Example sentences of "we [am/are] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for this reason we are looking for a suitable name . |
| 2 | So we are looking for a new name that we shall use for the discs when they are eventually released . |
| 3 | Mary Anne who has been managing this side of things for us is leaving Birmingham and we are looking for a new manager ( see job description on page 6 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ We are looking for a new partnership with the LAS and believe that together it is possible to ensure this vital lifeline goes from being the worst in the UK to being the model service . ’ |
| 5 | We are looking for a new custodian of the Society 's money . |
| 6 | Joan Daniels ' term of office expires at the 1987 Annual General Meeting , so we are looking for a new treasurer . |
| 7 | We are looking for a brutal , unfeeling killer . ’ |
| 8 | We are looking for a sufficient cause or reason for the legal enforcement of a promise . |
| 9 | ‘ We are calling for a one-day strike next Thursday in the school of food and consumer studies in the first instance . |
| 10 | Subtitled How The World Will Change In The Depression Of The 1990s , its central hypothesis is that we are headed for a major depression , that deflation will return , that property prices will collapse by two-thirds , that Islam will pour into the power vacuum left by communism , that taxes will soar , that many major corporations will cease to exist , that anyone wealthy enough will flee big cities and away from the gangs controlling them , that countries like India , Canada , South Africa and Israel will fall to bits , that there will be plagues of locusts and frogs and that firstborn sons ought to head for the hills while they 've got the chance . |
| 11 | Australia will be favourites , but at least we are prepared for a good old battle . ’ |
| 12 | We are hoping for a wide variety of candidates so that all Catholic life can be represented . |
| 13 | ‘ At least it is dry now so we are aiming for a real performance . ’ |
| 14 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 15 | We are waiting for a new quotation from Eurofighter for their part of the programme erm but in advance of receiving it I 'd not rather not speculate as to which impact it might have on the project . |
| 16 | Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We are asking for a temporary reprieve . ’ |
| 18 | Instead , we are asking for a frank and open debate within our own union and on that basis , and on that basis alone , will the Northern Region support the Report . |
| 19 | But So we 're looking for a nice balance between clutch and throttle , that you 're not being jerked and the not clutch is not bloody flying every time that you take let your foot to engage a gear . |
| 20 | We mentioned earlier the paradoxes which were that for instance erm we 're looking for a low risk investment or our customers are looking for a low risk investment , they tell us they need well proven technology but that needs to be advanced technology . |
| 21 | ‘ We 're looking for a wide range of points , not all of them compatible , ’ said Saltonstall . |
| 22 | That 's why the next match is so important we 're looking for a good performance and ultimately a good result . ’ |
| 23 | So , in summary , we 're looking for a clear site , exposed to wind , preferably on rising ground or on beach dunes where there are no buildings to break up the breeze . |
| 24 | Where , unfortunately , ladies er , wo n't go out of a night time because they 're frightened whereas , we 're looking for a little bit of a reassurance . |
| 25 | ’ We 're looking for a national hippy watch . |
| 26 | We 're hoping for a good day tomorrow |
| 27 | Yes , hopefully we 'll get a big crowd today , Ron Atkinson 's coming to present the , the new strip before the game , so we 're hoping for a big crowd . |