of committed ability , lay and clerical , present in the Church at that time and just waiting for a new lead . |
| 14 | Me and my mate , here , we 're just going for a little ride . ’ |
| 15 | With wildly beating heart , before opening the shed door I rehearse the lie I am about to tell him — just like in drama — including the correct tone of voice : ‘ Just going for a quick bike ride , Pa . |
| 16 | The conventions , or unwritten rules , of the constitution were seen as of crucial significance since they secured " in a roundabout way what is called abroad the " sovereignty of the people " " thus making for a governmental system in which " the will of the electors shall by regular and constitutional means always in the end assert itself as the predominant influence in the country " . |
| 17 | He was into his stride early in the session , dipping under world champion Ayrton Senna 's record pole time set last year and finally settling for a best lap of 1min 15.703sec , at an average speed of 127.799mph . |
| 18 | Manager Jim McCorry , who twice played against Fermanagh in the championship , is desperately hoping for a prolonged run to compensate for a disappointing and dismal league campaign . |
| 19 | But er if they were just working for a single day , it was long day up till ten o'clock at night in a harvest you know . |
| 20 | If charged by a powerful enemy they can turn and flee away , hopefully regrouping for a later return . |
| 21 | CHELSEA manager Ian Porterfield is still searching for a top class goalkeeper despite the heroics of stand-in Kevin Hitchcock . |
| 22 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 23 | But , when asked whether he was still looking for a new goalkeeper despite Hitchcock 's form , Porterfield said : ‘ We are always looking to improve our squad of players and we will keep searching . ’ |
| 24 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 25 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 26 | Well I , I went to a psychiatrist once looking for a self-help group cos I did n't want tablets or anything I just wanted somebody I could talk to . |
| 27 | Two teenegers … one fifteen the other ninteen … are still helping police with their inquiries … they 're still hunting for a third man . |
| 28 | By the evening we were lined up with our small bundles , hopefully waiting for a returning plane , when we spotted some of our nice soldiers from Maymyo . |
| 29 | Further details will reach you just as soon as they reach us … we 're STILL waiting for a finished version of Hook , ‘ coz we refuse to write full reviews from pre-production , half-finished disks ! |
| 30 | We 're still waiting for a green form extension to grant t t to be granted |