Example sentences of "[v-ing] for one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of gypsies are gathering for one of the biggest horse fairs of the year . |
| 2 | Mr Jones was shocked at the cheek of a man who was only middle-aged , and had a house and a living , in applying for one of the new homes . |
| 3 | Wendy managed to get a job as a receptionist in a dental surgery to begin with and will keep applying for one of the hygienist training courses . |
| 4 | In 1956 , of course , the Conservative party was heading for one of the few post-war political events unequivocally more damaging to it than the current poll-tax furore — the Suez crisis . |
| 5 | This was followed by a cart full of putrid offal , heading for one of the brooks near the Barbican . |
| 6 | Though he had no hope of beating Stevie or Buck , he was heading for one of the best net scores of the day . |
| 7 | You know how it is Elsie when you go to the show in August and they have those horses jumping and you are waiting for one of the riders to fall off . |
| 8 | ‘ Very likely just waiting for one of the girls from the theatre . ’ |
| 9 | Some on-demand guarantees contain clauses providing for one of the parties to certify an event such as a breach of contract triggering the guarantor 's liability : see further 16.2.6 . |
| 10 | A man was running for one of the early morning buses . |
| 11 | At least four serial tissue sections , depending on the density of IgG producing cells , were subjected to paired immunofluorescence staining for one of the four IgG subclasses and for total IgG . |
| 12 | Angry with herself , she sat up in bed , turned on the light ( wonderful electric light ) , and reaching for one of the three modern novels laid out for her , forced herself to read . |
| 13 | ‘ If there 's nothing else , Mr Burns , I really do have work to do , ’ she said at last , reaching for one of the ledgers . |
| 14 | In his last competitive game before the world championship , Davis had to battle all the way against an opponent also fighting for one of the four play-off places . |
| 15 | They are playing for one of the biggest clubs in the game and that should be a source of pride , but that seemed to be painfully absent at Bradford last week . |
| 16 | He saw Elliott at Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Centre a couple of months back , playing for one of the Sunderland teams : rudely awoken , his memory turns to other footballers who were dab hands at bowls . |
| 17 | He wondered if Huddle would use her in the painting of the Visitation he was planning for one of the aisles . |
| 18 | The other day , as a small example , I met a young trainee manager working for one of the few substantial Northern Ireland engineering firms . |
| 19 | Life in New York , working for one of the world 's greatest auction houses , may seem glamorous , but as Christopher Hartop explains , it can involve scholarship , tact , diplomacy and hard work . |
| 20 | In Africa she had enjoyed the company of men and many had come under her spell including government inspectors , colleagues from other teacher training establishments and senior staff working for one of the major publishing houses . |
| 21 | Perhaps buyers are continually raising the problem that the salesperson is working for one of the smallest companies in the industry . |