Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Royal Mail is gearing up for the General Election . |
| 2 | ‘ The only problem is , my car is going in for a service , so maybe you could do me a favour and give me a lift there ? |
| 3 | And the Isle of Ely college is going out for a meal , so that wo n't be back , so he ca n't have that one , so we have n't got one ! |
| 4 | Everybody agrees that the present rate of inflation would justify a cut in interest rates — British industry is crying out for one . |
| 5 | The information industry is crying out for simplification and struggles desperately under the burden of its own complex , often incomprehensible jargon . |
| 6 | When a considerable proportion of the industry is working competitively for the market , the inducement to employees and employers to introduce and operate incentive schemes will be greatly strengthened . |
| 7 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 8 | I do hope you and Per and the girls are well , and that work is going satisfactorily for the two of you and studies likewise for them . |
| 9 | WORK in the community is paying off for dedicated staff at Corporation Road Baptist Church in Darlington . |
| 10 | THE on-going ferry price war is paying off for P&O who today claimed a massive 96pc rise in tourist vehicle trade on its Larne-Cairnryan route . |
| 11 | Yet , at the end of a week of alternating euphoria and gloom , the sober verdict so far must be that the military side of this war is going well for the allies . |
| 12 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 13 | The group is calling instead for an extension of the environmentally-sensitive areas ( ESA ) scheme , which compensates farmers for conserving selected sites of environmental importance , and for a move towards lower-input farming throughout the countryside , with the associated benefits of reduced fertilizer and pesticide use . |
| 14 | And you never know when your husband is coming home for dinner , or if he 's coming home alone , or with his secretary or with a friend — I mean , you have nothing in your life to plan , not even that night , let alone the next day or the weekend . |
| 15 | East Stand ) Neither of them are now at leeds , one is playing in the USA and the other is dossing around for a year ( so he says ) before trying to get in with a lower division club . |
| 16 | The fact that Freeman is writing primarily for the social work profession is apparent , for instance , in the extent to which the legal regulation of substitute care is dealt with in depth . |
| 17 | Mr Fallon , a champion for redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Fallon , who supports redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but , at the same time , the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 19 | The Ikon Gallery , whose lease is coming up for renewal in February 1993 , is studying the possibility of taking over a Victorian school next to the International Convention Centre . |
| 20 | They like it everyone is sort of their trundling around , the library is showing up for lunch . |
| 21 | The sportscar firm is gearing up for a multi-million pound windfall by having replicas of the dream machine on sale in the next few weeks for at least £5,000 apiece . |
| 22 | There are also stressed forms , / / and / / , used when the word is emphasised or used by itself when the speaker is casting about for a substantive . |
| 23 | ‘ Central to the theme is our strongly held belief that society is suffering now for the liberal views of the Sixties . |
| 24 | I wish finally in this introduction to say something of the nature of the question which feminism is raising here for Christianity . |
| 25 | THE BRITISH government is looking eagerly for signs of economic recovery but is may not have noticed that the quickest way of discerning increased industrial activity is not to look at it , but to listen . |
| 26 | Our organization is crying out for high quality information to fulfil the demands made upon both full- time and lay officials . |
| 27 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 28 | Perhaps we should not be surprised that Parliament is closing down for so long . |
| 29 | The system is crying out for a particular simple change . |
| 30 | Joely Richardson as Lady C is not as timid as Lawrence 's confused heroine , while Mellors as played by Sean Bean is striking more for his designer courting britches than any animal passion . |