Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 2 | those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ; |
| 3 | Reports claimed that demonstrators in the south were calling for the establishment of an Islamic government in Iraq headed by Hakim . |
| 4 | It 's as if the name were waiting for the man , and for the novel which will transpersonalize or socialize the murderous concept : ‘ social unsteadiness , as Shatov says ’ and as we read in the Possessed notebooks . |
| 5 | Virgin offered to improve the deal still further to a 75–25 split , but Miles Copeland , Sting 's manager , flatly refused , ostensibly because Virgin were asking for the length of the contract to be extended to include the publishing rights to more albums . |
| 6 | At corner Inn the ostlers were the only visible representatives , and the doors were still closed ; but at the village a number of the natives were astir , and came to a little stone pier where a boat 's crew were exchanging for the coin of the realm the sparkling treasure netted in the night season , and many of the lodgers would have the freshest of fresh herrings waiting them for breakfast . |
| 7 | Whilst the AWCC were lobbying for the conversion of vacant apartments to market rate housing , the population interviewed by Ahlbrandt and Cunningham ( 1980 ) suggested that the high house prices caused the greatest concern in the area . |
| 8 | just under one in five CASE students in employment were working for the employing organisation associated with their CASE award ; |
| 9 | With its panoramic views over the River Thames at Docklands , it is a delightful venue for CCG catering manager Tracey Evans and head chef Steve Raven , who until the recent opening of the restaurant were catering for the 200 Reuters staff from a portacabin complex . |
| 10 | Red Rum and Desert Orchid were meeting for the first time . |
| 11 | This time last year , End 's Atomic Dustbin were opening for The Wonder Stuff on their extensive ‘ Hup ’ tour . |
| 12 | This time last year , End 's Atomic Dustbin were opening for The Wonder Stuff on their extensive ‘ Hup ’ tour . |
| 13 | He gestured his dissent at this and in no time the crowd were clamouring for the umpire to reverse the decision , which he did . |
| 14 | Kennedy was fighting on the issue of public accountability for scientists , and the Friends of the Earth were pressing for the withdrawal of Federal funding for recombinant experiments . |
| 15 | Presumably the working class were voting for the Labour Party since they saw it as their party and did not need to incentive of a party machine . |