Example sentences of "they [am/are] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only among the over-75s are men more likely to be caring than women ( 10 per cent compared with 6 per cent ) , mainly because of the care they are providing for a disabled spouse ( Evandron , 1990 , pp. 6–7 ) . |
| 2 | Another implication of this advice is that teachers need not begin keeping cupboards full of evidence from every pupil over three year periods in case they are selected for a random sample check on teacher assessments . |
| 3 | Now they are aiming for a new lease of life and further development . |
| 4 | The Class 50 refurbishment programme was completed , although they are destined for a short life , while limited work was also carried out on Class 20s , 26s and 33s to see them through to the arrival of new designs . |
| 5 | In Richmond they are poised for a splendid season of festivities |
| 6 | A Land Rover spokesman said : ‘ Our vehicles are not designed to tumble down mountains but they are built for a tough life . ’ |
| 7 | Paul Corrigan suggests that teenagers behave the way they do at the seaside , or at football matches , because they are looking for a memorable experience to balance the boredom of the rest of their lives . |
| 8 | Lastly , just as people looking for jobs are advised to ask around and find out about prospects through the grapevine rather than from official sources , employers too , where appropriate , can let it be known that they are looking for a certain sort of employee . |
| 9 | A well-designed communication structure can do much to minimize this by recognizing the fact that words do not have specific meanings until they are defined for a particular purpose . |
| 10 | While they might have looked out of place next to the modern heavy metal , they are vying for a lucrative market . |
| 11 | As for the Socialists , they have been told so often that they are heading for a total rout that they will actually be relieved if they manage to get the 20 per cent which the last polls were predicting . |
| 12 | They have had their problems , but they are going for a fresh start with a new ground , a new clubhouse and a new approach to playing matters . |
| 13 | Where keg milds and bitters are concerned , when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period in tanks under a heavy blanket of carbon dioxide . |
| 14 | In the case of keg milds and bitters when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period under gas pressure and are then filtered to remove yeast solids and pasteurised . |
| 15 | When scientists ask why something happens , they are asking for a general causal account . |
| 16 | Children at Wanborough primary school near Swindon are so worried about the hazards they experience on the way to school , they 're calling for a new footpath . |
| 17 | And they 're looking for a nice house to put them on . |
| 18 | ‘ They 're looking for a first-class professional journalist . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think they 're looking for a battered glamour boy , ’ Scott said . |
| 20 | They 're looking for a written documents , full stop . |
| 21 | on form you have to fancy Scunthorpe … they 're pushing for a top spot … but United have got to find some winning form sooner or later … |
| 22 | I believe the professional thieves are more ethical at least they 're stealing for a practical reason , not just for kicks . |
| 23 | If they 're going for a secluded house or a house where there 's plenty of trees and you ca n't see |