Example sentences of "in [v-ing] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the assassination coincided with the release in Lebanon of the British hostage John McCarthy [ see p. 38405 ] fuelled speculation that it had been sanctioned by opponents of the Iranian government critical of its current conciliatory attitude towards the West [ see pp.38212 ; 38309 ] and of its role in pressing for an early resolution of the hostage crisis . |
| 2 | In searching for an effective way of restraining wider areas , the German traffic planners again looked abroad for inspiration and again they found it in a near-neighbour . |
| 3 | Our entry into the field of study which encompasses the language of deaf people came about in searching for an educational solution for deaf children . |
| 4 | Or if we find that a grand-daughter is assisting her own mother in caring for an elderly parent , whom is the granddaughter helping ? |
| 5 | Moderate Sunni Moslem organizations in Turkey and Indonesia joined militant Shia opponents of the Saudi regime in Lebanon and Iran in calling for an international team to investigate the incident . |
| 6 | Opposition parties of both the right and left joined with the unions in calling for an independent inquiry into the Fez incidents . |