Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We realized that decorators were buying our fabric and wallpaper in bulk and asking for a discount , as was available to them with any other brand . ’ |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We are on the march and heading for a place in the German parliament . |
| 3 | She turned out the light and reaching for a pitchfork crept towards the tack room . |
| 4 | It shows that for those people without work and looking for a job , the ending of a temporary job was the second most important reason for having left their last employment . |
| 5 | Whether you are out of work and applying for a lot of jobs , or in employment but looking to change , there is only any point in applying for positions where you have a real chance of being successful . |
| 6 | Tomorrow she 'll be giving notice to the Council and arranging for a removal van . |
| 7 | Cooper , knocked out by Floyd Patterson in his previous fight and looking for a gentle return to the ring , took on Boston Jacobs , an unknown New Yorker . |
| 8 | The sample was accurately imaged on a Linotron 300 and the accompanying letter quoted £6 per page plus postage and packing for a monthly four page job of this type . |
| 9 | With several leading opposition figures clamouring for his resignation and calling for a national conference , President Mobutu Sese Seko on March 15 named a new Prime Minister , Mulumba Lukeji , replacing Lunda Bululu who had resigned the day before . |
| 10 | While many spectators spend the afternoon guzzling champagne and waiting for a glimpse of the Royal family , seasoned punters will be fighting for survival in the betting ring and jostling to see equine champion Zafonic in the paddock . |
| 11 | Municipal Mutual , Britain 's ninth biggest insurer with 1,500,000 policyholders , is in difficulty and looking for a new partner . |
| 12 | Another case in 1883 revealed that a marque of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardine was being sold , but with the insertion of an extra ‘ o ’ in the label , reading ‘ Veuve Cliocquot-Ponsardin' and going for a ridiculously low price . |
| 13 | Faced with the decision of raising less money and hoping for a successful issue or shelving the flotation altogether , Ronnie Frost , chairman , opted for the cheaper share price . |
| 14 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 15 | On move 11 Short had to allow a weakening of his pawn structure and then he chose to sacrifice a pawn instead of defending an endgame and struggling for a draw . |
| 16 | Young physicians entering their first research post and hoping for a higher degree are vulnerable and naive . |
| 17 | Christ himself came preaching the Good News of the Kingdom , describing its nature and calling for a response . |
| 18 | The second keyword field contains additional " clue " keywords which provide more information about the specific references as well as expanding the scope of the inquiry and providing for a more flexible approach to a project . |
| 19 | I was discussing business contracts with my husband and waiting for a call from my own children who would rock with laughter if I prescribed a dose of warm camels ' milk and clove for a poor stomach and headache . |
| 20 | Then I realized that we kept returning to the same place and stopping for a few minutes , before moving off again around a similar route . |
| 21 | In order to attract foreign investment , the Malaysian government introduced legislation in 1990 , abolishing withholding tax and providing for a basic tax rate of 3% on net profits for certain activities undertaken in Labuan . |
| 22 | It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out . |
| 23 | The trade weekly says that United Microelectronics Corp will produce the first commercial version of the chip set using a 0.6-micron CMOS process and pitching for a 50MHz , 39 MIPS CPU for availability oapart in the second half of the year . |
| 24 | On leaving the Ayrshire Yeomanry and asking for a Middle East posting , he had sailed on the Queen Mary around the Cape of Good Hope and had docked at Durban . |
| 25 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 26 | The lawyer said the father of four was now reconciled with his wife and searching for a job . |
| 27 | Lot number sixty six Lot number sixty six is another one there we are , there 's another one showing for a hundred pounds at one hundred and ten , at one hundred and ten pounds any more at one ten , one twenty , thirty , forty , fifty one sixty , seventy one eighty at the back against you near me one eighty at the back and selling for a hundred and eighty pounds , all done at one eighty . |
| 28 | The star of Antiques Roadshow and Going For A Song died in 1985 and now his widow Irene has decided to sell . |
| 29 | There was a resolution he tried to get passed every year , condemning the invasion and calling for a withdrawal . |
| 30 | He expected the Archon to make a rousing speech , denouncing the forces of ill-reason and pleading for a suspension of the conflict , pending negotiations . |