Example sentences of "we [am/are] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the tougher trading conditions I am pleased to report that Healthcare has yet again had a profitable year , and we are poised for further expansion of our business in the coming year . |
| 2 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will head the new group , was more blunt , saying : ‘ We are looking for substantial cost reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 3 | We are looking for beautiful hair of any colour and style — it can be long , short , straight or curly . |
| 4 | ‘ We are looking for significant financing ; this is an expensive project , ’ she said . |
| 5 | We find it 's also useful back information , because they will be able to act on one client and has applications for proposal we are writing for another client later on so we can use as references refer to this information . |
| 6 | Perhaps we are reaching for object-oriented technology as our great-grandparents used to reach for the ‘ cure-all ’ medicines sold by the travelling salesmen of the 19th century . |
| 7 | Many people believe we are heading for environmental catastrophe unless we radically change the way we live , and the programme is a practical bid to bring about that change in urban areas . |
| 8 | The oil minister suggested that this would be as serious as physical closure , in which case ‘ we are heading for real trouble ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ We are going for maximum expansion . |
| 10 | At the same time , we are asking for reasonable management efficiency gains on the part of institutions . |
| 11 | We 're looking for male youth of around 18 years of age , the rest are in custody still at Milton Keynes |
| 12 | Now we 're looking for each other . |
| 13 | So we 're looking for one person . |
| 14 | We 're looking for any trace of clothing , it 's a big area with a long wall and the mounted police can cover it much more quickly than officers on foot |
| 15 | ‘ We 're looking for significant cost gains for both Kodak and ICI by identifying major improvement opportunities using the Kodak QLP process . |
| 16 | Now we 're looking for clear guidance from textbooks . ’ |
| 17 | Basically we 're looking for a we 're looking for another cleaner . |
| 18 | The additional money that we 're looking for this year er a substantial amount of this will go to funding of the rent for the new premises for the c the Citizens ' Advice Bureau and I do n't propose to stand here and defend the Citizens ' Advice Bureau because it does n't need it , I hope . |
| 19 | Now it 's got the three and we 're batting for each other , you know playing on the same side . |
| 20 | Well we 're done for next week . |
| 21 | We 're calling for more investment from the Government . |
| 22 | ‘ We 're aiming for that contradiction , ’ explains Jim James , one of the band 's two singing guitarists . |
| 23 | The pattern is very much first half er , erm , loss or small profit , second half all the profit and in fact you should watch out for the bigger , the bigger Addison Wesley gets , the more the loss in the second half will be because we 're investing for that sale |
| 24 | ‘ We 're waiting for more evidence . |
| 25 | Well , we 're waiting for these lot . |
| 26 | ‘ My morale wo n't be shattered if we do n't win , I suppose we 're going for second place . |
| 27 | On top of that the new point to point season is off and running and that 's where we 're going for this week 's Friday Feature |
| 28 | we 're asking for public help in telling us where the travellers are gathering , especially on common or open landThe familiar police tactic is to try and keep the travellers in small groups by continually moving them away from the others . |
| 29 | That we 're recording for that lady ! |