Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general reconnaissance raid , mounted to find out what enemy defences if any stood along a stretch of coast , developed into the assault pilotage surveys of 1943 and 1944 , secretly landing for specific intelligence of beach conditions and defences . |
| 2 | Despite these finds , competition in the modelling business gets tougher every year , and agencies are constantly looking for new talent . |
| 3 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |
| 4 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 5 | This means not only looking for good practice in the present but also looking for indicators for the future . |
| 6 | We are very big and therefore we 're only looking for big business , is that , is that fair comment ? |
| 7 | It was especially looking for new business in Osaka . |
| 8 | This is why this account will follow Guillaume ( 1990 : 99 ) in postulating that the support of the infinitive is a " generalized person " not yet defined explicitly as either first , second or third , nor even necessarily calling for ordinal definition ( cf. ( 10 ) above ) . |
| 9 | The money will also be used to provide better signposting for existing access points to the towpath . |
| 10 | ‘ The council really needs to consider fully the effect this would have upon the ratepayers , particularly if other groups come along asking for similar dispensation , ’ the DoE spokesperson also explained . |
| 11 | The whole object of sex is to have unlike acting on unlike so as to make possible the production of unlike offspring , thus allowing for adaptive change , Darwin argues . |
| 12 | All manufacturing units have been consolidated into United Distillers Production Inc. , thus allowing for significant rationalisation and productivity enhancement . |
| 13 | When they reached the railway station it was already plying for new hire and the sound of an engine gathering up steam could be heard . |
| 14 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 15 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 16 | Yes , it 's just looking for certain letter groups |
| 17 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S tour of England is under serious threat and Rugby Union chiefs are already looking for alternative opposition for their showpiece match at Twickenham on November 14 . |
| 18 | Remember that we are adjusting to the track rhythm , not going for all-out speed yet — that would be risky . |
| 19 | Croatia is desperately calling for international recognition as a sovereign state . |
| 20 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 21 | The report was criticised for not calling for urgent action to reduce lead in petrol . |
| 22 | I 'M NOT asking for preferential treatment . |
| 23 | This was seen as a very significant move , given India 's longstanding insistence that Kashmir was an exclusively bilateral issue , but subsequent statements by the Ministry of External Affairs emphasised that purpose of the meeting was purely to give information and that India was not asking for international mediation . |
| 24 | This allowed consistent positioning in the UOS in the anterior or posterior orientation , thus controlling for radial asymmetry of the pressure profile . |
| 25 | The United States was still pressing for close cooperation , while the West German Chancellor , Konrad Adenauer , had on several occasions already suggested some kind of Franco-German cooperation . |
| 26 | Local magazines : Most regions have their own glossy magazines and some also have more newsy and less magazines produced either by independent publishers or by local authorities or community groups , They are usually looking for good material of local interest , Contact : The editor or reporters . |
| 27 | ‘ We are always looking for new business . |
| 28 | More police were called , and the troublemakers of Berlin , always looking for new violence , joined in the fray . |
| 29 | Stokenchurch Dog Rescue and Welfare Society is always looking for voluntary dog walkers , blankets , towels and newspaper , as well as much needed finance so that they can continue to care for the other 70 dogs they have in their kennels at present . |
| 30 | The Bears were never headed but with just four heats left were still looking for extra inspiration . |