Example sentences of "[adj] and [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she arrived in Paris in May 1914 , she was in a dangerous frame of mind , footloose , resentful and spoiling for adventure . |
| 2 | ‘ The speed with which some of the incidents flared up suggests , in fact , that the kids were not sitting indoors , but that they were already out there on the streets — often bored , resentful and waiting for trouble ’ ( ibid.:46 ) . |
| 3 | From Table 4.1 it can be seen that almost one-third of IT postgraduates would be unemployed and looking for work at the end of their course . |
| 4 | I would say that if you 're sixty years old and looking for meaning in life you should not be listening to this kind of music . |
| 5 | Determined , eager , brave and lusting for the real thing , |
| 6 | With this statement , Roebuck was answering a question about his defence and , in particular , an unforgettable head-on tackle he effected when the All Black 's runaway rhino , no.8 Wayne Shelford , was huffing , puffing and snorting for the tryline when North Harbour played New South Wales just under 12 months ago . |
| 7 | Left empty and decaying for some years , the buildings were at last put up for sale . |
| 8 | The ladies , sisters , were English and looking for somewhere cheap but clean while they stayed on in Florence to attend art classes . |
| 9 | They left within two days of his release , leaving me tired , dazed , relieved and waiting for the Second Son to come ‘ home ’ for yet another week-end . |
| 10 | They were waiting to pounce , I know it ; that 's how they live ; they hang about in the dark , watching ( such a creature will see in the dark , never fear ) and listening and feeling for the minuscule rise in temperature and small vibrations which signal a passing vascular system , then they hop on board and they … suck . |
| 11 | Immortality is for Tithonus a punishment , it is cold and silent whereas death is warm and inviting for the old man . |
| 12 | The change in employment may not always be so favourable as yesterday 's either , but the market is now starting to feel bullish and looking for a FT-SE of 3,000 by next year . |
| 13 | The quality of life that is appropriate and fitting for the neonate , young adult , handicapped man , and elderly woman are different . |
| 14 | And this was not the only occasion on which he protested , in the 1920s and 1930s , at having the precepts that were formulated to meet the special conditions of 1914 taken as absolute and binding for all poetic situations at all times . |
| 15 | The computer operator in the station made another call to the ambulance service telling them that the situation was very serious and asking for the estimated time of arrival of the ambulance . |
| 16 | Their achievements may be limited when compared with those of others , but they are no less real and fulfilling for the people concerned . |
| 17 | Must be handsome , intelligent and witty and looking for a fun-to-be-with female student . |
| 18 | Lot eleven the Tibetan model there 's the model showing eighty pounds for this , at eighty , eighty five offered , at ninety , ninety five , ninety five bid , one hundred and ten , twenty , thirty a hundred and thirty is offered at one hundred and thirty , one forty a new bidder now , one forty to my right and selling for one hundred and forty thank you , one forty for join on . |
| 19 | Lot number seventy eight Lot seventy eight a patinated bronze teapot there 's the bronze teapot a hundred pounds at one hundred and ten , twenty , one hundred and twenty pounds at one hundred and twenty pounds , one thirty , forty , fifty , sixty , seventy , eighty ninety , two hundred two twenty bid I 'm offered two hundred and twenty to my right and selling for two twenty , two forty two sixty , two eighty three hundred and twenty three fifty three eighty four hundred and twenty four fifty , eighty five hundred and fifty six hundred six hundred pounds offered anybody else at six hundred pounds still to my right at six hundred pounds . |
| 20 | Thank you , Lot number eighty four Lot number eighty four a square seal there 's the seal showing eighty for this one , at eighty pounds at eighty pounds , eighty five , ninety , ninety five , a hundred pounds and ten one twenty thirty one forty fifty one hundred and fifty at the back against one sixty one seventy eighty one ninety two hundred two hundred to my right , at two hundred pounds , any more at two hundred , two twenty , a new bidder two fifty , at two hundred and fifty , two eighty three hundred offered I 'm offered three hundred to my right and selling for three hundred pounds . |
| 21 | The new relationship which can then develop between mother and son can be rich and rewarding for them both . |
| 22 | Likewise the case examples , though few in number , offer much that is rich and rewarding for practice . |
| 23 | The voices above stopped arguing , as Cardiff slid down the rail , exhausted and gasping for breath . |
| 24 | Why is that getting pregnant and asking for maternity leave can be seen as a crime ? |
| 25 | ‘ She said if you could spare an hour … she 'd just come back and said he was very low and asking for you . |
| 26 | The event came to a close with a disco which rounded off an absolutely brilliant day that was a very moving and thought-provoking for all concerned . |
| 27 | Hopefully I will be fully fit and fighting for a first team place in two weeks . ’ |
| 28 | News on the Rialto is that the marker price at which IBM Corp is doing deals is $45,000 per MIPS — and our New York associate Technology News of America hears German users are sitting tight and waiting for the price to hit $40,000 per MIPS . |
| 29 | Then what was that ridiculous story about your grandmother being ill and asking for me ? |
| 30 | This use may become authoritarian and overpowering for subordinates . |