Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from these texts there are a few which are revealing for the opposite reason : they deny the existence of a trust where it might have been expected . |
| 2 | The meeting was reported to have seen differences between Syria , Iraq , Sudan and Libya on the one hand , which were pushing for a more intransigent Arab League position , and the Gulf states on the other , which spoke out for " international legitimacy " ( according to Radio Monte Carlo on April 30 ) . |
| 3 | In Canada it came to be known as ‘ The 10 Lost Years ’ , which were devastating for those on the prairies and very difficult for those in the cities . |
| 4 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 5 | The rediscovery of rich veins of vernacular literature , which had been kept alive in the oral traditions of the peasants during centuries of domination by alien cultures , gave a feeling of self-confidence to the national movements which were striving for independence . |
| 6 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |
| 7 | The State of Alaska , which is pushing for approval , believes that the refuge may contain the largest remaining oil field in North America . |
| 8 | The initiative coincided with a ‘ Switch-on Campaign ’ by the campus radio stations , which is lobbying for more open access to broadcasting . |
| 9 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 10 | Tories say the way forward is to work closely with the private sector to set up a scheme similar to that undertaken by Halton Council , which is aiming for 90% recycling . |
| 11 | Air France also has an operating alliance with Malev , the Hungarian carrier which is looking for a strategic foreign partner . |
| 12 | The idea is the brainchild of Chester , Ellesmere Port and Wirral Training and Enterprise Council which is looking for 15 companies in the region to take part in a pilot scheme . |
| 13 | The silver bugle light infantry badge is returning to Hartlepool after 50 years with the setting up of a new army cadet force detachment which is looking for boys and girls aged between 13 and 18 to go along on Monday at 7pm to St James Church Hall , Rossmere Way . |
| 14 | Such a move would surely appeal to an electorate which is looking for moderation and co-operation . |
| 15 | Again another highly touchy point for SunSoft , but even Billmaier allows some concessions could be made here — but only if pieces of Sun 's more advanced technology , which is moving for instance to objects , is adopted — a point UI at least seems to understand . |
| 16 | It then raised the possibility that ‘ there is indeed a faction within MI5 which is gunning for the former prime minister ( and by implication the whole Labour leadership ) . ’ |
| 17 | Nothing is quite an adequate substitute … social service departments should make every effort to support and assist the family which is caring for an older member ’ . |
| 18 | CRUCIAL talks will be held today over the future of Monktonhall Colliery in Midlothian which is fighting for survival . |
| 19 | One quality of backbench life which is distracting for those with a professional or commercial training is that it lacks coherence , and there is an aimlessness which is debilitating . |
| 20 | Public opinion does not go unheeded , and disabled people are not the only group which is asking for its own wishes and opinions to be recognised . |
| 21 | Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet the demands of user collections like the Galileo group , which is pressing for a generic common front end . |
| 22 | They 're also acting as one of the major exhibition venues for Oxfordshire Artweek , which is running for the last 2 weeks in May . |
| 23 | Japan , too , is highlighted as part of the huge Japan Festival which is running for three months in Northern Ireland and throughout Britain — but , yes , it was another coincidence that Scottish Opera chose to offer us Madama Butterfly ! |
| 24 | When the Minister visits north Devon will he consider the matter of British equipment and pay a visit to RAF Chivenor , which is waiting for the SAR Westland helicopters that have been on order for two years ? |
| 25 | Obviously we will be guided by our consultants but this er er view of is er er meeting with er er great success in the villages because obviously er we feel that if there is a public inquiry then we stand a better chance of British Coal sticking to the promises made when they had the original planning application and removing all waste by train to suitable sites and there 's one at Welbeck which is waiting for the material . |
| 26 | The Orkney Seven Action Group , which is campaigning for the release of the seven W children still in care , said Mrs W would not accept any offer on the basis that some of the children were abused by their elder siblings . |
| 27 | Her teacher had seen a small notice about a charity in Russia which was looking for hosts for children from the affected regions and had contacted a friend , originally from Russia , who helped investigate the charity . |
| 28 | The 1,000-strong Congress , which was meeting for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union , is the only body in the country that can change the constitution and other basic laws . |
| 29 | A curfew was imposed in Cabinda on Nov. 12 after at least nine deaths in clashes between government forces and supporters of the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave ( FLEC ) , which was calling for the independence of the region . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've got lots of favourite moments from those days but perhaps the best is the vision of Kenneth Williams singing one of the dirtiest songs I have ever heard to sunbathers on the beach at Rye — which was doubling for the desert in Carry On — Follow That Camel , ’ he recalls . |