Example sentences of "are [v-ing] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eminent scientists are clamouring for an outright ban on all chlorine substances . |
| 2 | the election for which you are applying for an absent vote ; |
| 3 | Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know . |
| 4 | Many people underestimate these travellers ; they think they are looking for an easy life . |
| 5 | ‘ We are looking for an easy-to-use poop scoop and Jonathan 's idea may well be the answer . ’ |
| 6 | At the moment we are looking for an alternative night shelter , which is going to prove expensive ’ . |
| 7 | If you are looking for an appealing gift that does n't cost the earth , Belinda Thomas could provide a solution . |
| 8 | Cleveland Police are looking for an unusual recruit a horse following the retirement of ten-year-old mare Gellerdale . |
| 9 | ‘ We are looking for an evil man . ’ |
| 10 | If you are looking for an attractive houseplant , choose this favourite |
| 11 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 12 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 13 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |
| 14 | Broadly speaking , a man 's experience of grief when he loses his life-partner is similar to a woman 's ; but there are one or two important differences worth bearing in mind if you are caring for an elderly parent who has become a widower . |
| 15 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 16 | Both they and the Labour party are calling for an immediate change in the law to allow them to sell second-hand toys as before . |
| 17 | Conservationists are calling for an immediate halt to the clearing , in the hope that the remaining forest will be able to regenerate . |
| 18 | Council tenants in Dumbarton are calling for an independent inquiry into the running of the housing repairs department which is facing a cash crisis and a huge backlog of work . |
| 19 | THE PARENTS of a Merseyside soldier killed in the Gulf War are preparing for an emotionally-charged memorial service in Kuwait . |