Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [is] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we 're looking for is a congressional review of the DEA and the FBI investigations , and then , if they decide there is any basis to the allegations , a special counsel . |
| 2 | procedures which are , do n't quite fit you , then I think what we ought to be looking for is a certain amount of common ground between your procedure and our procedure , so there is not something , you 're doing something completely different to the way the rest of us are doing it . |
| 3 | What we 're looking for is a new policy initiative which will allow in appropriate circumstances inward investment of er er a significant strategic nature to be accommodated within North Yorkshire and that could possibly probably be Harrogate district . |
| 4 | Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself |
| 5 | ‘ Obviously the return we get is good in public relations terms , but what I 'm searching for is a better quality of recruit . ’ |
| 6 | The mechanism thee were looking at is a chemical modification of the DNA known as methylation . |
| 7 | ‘ What you are paying for is a total experience , and for the setting . |
| 8 | President what this motion is calling for is a political backing required to remove compulsory competitive tendering . |
| 9 | What you are aiming at is a steady indication on the localiser needle , rather than returning it to the centre . |
| 10 | Therefore corrections must be extremely small and like the localiser , what you are aiming at is a steady indication of the GP needle , rather than trying to put it dead in the centre . |
| 11 | What we are asking for is a basic human right as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – – the right to participate in society , the right to a future for our children , for our community , the right to a decent job , a real job . |
| 12 | what we 're dealing with is a small group of MP s who thought there were some advantages in the Paignton amendment I 've discussed it very thoroughly with them for some time , and they agree that there were real difficulties about the Paignton amendment which I 've now addressed |
| 13 | What all of Japan 's car makers are evolving towards is a worldwide structure something like this . |