Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [noun sg] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even allowing for doubt about whether the vitamin supplementation was effective , administering it seems to be a one way bet — at worst it is harmless , but at best it may cure or prevent the disorder in question . |
| 2 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
| 3 | Those men were looking for information about a book . |
| 4 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps our friend Fagg is looking for enlightenment about the role of the Vietnamese in the Second World War , or by chance Glastonbury is investigating recent discoveries of esoteric viruses . ’ |
| 6 | Students could be given the opportunity of actively searching for information about some topic in which they are interested . |
| 7 | Attempts were made to contact all those writing for information about the scheme in 1980 and then follow them up in detail . |
| 8 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 9 | Thus ( 15a ) presupposes that the person referred to by I has been waiting for news about someone whom he thought to be in danger , whereas ( 15b ) does not , and might be said rather by someone who is comparing himself with other people who do not know this fact . |
| 10 | In Germany they have to pass a three-generation means test , calling for information about the incomes of the claimant , his parents and his children . |
| 11 | Thirdly , a schedule was distributed to practice managers , asking for information about the practice . |
| 12 | The guest is entitled to a measure of privacy and protection and any enquiries asking for information about guests should be handled with caution and the utmost discretion . |
| 13 | Unless otherwise indicated , therefore , this questionnaire is asking for information about courses which aim to improve teachers ' or trainee teachers ' understanding and awareness of the nature of human ability-orientated courses , either in teaching methods for language teaching or in communication for all teachers — but information given should not refer to work in these areas unless it has been specifically asked for . |
| 14 | I have not yet received a reply to my letter dated 21st May 1992 asking for information about temporary caravan sites and caravan rallies . |
| 15 | Before the end of the session , we shall also be contacting centre co-ordinators , asking for information about first destinations of candidates who have completed a general SVQ . |
| 16 | ‘ We have people asking for information about it every day . |
| 17 | For anyone who is thinking of planting I would suggest visiting a local nursery which grows its own plants and asking for advice about planting times . |
| 18 | Mill says exactly what I just said in response of him that is if the people are prepared to accept these why what 's to stop them consulting and asking for advice about how they should cast their vote and so Mill later on gives a response to his own suggestion about plural voting in effect without realizing that what he 's done . |
| 19 | Police in Armagh are appealing for information about the weekend burglary . |
| 20 | Police are appealing for information about the arsonists . |
| 21 | Detectives in Hartlepool are appealing for information about a burglary in which jewellery worth more than £2,000 was stolen from a house in Earlsferry Road between Sunday and Monday . |
| 22 | Police are appealing for information about the incident . |
| 23 | POLICE are appealing for information about a man who has remained silent since he was arrested for theft . |