Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent wave of lawlessness , in which more than 150 people were reportedly murdered , had been fuelled by fierce fighting between rival student groups competing for scarce dormitory spaces at Dhaka University . |
| 2 | Article 6 assumes a series of delimitation agreements between adjacent States allowing for bilateral relationships within the overall multilateral regime . |
| 3 | Over the past ten years , three styles of traditional Japanese hotels have increased their public profile to westerners — the minshuku ( private homes offering lodging service ) , the pension ( usually at resorts catering for sporting activities ) , and the traditional ryokan . |
| 4 | When Dixie Dean was on holiday in Ayr , he noticed that a professional sprint was to be held and entered it as an outsider and won ; he thereby not only demonstrated the outstanding athletic abilities of top footballers ( Matthews was also a fine athlete ) , but underlined the survival of the old pedestrian traditions at the new resorts catering for working-class holiday-makers . |
| 5 | After all , with the sunset of Empire and most departmental requests becoming for economic intelligence , you need trained minds who understood international banking , surely George could see that ? |
| 6 | Stratford 's claims are also being supported by other groups pressing for alternative rail link routes including the socalled RACHEL plan which extends the Channel Tunnel all the way to London and has attracted the support of a major American bank . |
| 7 | Seeing the poverty around him while he was growing up , he joined in with the political groups agitating for social change . |
| 8 | All the picturesque seaside towns with ruins of old castles or monasteries to visit , busy shops catering for local needs , and few tourists . |
| 9 | A racing stables looking for warm and healthy bedding for its horses has found the answer in yellow pages … quite literally . |
| 10 | In this sense the scene is clearly one of hazard problems looking for improved GIS rather than for GIS looking for good problems , as is all too often the case . |
| 11 | At times I had spent hours roaming around pastures looking for poisonous plants but that was pointless with Billings 's calves because they had never been out ; they were mere babies ofa month old . |
| 12 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 13 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 14 | It would follow that journalists writing for American publications have considerably more latitude in criticising public figures so long as their articles are not reprinted in Britain . |
| 15 | British manufacturers looking for new product lines are being targeted by former US funeral company director . |
| 16 | Greater peace could be found on a boating pond in Regent 's Park than at the populated end of poor Loch Morar in summer , with speed boats raping its once enigmatic waters and queues of cars waiting for senior citizens in their caravans to unblock the single track road where they have parked in a passing place to brew up a cuppa . |
| 17 | JOBS have become the battleground of the recession , with demands growing for existing ones to be saved and new ones created . |
| 18 | Words calling for sustained effort ( " search " , " meditate " , " examine " ) are used in the Bible to describe the way the scriptures must be read for maximum benefit . |
| 19 | The principal aim of the Juvenile ‘ Rules ’ was to continue ‘ the supervision of the boy or girl , when placed , with a view to his or her further education , both technical and humanistic ’ and to bring to bear on the life of the adolescents ‘ all the influences making for industrial efficiency , for enlightened citizenship and self-realisation ’ . |
| 20 | Other opposition parties preparing for multiparty politics included the Mozambique 's People 's Progressive Party ( PPPM ) , headed by Padimbe Kamati Andrea , which held its constituent congress in Maputo in mid-July . |
| 21 | I have already given examples of different characteristics evolving for different reasons . |
| 22 | However , occasionally the spongs also bridge ravines making for brave crossings especially when you have no idea of their quality . |
| 23 | In order to plan the programme for Q.T. training 1981/2 and help various working parties planning for future development , your co-operation in completing the attached questionnaire would be very much appreciated . |
| 24 | ‘ I left college in ‘ 76 , and subsequently hustled around for about four months working for various people , before I heard of a second assistant 's job coming up with David Thorpe . |
| 25 | After six months working for old Philly I think I deserve a bit of luck ! ’ |
| 26 | MR DAVID Mellor , the Home Office Minister of State , said yesterday that he was ‘ almost ashamed and embarrassed to live in the same society ’ as journalists working for tabloid newspapers . |
| 27 | ‘ This is partly because employers searching for cheap labour have imposed restrictions on the freedom of trade unions in the countries in which they have invested , ’ it says . |
| 28 | And there are always builders looking for cheap properties to renovate . |
| 29 | Chairman Garry Gibson revealed that Murray had been in touch with a string of top clubs looking for pre-deadline newcomers . |
| 30 | Even more horrifying was a recent report aired on CBS which told of Panamanians searching for missing relatives and finding several mass graves containing at least 4,000 people . |