Example sentences of "[conj] be [v-ing] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 2 | The trainers are aware of the need to shorten the training course whilst still preserving our standards and are looking for an optional mode of training which is more flexible . |
| 3 | When they have been eating out all the time they have been away , and are longing for an evening at home , the suggestion does not go down well . |
| 4 | Hunter-Blair said he warned MacQuillan that it was being whispered around Westminster that the unions had evolved a protective strategy and were looking for an opportunity to test it . |
| 5 | We first came in contact with Hallery House , a picturesque , family run hotel with a welcoming , relaxed and comfortable atmosphere , a couple of years ago , when and were looking for an ‘ all-singing , all-dancing telephone system ’ which coped with every one of their detailed service requirements , and provided accurate room billing information at the end of each guest 's stay . |
| 6 | Rover has launched a Metro special offer this month and is hoping for an improvement . |
| 7 | He has already complained to the local government ombudsman and is hoping for an investigation into alleged maladministration over the closure of Hustledown . |
| 8 | He has already complained to the local government ombudsman and is hoping for an investigation into alleged maladministration over the closure of Hustledown . |
| 9 | Tivoli has around 100 customers worldwide and is looking for an OEM deal in the Far East around the end of the year by which time its internationalisation efforts should be complete . |
| 10 | It has 100 or so customers worldwide and is looking for an OEM deal in the Far East by year-end , when its internationalisation efforts should be complete . |
| 11 | I know that the Labour party thinks that it has lost the election , and is looking for an excuse . |
| 12 | comes from Delta State in Nigeria and is studying for an MBA in Development Studies at Leeds . |
| 13 | In fact he was commenting upon and sometimes parodying a form of love lyric which was already familiar and was composing for an audience which was sufficiently sophisticated to appreciate this approach . |
| 14 | Shortly afterwards I was telephoned by Morgan Phillips , the general secretary of the Labour Party , to say that Randolph had issued a writ for breach of copyright and was applying for an injunction that very afternoon , and would I act on behalf of the Labour Party ? |