Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Institutional shareholders are calling for a change in the trust 's management and an eventual winding up . |
| 2 | Calls are growing for a tougher stand against direct labour costs , which amount to about $15 billion a year . |
| 3 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 4 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 5 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 10 | The wordsmiths who put wooden jokes into his speeches are writing for a man who lacks the essential sense of timing for making them . |
| 11 | A growing number of influential voices are calling for a more radical move away from pure PR . |
| 12 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Erika dissented quite vehemently from this heresy while , despite herself , her eyes were searching for a mirror . |
| 15 | From 1992 – 93 the target was reduced to an 18-month maximum and many districts were aiming for a year or even less . |
| 16 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |
| 17 | An full inquest will be held later this year , but prison reformers are calling for a full judicial inquiry . |
| 18 | Telephone , television and computer technology are converging and high tech companies are scrambling for a slice of the action . |
| 19 | He only has specific proposals for 10% of the total entitlement spending cap , yet the across the board tax rate cuts would lose $25bn a year in revenue for each percentage point reduced , and conservatives are calling for a three point cut . |
| 20 | Aviation enthusiasts are calling for a memorial to be built on a hillside where a wartime pilot crashed . |
| 21 | Malcolm Crosby is fighting hard to keep his job at Sunderland , even though the directors are searching for a replacement . |
| 22 | COHSE argues that most trusts are waiting for a system to prove itself somewhere else before showing their hands — and that PRP will not work unless there is money to fund it . |
| 23 | But relatives of those who died , including three who took their own lives are calling for a new , full and independent inquiry . |
| 24 | At first , early in 1950 , he feared that the two countries were heading for a " complete showdown " over the world 's economic problems . |
| 25 | Our judges were looking for a healthy shine , superb condition and fabulous movement and after much deliberation , Louisa Nicholson was chosen as overall winner . |
| 26 | ‘ Our guests are looking for a comfortable , clean bedroom first of all , ’ says sales manager Joanna Honey MHCIMA . |
| 27 | While England 's cricketers are looking for a big win against Zimbabwe in the World Cup in Australia tonight , a younger generation are also hoping for success in a tour of the African country . |
| 28 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 29 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 30 | Conservationists were hoping for a halt in 1984 , when those powers expire . |