Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zaher el-Khatib ( Sunni , of the ‘ Marxist Bloc ’ from the Chouf ) and two other deputies are campaigning for an end to confessionalism . |
| 2 | Institutional shareholders are calling for a change in the trust 's management and an eventual winding up . |
| 3 | EXPERTS are preparing for an event billed as the biggest controlled explosion in Europe since the Second World War — the demolition today of two multi-storey blocks of flats in Glasgow 's Gorbals . |
| 4 | Calls are growing for a tougher stand against direct labour costs , which amount to about $15 billion a year . |
| 5 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 6 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 7 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 8 | Both groups are calling for a halt to the planning application until a full hydrological survey has been carried out to check the pond would be safe . |
| 9 | Now Oxford West and Abingdon Conservative Association are calling for a new privacy law aimed at curbing the telefoto lens . |
| 10 | BARBADIAN cricket fans are calling for a boycott of tomorrow 's historic Test match , not because of any anti-South African sentiment but as a protest over the omission of local fast bowler Anderson Cummins . |
| 11 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 12 | Now the club are looking for a player of your capabilities . |
| 13 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 14 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 15 | But both Poland and Hungary are heading for a spell of power-sharing and , who knows , maybe even genuine democracy by the mid-1990s . |
| 16 | The wordsmiths who put wooden jokes into his speeches are writing for a man who lacks the essential sense of timing for making them . |
| 17 | A growing number of influential voices are calling for a more radical move away from pure PR . |
| 18 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 19 | MP 's in Ayrshire are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister , John Major . |
| 20 | Medau MArdle ( Norfolkese for ‘ gossip ’ ) is the title of a Medau newsheet launched last year for Norfolk members , edited by Janet Burns — so successful that readers were calling for a second edition a bare three weeks later . |
| 21 | She let us stay with her for a week after Dada — ’ She paused , and again her hesitation appeared as if her mind were groping for an answer or a revelation to something she could n't understand ; then she said , ‘ After Dada … died . |
| 22 | Erika dissented quite vehemently from this heresy while , despite herself , her eyes were searching for a mirror . |
| 23 | On March 29 Moscow radio reported that almost all Ossete villages in South Ossetia had been razed by Georgian militants , and on the following day there were ominous reports from officials in North Ossetia that 12,000 armed Georgians were massing for an assault on Tskhinvali and surrounding districts still under Ossete control . |
| 24 | From 1992 – 93 the target was reduced to an 18-month maximum and many districts were aiming for a year or even less . |
| 25 | An answer came from Huddersfield , where the Town Football Club were looking for an assistant to their secretary-manager Ambrose Langley , who had partnered Chapman 's brother at Hull before the war . |
| 26 | Neil is rootin' for a job |
| 27 | The estate agent is selling for a third party and it would be totally wrong that his client should suffer because of the false window-dressing of his agent . |
| 28 | Hilton is writing for a nun for whom Lectio is apparently impossible , even though she was obviously able to read . |
| 29 | Kowalik is waiting for a telephone call from Ipswich and will come straight over if requested . |
| 30 | A number of further points should be noted : ( 1 ) If the financial adviser is acting for a newly-formed bidder ( eg an " off-the-shelf " company ) , the standard of care required of it has a special dimension . |