Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A TEENAGE cyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after his bike was in collision with a car in Leicester . |
| 2 | The two nations are collaborating on several satellite projects , including the L-Sat communications craft that British Aerospace is building for a launch in 1987 . |
| 3 | Mr Salmond may well be right in supposing that Labour 's Scottish high command was looking for an excuse to wriggle out of its reluctant commitments to constitutional co-operation . |
| 4 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 5 | A three-man delegation is heading for Geneva to deliver the Scottish FA 's appeal and Roxburgh said : ‘ It is really important to have vocal backing at Hampden , not only to stir up our guys but to put San Marino under pressure . |
| 6 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |
| 7 | I caught up with them about 3.30pm in Jackson Bridge where they were finishing a hymn , and possibly a silent prayer , before they marched back up the steep winding hill to Hepworth where a free tea was waiting for them in the school . |
| 8 | A 16-YEAR-OLD boy is fighting for life in Walton Hospital today after being hit by a van as he was on his way to school . |
| 9 | A TEENAGE girl was fighting for her life last night after being kidnapped , tortured and set on fire . |
| 10 | Marine archaeology is heading for new depths with the second and perhaps most spectacular underwater shipwreck foray by a new unmanned submarine . |
| 11 | They went downstairs and the old lady was waiting for them in the hall . |
| 12 | Answer guide : This question is looking for some discussion around the realization and prudence principles . |
| 13 | This girl was looking for somewhere to hide . |
| 14 | This season 's programme resumes on January 9 and already some of the biggest clubs in English rugby are fighting for their top-class lives . |
| 15 | And erm how long has this shop been going for ? |
| 16 | Celtic fans arriving at Park Head Stadium this evening are hoping for a European victory over their Portuguese guests in the manner of past glories . |
| 17 | If my right hon. Friend is looking for ways to cut down car crime , will he have a word with the producers of ’ Inspector Morse ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This movement as part of the popular movement is working for a just and democratic society free from foreign intervention where the rhetoric of ‘ health for all ’ will be a reality — health as a right for all Filipinos . |
| 20 | The Scottish envoy was waiting for us , sitting on a fallen tree trunk , talking to one of his clerks who tactfully withdrew as we approached . |
| 21 | That is why , when the French economy was screaming for lower interest rates , President Mitterrand increased them the other day . |
| 22 | Another deadline is approaching for Britain 's second-oldest brewery . |
| 23 | The chance of stardom beckoned after Maureen read that the Civic Theatre was looking for a corgi to appear alongside the Queen in the Roald Dahl play . |
| 24 | The French government is preparing for a massive new privatisation programme . |
| 25 | and another voice was asking for a priest . |
| 26 | I found myself humming to the tune of the violin an old man was playing for sous . |
| 27 | At the end of the tenth century , the highly organized English monarchy was fighting for its life against Scandinavian invaders . |
| 28 | The small birds clustered tightly on the swinging coconut were fighting for a firm grip . |
| 29 | CONFIDENTIAL advice to the government last year warned that British science was heading for trouble . |
| 30 | President what this motion is calling for is a political backing required to remove compulsory competitive tendering . |