Example sentences of "are [v-ing] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 3 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 4 | Apart from these texts there are a few which are revealing for the opposite reason : they deny the existence of a trust where it might have been expected . |
| 5 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 6 | and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism . |
| 7 | Whilst they are searching for the relevant information , their inventories of unsold goods will start to build up . |
| 8 | Now they are searching for the fourth sister Pamela , who walked out at the age of 15 after a row with her father . |
| 9 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |
| 10 | ‘ But we continue to study it and are looking for the right vehicle . ’ |
| 11 | After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’ |
| 12 | If they are looking for the special therapist to ‘ cure ’ them , then , also they will be disappointed . |
| 13 | But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market . |
| 14 | FEARS are growing for the two-man crew of a missing fishing boat , after wreckage from the vessel was found by coastguards . |
| 15 | But there are certain feelings and reactions in bereavement that are common to much of the animal kingdom , including the human race , and all who are caring for the bereaved need to be aware of them , as well as being ready to accept the tremendous range of responses that people can produce from time to time in their efforts to deal with their painful situation . |
| 16 | Those who are caring for the bereaved need to be prepared to expect all kinds of strange reactions and uncharacteristic behaviour from them occasionally . |
| 17 | If you like night life and are heading for the Far East , do n't go to Japan . |
| 18 | Tonight , 15 planes are heading for the British Drop Zone . |
| 19 | Tonight , 15 planes are heading for the British Drop Zone . |
| 20 | Compaq Computer Corp took the lead in the European portable personal computer market in the first quarter of 1993 according to Dataquest figures which give Compaq 22% by value and 17.5% by volume , and the manufacturer says that shipments in the period were up 89% on the first quarter of 1992 , growing four times the rate of the market , which expanded 21% — and those figures reveal the reason that Dell Computer Corp has stumbled badly in laptops and notebooks : buyers are going for the higher cost 80486-based machines that abound in Compaq 's line , while Dell 's product emphasises low-price 80386SX-based machines . |
| 21 | It is quite obvious that if all of you are going for the same niche in the marketplace , as is happening increasingly at present , then it will be a highly competitive situation where you will have to rely even more than usual on the superiority of your own skills or technology to bring you through . |
| 22 | First decide whether you wish to make a portrait or landscape design , and check that the card will stand up properly if you are opting for the latter shape . |
| 23 | Rolls Royce cars from around the world are arriving for the largest gathering yet of the famous vehicles . |
| 24 | Also standing are Carrie Hynd for the Green Party while on a lighter note Ben Shotton and Owen Unsworth are campaigning for the Young Church Organist and Macweirdo Spectacular political parties respectively . |
| 25 | An RAF base and a military hospital are preparing for the possible arrival of a flight carrying children wounded in the fighting in Sarajevo . |
| 26 | WITH just the smallest of the 23 starters in the Whitbread Round the World Race , the 51-foot La Poste , due last into Punta del Este , Uruguay , at midnight tonight , crews are preparing for the second leg , writes Stuart Alexander . |
| 27 | Government officials are admitting for the first time families in mid-value houses of £66,000 — £88,000 are likely to face bills of £600 not £400 as hoped . |
| 28 | Generally middle-aged , they may even have children who are working for the left-wing opposition , but their own closed environment has protected them from any understanding of the reality of their country . |
| 29 | World Cup no.8 Glenn Ennis will be travelling from Tokyo , where he and massive lock Norm Hadley are working for the Suntory Corporation , while Scott Steward , who won four caps during the World Cup , two on the wing and two at fullback , will fly from the south of France , where he is playing for Dax . |
| 30 | ‘ I will give you a minute , no more , to tell me if you are working for the British Government or another . |