Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In 1989 outline planning for a similar development there by Bellway was refused by Middlesbrough Council 's economic development and planning committee . |
| 32 | As he knows , we would be prepared to consider arranging for a scientific evaluation of any equipment that might assist in public order control if the chief officers request it . |
| 33 | You could also try working for a nursing agency . |
| 34 | ‘ I could go hunting for a black hole , ’ she said , looking at him expectantly . |
| 35 | YOUNG brothers learning to play golf went looking for a lost ball — and found an abandoned baby . |
| 36 | I went looking for a quiet place to sit — while gazing with interest at the multi armed , three-breasted Salmo'kkan dancers being sinuous on a mini-stage when I was frozen in mid stride |
| 37 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 38 | Give yourself a treat and go shopping for a new body with the INDEPENDENT TROLLEY TRAINER ! |
| 39 | It involves studying for a qualifying law degree and then proceeding direct to the Legal Practice Course , which is the professional training for solicitors . |
| 40 | Similar action should be taken , so that the dog is told to be quiet , and you disappear until it has stopped barking for a few moments . |
| 41 | Nicandra was standing waiting for a second turn at her reflection , her attitude a droop of pure unhappiness . |
| 42 | ‘ If you think I 'm standing waiting for a charging animal the size of a tank to reach me … how on earth do you grab its nose before it tramples you into the turf ? |
| 43 | But selling in bulk to a middle-man such as an investment bank , which then sells on the properties , probably means settling for a low price , reckons Bill Rhodes , a vice-chairman of Citicorp . |
| 44 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 45 | All we had to do now was satisfy ourselves that there was enough wreckage to warrant returning for a full-scale excavation . |
| 46 | he said looking for a little boy who can do building work |
| 47 | I made a mental note to myself that if the doctor on her case set that beautiful leg anything other than back the way it should be , then he had better start looking for a good dentist . |
| 48 | But The Washington Post reported on 22 February that Mr Frohnmayer had been warned last October that he might as well start looking for a new job . |
| 49 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |
| 50 | County put one across Chester in the Coca-Cola Cup and Francis put opposing keeper Billy Stewart — 6ft 2in and 13 ½ st — in hospital after they collided going for a 50–50 ball . |
| 51 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 52 | Wooderson continued running for a few years , winning the European 5,000 metres and stretching his span of achievement from world record breaker at half-mile to national cross-country champion over nine miles in 1949 . |
| 53 | Let's start preparing for a convincing win against Sheffield Utd . |
| 54 | Bratti had been discovered spying for a rival security service . |
| 55 | A cold spell simply halts flowering for a little while . |
| 56 | But behind the scenes some countries have ( unlike the Americans ) already begun planning for a different outcome . |
| 57 | I just do n't happen to like working for a male chauvinistic pig like you , that 's all ! ’ |
| 58 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 59 | The United manager would be better advised looking for a short-term solution while his troops re-form and Dion Dublin , their £1 million signing from Cambridge United — is nursed back into the team . |
| 60 | Having them both here busy looking for a flat for JONATHAN , who becomes nicer and nicer as he grows up ( and who can it seems sleep twelve hours on the trot night after night ) is quite exhausting , and at times annoying . |