Example sentences of "[noun sg] [am/are] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | most days you 'll find Tony Meek racing his dogs at the Oxford stadium … not tonight … because the speedway machines are there … its a gala night … the top twenty riders from the second division are racing for the Service Master Trophy … |
| 2 | HOUSE builders in the North West are looking for the Government to do more to stimulate sales and economic growth . |
| 3 | Those in work are paying for the pensions of those past retirement age at the current time , rather than for their own pensions in the future . |
| 4 | Relatives of a ninety-one year old widow left battered in her own home are pleading for the public to help catch her attacker . |
| 5 | Many of the latter group are preparing for the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate and other Examinations . |
| 6 | Organisers of the Women 's Festival are looking for the woman who has done most for the welfare , health or quality of life of women in the town in the last year . |
| 7 | But politicians north and south of the border are calling for the Republic 's Government to start a High Court inquiry into Ross ' alleged links with firms in Eire . |
| 8 | He and his crew are searching for the Land Where the Sun Goes at Night . |
| 9 | Rolls Royce cars from around the world are arriving for the largest gathering yet of the famous vehicles . |
| 10 | An RAF base and a military hospital are preparing for the possible arrival of a flight carrying children wounded in the fighting in Sarajevo . |
| 11 | At least six types of microfloppy , as the discs are called , of varying size and format are competing for the market . |
| 12 | He detailed recent job losses including yesterday 's news that 2,000 workers from the Government 's Defence Research Agency are heading for the scrapheap . |
| 13 | These friends from up north are coming for the weekend , so we 're going out for the weekend |