Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an expanding market of course and potential sponsors are constantly searching for an appropriate product on which they can lavish their money . |
| 2 | Many mums who have apparently short labours have actually been gently dilating for a few days without realising it and without having any of the other traditional ‘ signs ’ of labour : a ‘ show ’ as the plug to the cervix is expelled , waters breaking or the first contractions . |
| 3 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 4 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | They 're already planning for a new MOT-type inspection for small boats . |
| 7 | But with a list price of around £1,500 , it may be a tad too expensive if you 're just looking for a reliable workhorse. 300dpi printers are good enough for churning out letters , reports and the odd graphic , and do a lot less damage to your wallet . |
| 8 | Me and my mate , here , we 're just going for a little ride . ’ |
| 9 | Two teenegers … one fifteen the other ninteen … are still helping police with their inquiries … they 're still hunting for a third man . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | We 're still waiting for a green form extension to grant t t to be granted |
| 12 | You 're always looking for a four on a par-5 , but at that stage you 'd take it as long as your main opposition has n't gone away . |
| 13 | In debt and in the middle of a takeover battle , they 're also looking for a new manager . |
| 14 | The British Antarctic Survey forms a key component of the Natural Environment Research Council , and we 're now looking for an experienced Electron Microscopist to manage the new SEM facility at our Cambridge headquarters . |
| 15 | Things did n't quite go to plan — which has proved annoying for you , and you 're now asking for a second service ; for which you 'll pay me . ’ |
| 16 | At the end of the decade it seems we 're either yearning for an American Fifties image or sinking into a nihilism of all-black clothes . |
| 17 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 18 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 19 | The Football League hierarchy are also looking for a new TV deal for their revamped competition and they also still have to meet sponsors Barclays to discuss the final year of their deal . |
| 20 | The TV companies that own ITN are also clamouring for a higher bid . |
| 21 | At the same time , elements of the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ( 1 RFF ) , one of two non-parachute-trained battalions in the brigade , are also preparing for an airborne operation . |
| 22 | Commentators are also pressing for a staggered implementation , with companies being allowed to report progress on compliance for a given period of time . |
| 23 | As I oversee the finishing touches of this Christmas issue of Pipeline , I am also preparing for a special production of my own ! |
| 24 | If we are really looking for an archetypal sin offering , we must turn in our Bibles to Leviticus 16 , where Aaron presents two male goats before the Tent of the presence . |
| 25 | Therefore I am now looking for a larger tank . |
| 26 | They are now looking for a good buyer who would be willing to continue their lifetime 's work , and either buy the stock separately , or as a whole package complete with factories . |
| 27 | Gorham and Dudley , who demonstrated the prototype last week , are now looking for a British company with expertise in optics and electronics to invest £250 000 . |
| 28 | Thousands of refugees in Afghanistan who 've fled conflict and civil war are now preparing for a further challenge … the bitter winter ahead . |
| 29 | They are now preparing for a special anniversary concert in the Crypt Concert Room at the cathedral on November 14 . |
| 30 | Managers are now asking for an independant review of both incidents . |