Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] is [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 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 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Marine archaeology is heading for new depths with the second and perhaps most spectacular underwater shipwreck foray by a new unmanned submarine . |
| 8 | Answer guide : This question is looking for some discussion around the realization and prudence principles . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Another deadline is approaching for Britain 's second-oldest brewery . |
| 13 | The French government is preparing for a massive new privatisation programme . |
| 14 | President what this motion is calling for is a political backing required to remove compulsory competitive tendering . |
| 15 | Congress , president , this motion is calling for an economic policy that combats mass unemployment . |
| 16 | A German schoolboy who plans to improve his English in Darlington this summer is looking for a host family . |
| 17 | The Foreign Office is calling for them to be freed on bail.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 18 | THE Scottish Office is calling for a £700,000 aid package from the European Commission to help the Shetland fishing industry after the Braer oilspill . |
| 19 | The second storyline is going for the wider market , and some might argue , a little too near-the-knuckle for such an early evening show . |
| 20 | It is my contention that a similar process is occurring for at least a significant part of the people of Tyneside today , although it is not affecting everyone in the same way and involves a complex process of what may be more apparent than real social differentiation . |
| 21 | By his side a little bird on a stand is singing , and a tiny mouse is searching for fallen bird-food . ) |
| 22 | The most pessimistic observers are predicting growth rates of less than 1 per cent , and are suggesting that the Japanese economy is heading for a deep and prolonged recession . |
| 23 | The European Community is asking for what remains of Yugoslavia to be isolated from world organisations , like the United Nations , as violence continues in Sarajevo in spite of a ceasefire call . |
| 24 | The National Gallery is paying for the conservation of the painting . |
| 25 | A leading academic is calling for a dramatic change in the attitude of the government and courts towards Scotland 's drug users . |
| 26 | According to the The Northern Echo last week , the drive-thru chippy is heading for York , Middlesbrough and Newcastle . |
| 27 | The union 's national executive is calling for a ‘ yes ’ vote and is likely to ask Nottinghamshire businesses to close for the day when a strike is called . |
| 28 | It 's traditional in some ways but the brothers who own the hotel , Julio and Alfonso , have come to know exactly what the Club 18–30 holidaymaker is looking for . |
| 29 | A legal expert is calling for changes in the law following another case in which a patient is claiming medical negligence more than twenty five years after first seeing a doctor . |
| 30 | In Lesotho , the US Agency for International Development is paying for the installation of Robbins & Myers pumps , made in the US . |