Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present , local authorities are building not for the poorest , nor for the slum-dweller , but mainly for those better off . |
| 2 | Stars are queueing up for treatment at Holby Hospital — the setting for the controversial BBC series Casualty . |
| 3 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |
| 4 | The military style great coat , which we featured a couple of weeks ago , is probably THE single item fashion victims are queueing up for . |
| 5 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 6 | Where it has n't , the farmers are using generally for storage areas , that sort of thing a and access . |
| 7 | Wherever you advertise , on television , radio and posters , or in the press and magazines you are competing desperately for people 's attention . |
| 8 | Banks are competing fiercely for a share of the slower-growing market . |
| 9 | The big firms are competing fiercely for mandates . |
| 10 | What 's it to me if you and yer lady friend are goin' in for liftin' ? |
| 11 | Some of the finest acrobats in the world are limbering up for a show in the Big Top in Cheltenham . |
| 12 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |
| 13 | TOUGH guys Sylvester Stallone , 46 , and Arnold Schwarzenegger are squaring up for their latest film The Last Action Hero . |
| 14 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 15 | Similarly , organisations of adults with disabilities , such as the British Council of Organisations for Disabled People , are pressing hard for better quality , integrated education , given their own personal experiences of segregated provision . |
| 16 | ‘ We are pressing hard for a meeting between BAe 's finance director and our lead investor as we are aware that time is slipping by , ’ said Mr Hooke . |
| 17 | Millions of people have already discovered the magic of walking and are walking regularly for fitness , slimness and health . |
| 18 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 19 | Today , more than 100 million Europeans are gearing up for this winter 's invasion of the ski-slopes . |
| 20 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 21 | CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week , which begins on Saturday . |
| 22 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 23 | ‘ Got to observe strict ARP , you see , Miss , though here we are gettin' on for five months of war and not a peep out of a Jerry plane . |
| 24 | My relationship with the director is therefore rather different from most producers ; I am looking not for someone to watch and admire but for someone who can deliver the result . |
| 25 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 26 | money that you are saving up for something |
| 27 | Advice like ‘ it 's your age ’ or ‘ you 'll just have to learn to live with it ’ is beginning to wear thin and many people are seeking desperately for alternatives which hold out the promise of improved health . |
| 28 | Work is well on , but they are looking particularly for an Aldis gun sight for the project . |
| 29 | This is partly to get higher wages , but it is really so because jobs are run-of-the-mill and they are looking simply for a change of venue , a new setting , and new faces . |
| 30 | Swindon have to fight on in the promotion race … while Oxford have to battle on in the relegation scramble … but things are looking up for United … they 're off the bottom of the table for the first time since November thanks to a win at Brighton |