Example sentences of "who [be] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be so useful to anyone looking for a secondary school , especially for the young couple with a growing child who are looking for a new area to move into . |
| 2 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 3 | Many of the interesting books of flower paintings in the Library have been donated or bequeathed by plant lovers who are looking for a good home for their paintings . |
| 4 | ‘ For those boffins who are looking for an old AC30 , remember that Vox produced three versions with different frequency biases . |
| 5 | For people who are training for a particular sport such as karate , specific exercises can be inserted in the routine , for example alternate mae-geri or squat/standup/mae-geri . |
| 6 | It is significant that it is the Africans who are pressing for a partial lifting of the ban and the maligned fur trade has made no move in that direction . |
| 7 | And party-goers who 're looking for a good time are being warned they 'll find nothing but trouble at illegal raves . |
| 8 | He had some troublesome followers who were clamouring for a positive policy without being able to suggest one . |
| 9 | These were not necessarily the shy or reserved ones , who were quite likely to be snapped up by ‘ parents ’ who were looking for a quiet life . |
| 10 | An SJ-20 would be a good choice for the all-rounder kind of player who 's looking for a healthy amount of out-and-out acoustic oomph from an instrument without sacrificing much in the way of tone quality . |
| 11 | The success of Nigel Short , who 's preparing for a dramatic world championship final against Kasparov , has raised the profile of chess in this country . |
| 12 | It is aimed primarily at the generalist reader concerned with information resources and their use , who is looking for a non-technical assessment of what multimedia is , what it does and how it may be used in a range of applications . |
| 13 | The paper offers a model derived from ‘ job search theory ’ which is concerned with the optimal behaviour of an unemployed individual who is searching for a suitable job in the labour market . |
| 14 | PENNSYLVANIA governor Robert Casey , 61 , who is waiting for a heart-and-liver transplant , is continuing his duties from his hospital room . |
| 15 | Among the journalists is Nigel Short 's father , who is covering for a local newspaper in Manchester , the challenger 's home territory . |
| 16 | Simon Burrowes , from junior side Cooke , partners Mark Wylie in the centre , while Darren Wady steps in for Keith Crossan who is playing for an international side in Donegal . |
| 17 | Anyone who is caring for an elderly mother or father would be well advised to visit the local office of the Department of Health and Social Security and ask for a complete set of leaflets on this subject which will explain what financial help is available , apart from the State Retirement Pension , both for their parent and for themselves . |
| 18 | She seemed most impressed , and said that I should meet her boyfriend who was looking for a bass player , and so I joined his jazz-rock band back in 1973 and we did some touring in Britain . |
| 19 | Speed is into strenuous challenges these days — he went head over the top of one of their defenders at one point and ended up in a crumpled heap in front of the ref , who was pointing for a free kick in the opposite direction . |