Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 2 | But both Poland and Hungary are heading for a spell of power-sharing and , who knows , maybe even genuine democracy by the mid-1990s . |
| 3 | MP 's in Ayrshire are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister , John Major . |
| 4 | Neil is rootin' for a job |
| 5 | Hilton is writing for a nun for whom Lectio is apparently impossible , even though she was obviously able to read . |
| 6 | Kowalik is waiting for a telephone call from Ipswich and will come straight over if requested . |
| 7 | Scientists fear Gaia is heading for a breakdown |
| 8 | Edward is coming for a drink . ’ |
| 9 | Now the dialysis machine is about to be taken back to the hospital and Richard is hoping for a healthy future . |
| 10 | Meanwhile Mr Burge is preparing for a struggle . |
| 11 | Now Renault is hoping for a marked increase in U.K. sales with the arrival last month of its diesel challenger , the turbocharged 19 DX . |
| 12 | Mrs Vowden said Leena was going for a bike ride when the accident happened at 6.10 pm on Wednesday at the junction of Edinburgh Road and Hamilton Road , Newmarket . |
| 13 | When the young Alfred Hitchcock was looking for a studio in which to learn the craft of filmmaking , it never occurred to him to knock at the doors of Samuelson 's Worton Hall or Stoll at Cricklewood . |
| 14 | At the time , Dustin was looking for a role that attracted him . |
| 15 | Kathleen Hennessy was spoiling for a fight . |
| 16 | Corbett was looking for a suitable place as the crowd began to disperse when Benstede returned , accompanied by a thin , stooping figure with watery eyes , a drinker 's red nose and a wispy beard . |
| 17 | Analysts at Paribas are looking for a loss in 1993 of £25.6m ( FF210m ) including management fees owed to Walt Disney . |
| 18 | Group Two rivals Holland entertain leaders Norway , and England are praying for a Scandinavian win to increase their chances of making the World Cup finals . |
| 19 | The Saturday evening will conclude with fireworks to accompany the 1812 Overture , and the WRU are hoping for a crowd of 40,000 to benefit the Cardiff Arms Park Trust and the Lord 's Taverners . |
| 20 | Against that , coach Ian McGeechan would contend that the captain deserved no small measure of credit for the way Scotland refused to buckle , actually winning the last quarter when all England were looking for a scoring holocaust . |
| 21 | NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond . |
| 22 | Mr Crowther is pressing for a judicial review of the whole Department of Transport that would look into the government 's road policy . |
| 23 | If North Korea is looking for a way out of its nuclear predicament , and a way back into the NPT , China could offer to do what America once did for Taiwan : persuade it to give up its nuclear moonlighting , and take charge of any offending materials and bomb bits . |
| 24 | Hitch to the sign over there , he points , Odd-Knut is arranging for a car . |
| 25 | Andy has a party that night , partly for me and partly because his pal Howie is leaving for a job on the rigs the following day . |
| 26 | In the meantime , RAF Lyneham is preparing for a memorial service , planned for June 23rd . |
| 27 | Brenda is looking for a computer at the moment . |
| 28 | He can weigh up non scientific considerations in his decision , such as the effect of staff morale and relations with SLAC , but Bienenstock is hoping for a scientific solution not a political or philosophical one . |
| 29 | Ferdinand believed Godoy was scheming for a regency to exclude him from the throne ; Godoy knew that Ferdinand was intriguing against him with the French ambassador . |
| 30 | Having coached Waikato in the New Zealand provincial championship for some years , Ross was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to come to Northampton came at exactly the right moment . |