Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nick Serota and I are lobbying to get a curator for the collection , ’ Mr Wheatley tells me . |
| 2 | You 're wanting to produce a certificate for the kids is that what you 're talking about ? |
| 3 | With Gary 's wealth of experience in bridal hairstyles and his superb creative talent we 're going to create a look for you that would make any bride blush . |
| 4 | So he 'd say , ‘ I 'd like you to imagine going into a recording studio , you 've never met the band in your life , you 're going to do a session for them and you 're going to be paid very well and they 're all on Acid and they 're playing rockabilly . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're going to do a contest for the guests . ’ |
| 6 | We 're going to do a lot for education . |
| 7 | As far as Europeans are concerned , they 'll undoubtedly come here , as we are going to be travelling to France and Germany and Italy and wherever , but I think it 's getting the North American tourists convinced that it 's going to be okay here , they 're going to get a value for money holiday . |
| 8 | He criticised the overbearing volume and the occasional out-of-tune playing , but still noted that : ‘ If they continue to improve at this rate , they 're going to make a name for themselves . |
| 9 | They 're going to make a run for it , she thought . |
| 10 | They lead a totally different life and we 're trying to provide a resource for people that do n't want that resource . |
| 11 | If the stepping stones laid down by previous legislation and publications are to be extended , it is important to review initiatives which are attempting to implement a policy for integration . |
| 12 | If the latest available RPI is for October , then we are attempting to make a forecast for the RPI the following January , in which case m = 3 . |
| 13 | Atkinson admitted : ‘ If we are going to sustain a challenge for the title , there will be opportunities for the younger players . |
| 14 | I 'm endeavouring to acquire a passion for plastic . |
| 15 | He told her ‘ I 'm going to do a ballet for you and I will make you or I 'll break you . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh hell , ’ she continued , ‘ I 'm going to make a break for it . |
| 17 | What I 'm trying to get a feel for is the level at which it is a consideration . |
| 18 | Looks like we wo n't be trying to buy a centre-half for a while . |
| 19 | I had made the mistake of volunteering to sleep on the couch in the living room on the nights that Janice stayed at our flat ; this offer was made with what I thought was obvious sarcasm one evening while Gav and Norris were attempting to develop a technique for cooking poppadoms in the microwave . |
| 20 | In a previous issue of JFIT News we announced that we were beginning to draft a proposal for a new Compound Semiconductor Advanced Technology Programme , and we asked for your views and ideas as to the scope of the workplan and the size of the budget . |
| 21 | And for , our children when they grow up cos I had three children nearly every one that had come into the town had little ones so you see we were trying to build a town for our children to benefit which I do n't know whether you think that it 's a town worth living in but I think that we have done very well and it 's a town that is caring for such as the elderly they really do care ! |
| 22 | This is what we , we were aiming for we were trying to make a town for the people . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought you were trying to find a cottage for Marcus , but Irina says you 're not . ’ |
| 24 | Both Democratic Russia and the Republican Party were planning to start a petition for a referendum on land privatization ( for formation of pro-government bloc see p. 39020 ) . |
| 25 | Wigan are hoping to complete a deal for a top Aussie centre , thought to be Western Suburbs ' Andrew Farrar , in time for their first home match of the season against Hull on Sunday week . |
| 26 | Doctors are trying to find a cure for a four-year-old girl who 's allergic to eating . |
| 27 | Second , as with the health care sector , the government is attempting to develop a market for social care by separating the responsibility for those who purchase care and those who provide care . |
| 28 | ‘ Now the chief priest is going to say a prayer for the boats on the beach , ’ he explained , as they went with other spectators to join in behind the end of the procession and follow it across the square and on to the sand . |
| 29 | No animal is going to get a taste for nome . |
| 30 | If a school is going to prepare a pupil for the ‘ opportunities and experiences of adult life ’ as it is required to do by section 1 of the Education Reform Act 1988 , it surely can not ignore his/her sex education . |