Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are we better off searching for the hidden opportunities or spotting the obvious ones early enough ? |
| 2 | Local people , who never wanted the event to be held are angry that they could end up paying for the three-day police operation . |
| 3 | The band was called Touching Home and we got a lot of church functions and ended up playing for the American community there . ’ |
| 4 | And all that let me tell you after Pisa looked so dangerous in the first eight minutes , clearly they 'd come out looking for the early goal themselves , and who was badly fouled by in the early stages and needed attention , he 's the number eight , and the number eleven , who looks as quick as any player I 've seen in ages and ages , they are the two danger men and they will need some marking . |
| 5 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 6 | Look at the source : Of course , BP and the rest of the plastics industry have n't been sitting around waiting for the environmental debate on waste to start . |