Example sentences of "is [v-ing] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe , if the game was against Australia or New Zealand Alan Tait would have been preferred , but Mal Reilly is building for the future and now I have my chance I intend to make the most of it . ’ |
| 2 | Rodney Klevan QC is appearing for the prosecution and Gilfoyle is defended by David Turner QC . |
| 3 | Mentally or instinctively he is looking for the pattern and his antennae are an outward expression of that inward instinct . |
| 4 | His wife is searching for the book because Ward told her he had it . |
| 5 | Pricing has yet to be decided , but BT is aiming for the look and feel of the service to be the same as for its existing messaging services . |
| 6 | The IEHO is calling for the strengthening and extension of existing legislation , a move supported by Mr Mayled , who felt that making the HSC guidelines law was the only way to improve standards across the board . |
| 7 | One such , ‘ Woman washing her face ’ by Utamaro ( one of only two dozen paintings known by him ) is arresting for the space that is allowed to resonate around the figure unlike the tightly cropped subjects in Ukiyo-e prints . |