Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] 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 | John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education , yesterday said ‘ the report shows we are better placed for a major advance than some have suggested ’ . |
| 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 | Subject headings lists are normally generated for a particular purpose . |
| 6 | Special classification schemes are generally devised for a particular purpose and are to be found in the following environments : |
| 7 | This is not as odd as it may sound as , for most Fijian customs officers , such herbs as basil , oregano or thyme are totally alien and are easily mistaken for a different sort . |
| 8 | Traveller 's or Eurocheques are by far the safest way to carry money as they are easily cashed for a small service charge and the value is recoverable if they are stolen or lost . |
| 9 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 10 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 11 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |
| 12 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 13 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 14 | The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding . |
| 15 | In such conditions , where drug combinations are not used for an adequate length of time , resistant strains have every chance of profiting from the destruction of their more sensitive relatives , and establishing a reservoir of intractable organisms . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 17 | Both the President and the Vice-President are directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 18 | Under the Federal Constitution which came into force in 1901 , legislative authority within the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in a bicameral Federal Parliament consisting of the Senate whose 76 members ( 12 from each of the country 's constituent states and two each for the Northern Territory and the Capital Territory of Canberra ) are directly elected for a six-year term and retire by rotation , one-half from each state on June 30 of each third year ; and the 148-member House of Representatives elected for three years ; each state has its own legislature , government and constitution . |
| 19 | Most of the 244 members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the state assemblies ( one-third being replaced every two years ) while all but two of the 544-members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 20 | The legislature is the 40-member National Assembly , of whom 34 are directly elected for a five-year term ( with four specially elected members and two ex officio ) ; 31 of the directly elected seats are currently held by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party and three by the Botswana National Front . |
| 21 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral National Assembly , 112 of whose members are directly elected for a five-year term ; the President can also appoint an unlimited number of deputies to the Assembly . |
| 22 | Most of the 244 members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the state assemblies ( one-third being replaced every two years ) while all but two of the 545-members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | They are both required for a good comprehensive system of community care and the presence of the former will reduce , but not remove , the need for the latter . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The TV companies that own ITN are also clamouring for a higher bid . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Commentators are also pressing for a staggered implementation , with companies being allowed to report progress on compliance for a given period of time . |
| 30 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |