Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they are listened to at all , it will probably be in the bath , on a car stereo , or in some other environment where the music is competing for the listener 's attention . |
| 2 | At 45 Mainwaring Road the upper maisonette was still advertising itself for sale — no less than six boards competing for the passerby 's attention . |
| 3 | Unfortunately this can not be done in the UK House of Commons , and the cameraman has to identify the Member who has been called , often in the midst of a throng of Members competing for the Speaker 's eye , and then to add the computerized caption . |
| 4 | Brannen , now working in Stoke and competing for the city 's athletics club , agreed to represent his new home county in the pole vault and high jump before team manager Bill McGuirk contacted him with an invitation to be the NorthEast 's 110 metres hurdler . |
| 5 | The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment . |
| 6 | A portrait of a fat and overpowering Sir John is still at the house today and , even allowing for the artist 's flattery of his patron , this is a face you would not trust . |
| 7 | Allowing for the hour 's difference between French time and GMT , this meant that Thomas 's aircraft was shot down 30 minutes after the main attack . |
| 8 | Bonn is a handsome town but , far as it is from the historic centres of German power , it seems an odd choice for a capital , even allowing for the Allies ' post-war policy of de-centralisation . |
| 9 | There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees . |
| 10 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 11 | Mr Geoffrey Robertson , QC , appearing for the film 's director and producer , Nigel Wingrove and John Stephenson , argued that the board 's grounds for banning the video rested upon very insecure foundations . |
| 12 | A number of board members are pressing for the directors ' new suites , now being readied at the top of a spanking new building on Washington 's H Street , to be exempted from the Bank-wide policy of no smoking that begins on July 1st . |
| 13 | In USAC and F5000 , Mario was driving for the Vel 's Parnelli Jones team . |
| 14 | They are intended for use in discussion-led groups of about 20–30 people and are a valuable aid to teaching and revising for the Institute 's examinations . |
| 15 | The Tribunal rejected appeals by lawyers acting for the Marcos 's heirs , including his wife , Imelda Marcos , against earlier decisions by the Swiss cantons of Fribourg and Zürich to give legal assistance to the Philippines government in its efforts to recover the assets , variously estimated as amounting to between $330,000,000 and $500,000,000 . |
| 16 | I became at once possessive about it … there was already talk about the war ending and Sadler 's Wells reopening and it seemed to me entirely fitting for the Sadler 's Wells Company to reopen the theatre at Rosebery Avenue after the war with a new opera by a leading young English composer . |
| 17 | It is a symptom of sociology 's low status as a scientific discipline that so many researchers still seem to be seeking for the philosophers ' stone , or seeking status by attempting to theorize beyond their means . |
| 18 | Cranston took to the food like a duck to water , smacking his lips , draining the blackjack , and shouting for the taverner 's pot boy to come and fill it again . |
| 19 | It 's no good looking for a man 's body round here if the owner 's living it up in Costa Rica . |
| 20 | One should n't be narrow-minded when looking for a man 's weakness . ’ |
| 21 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
| 22 | ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’ |
| 23 | the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy … |
| 24 | the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy … |
| 25 | Blood hosed over Elliott 's chin and he backed off , looking for a moment 's pause . |
| 26 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 27 | Looking for the Lord 's coming are n't they ? |
| 28 | Paul tears round the room , looking for the hospital 's number . |
| 29 | Detectives in Cheltenham , who 're still looking for the milkman 's attackers , say they understand his decision . |
| 30 | Detectives in Cheltenham , who 're still looking for the milkman 's attackers , say they understand his decision . |