Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [v-ing] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zaher el-Khatib ( Sunni , of the ‘ Marxist Bloc ’ from the Chouf ) and two other deputies are campaigning for an end to confessionalism . |
| 2 | EXPERTS are preparing for an event billed as the biggest controlled explosion in Europe since the Second World War — the demolition today of two multi-storey blocks of flats in Glasgow 's Gorbals . |
| 3 | Although the government has ruled out legislation , many organisations are calling for an age discrimination act similar to the existing Race Relations Act 1976 and Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and 1986 . |
| 4 | Conservationists are calling for an immediate halt to the clearing , in the hope that the remaining forest will be able to regenerate . |
| 5 | The 30-foot long skeletons are being offered for sale to museums and wildlife centres , including some in the UK , where conservationists are calling for an embargo . |
| 6 | ( If you use a broadcast conversation — for example a TV chat show — remember that although it shares many features with private conversation it will also have an important difference : that the participants are speaking for an audience as well as for themselves . ) |
| 7 | Nostalgia buffs are gathering for an auction of items which most would have thrown away a few years ago . |
| 8 | Eminent scientists are clamouring for an outright ban on all chlorine substances . |
| 9 | Cleveland Police are looking for an unusual recruit a horse following the retirement of ten-year-old mare Gellerdale . |
| 10 | POLICE are looking for an antiques dealer who mysteriously vanished from his Barnard Castle home last month . |
| 11 | DEXY 'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS are reuniting for an album and tour … |
| 12 | Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know . |