Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who give the impression that they are fishing for information ; they may be looking for a recommendation for somebody else who may be suitable to approach . |
| 2 | It was safe to assume , he said , that no more than a dozen MPs knew whether they should be reaching for the champagne or the shotgun when the Government announced last month that the business rate was to be set at 36p in the pound last month . |
| 3 | If they ca n't commit to high rates of profit , perhaps they should be working for a second-rate firm which plays budgetary games . |
| 4 | They 'll be searching for a wooden stick with a thistle painted on it , and discussing the minutes of the last Rotarians ' whist drive subcommittee meeting . |
| 5 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |
| 6 | They 're going through a bad period and they 'll be looking for a positive result as well . |
| 7 | Otherwise they 'll be coming for a warrant for me . |
| 8 | Or indeed they could be heading for the two peaks we had just thrashed . |
| 9 | Darlington have chosen largely unknown Queensland pace bowler Scott Muller as their professional partly because of his qualifications as a coach but if former Lancashire player , Jack Simmons ' opinion proves correct they could be challenging for the title yet again . |
| 10 | And they would be looking for a bed for the night and it would be in the old hay shed that we would put them but there would n't be a problem . |
| 11 | The solicitors informed the local authority that they would be applying for an order for costs against the authority . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ They did not have certain top-class players out there , but the majority of those who came in were £1 million players and I felt that they would be fighting for a place in the Cup replay . ’ |
| 13 | in comparison with what they would be paying for a market stall then it would be it 's way out of their their |
| 14 | If there is , they will be looking for an early signal that their franchise will be renewed . |
| 15 | The case is hard to argue against , and even harder after a couple of Tories just get up and say flatly that they will be voting for the lady . |
| 16 | They will be pressing for a settlement of more than 10 per cent in what will be the most severe test of the Government 's inflation policy . |