Example sentences of "the [noun sg] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frank , who worked for the Coventry-based business for 10 years before retiring on medical grounds , is now disabled and the money is paying for a £2,127 electric wheelchair . |
| 2 | This point may sound very obvious , but it is seen to be crucial when one party to the contract is looking for a way to get out of his contractual obligations and is able to seize upon an ill-defined point . |
| 3 | Explaining that the Ministry was looking for a ‘ suitable ’ home for the aircraft the spokesman underlined that the MoD ‘ must dispose of the aircraft in the best interests of the taxpayer . ’ |
| 4 | Situated in Guangzhou ( formerly Canton ) , the Chinese university already has strong links with the Silsoe Research Institute in Bedfordshire and a staff member of the university is studying for a postgraduate degree in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at Queen 's . |
| 5 | The University is budgeting for a deficit in 1992–3 leading to an accumulated deficit at the end of the year of £3.7m , having decided that the general financial outlook was sufficiently encouraging for it not to delay allocating funds towards the backlog of long-term maintenance ( see para. 3.8 above ) ; it believes that there will be a small but steady growth in student numbers , and that changes in the HEFCE 's method of distributing funds for research will benefit it . |
| 6 | He asserted that the West was searching for a pretext for an Israeli military assault on Iraq and that this was a mistake , " because by God we will make the fire eat up half of Israel if it tries to do anything against Iraq " . |
| 7 | The driver was searching for a gap in the traffic . |
| 8 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |
| 9 | We stop on the verge beyond the clearing , the car is murmuring for a decision . |
| 10 | The mayor is preparing for a charity penalty shoot-out competition at the Leicester City-Middlesbrough game next Wednesday . |
| 11 | Now the club are looking for a player of your capabilities . |
| 12 | He heard the train whistle , the engine was slowing for a signal then he heard it pick up speed again . |
| 13 | While these arrangements were being formulated , the developer was looking for a suitable building . |
| 14 | She said the campaign was calling for a halt to the trend towards privatisation , and more funding to prevent cuts in services . |
| 15 | If my understanding is correct , the boy was looking for a missing goat on the edge of the thicket when he was charged by a cow elephant and killed . |
| 16 | If , however , the Chancellor was hoping for a variety of opinions to give him maximum freedom of manoeuvre in next month 's Budget , he will be only too happy with the report . |
| 17 | The lady is looking for a husband and she has been about the world sufficiently to know that I am not one of those . |
| 18 | The lower classes — if we talk about upper and middle how can we not talk about lower ? — served tea , beer , gin and stodgy food , cut as often as not into hamfisted wedges , fit to fill the belly not the hand , and , understanding that the band was working for a living , treated it with respect and decorum . |
| 19 | Before it collects a penny in gate money — and the match is heading for a full house — the Scottish Football Association will pocket £450,000 from the sale of trackside advertising to German companies . |
| 20 | The group is looking for a major balance sheet boost with the sale of its spectacle lens business Sola , which made a £10m profit in the first half . |
| 21 | The NCVO is pressing for a simpler SORP and for the timetable for compliance to be extended to mid 1994 to allow charities more time to prepare . |
| 22 | Meanwhile many secondary schools north of the Border are opting for a cheaper option , the Scottish Computerised School Administration Programme , or SCAMP . |
| 23 | A substantial part of the Cabinet was pressing for a quick outcome . |
| 24 | Hodge equalised Gannon 's second-minute goal in the eighth minute , and it looked as though the game was heading for a draw . |
| 25 | But the fact is that the government is looking for a huge expansion in student numbers nationally and we at Birmingham are keen to play our part , not least because we know that there are many more people who can benefit from a university education ( as you have done ) than are able to at present . |
| 26 | The government is hoping for a vote of confidence in the elections , and has been dismayed by the support the Front appears to be getting . |
| 27 | The firm 's paying for a rented flat but it 's not really big enough for us and the children . ’ |
| 28 | The Society is looking for a title for the Journal . |
| 29 | Since the interviewer is looking for a reliable , self-confident , honest individual who knows how to be friendly without being irritatingly overfamiliar it is sensible to know some of the basic body language that will work against you as well as what will cause a favourable reaction . |
| 30 | The interviewer is looking for a positive and enthusiastic approach to his or her company . |