Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is that the sub-continent 's representatives will still be competing for a one-day pot in Sharjah until the 20th . |
| 2 | JOHN ROLFE and Adrian Breton will be competing for a British Olympic place at the weekend when the rapid fire pistol match in the World Cup Tournament in Los Angeles will be the decider for Barcelona , writes Leslie Howcroft . |
| 3 | Asif and Trevor Penney , the newly-qualified Zimbabwean , will be competing for a middle-order place , though the first chance is likely to go to Paul Smith if he has shaken off last year 's injury troubles . |
| 4 | We 're going to erm , item three , the supermarket applications , now under youth grants , you remember that we advertised , this is the money we precepted , which we wo n't be using for the detached youth work workers ' scheme . |
| 5 | The overall award went to the Chesham Building Society but because the awards were based on performance over the last 10 years , the Royal Bank should soon be pitching for the top spot . |
| 6 | A Palace spokesman said : ‘ The letter is a forgery but we will not be pressing for a criminal inquiry . |
| 7 | It adds up to quite an incentive for the ‘ King of the Park ’ Kenny McKinstry who will be bidding for an unprecedented sixth victory this year , and a second in a row in his Kaliber Subaru Legacy . |
| 8 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 9 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 10 | IT MAY be the same place , the same time and the same round but Steve Davis will be praying for a different result when he meets Ken Doherty in the £180,000 Benson and Hedges Irish Masters today . |
| 11 | Soldiers in the Cheshire regiment now bravely trying to keep the peace among the warring factions are among those who will be praying for a fresh initiative . |
| 12 | ‘ I guess these folk must be dying for a cool drink and some cookies , right ? ’ |
| 13 | So , when an Ikhwan ( widely understood to be fronting for the Amiri secretary ) proposed to make a grant to a Tibbu , ‘ all Zuwaya ’ , including at least some Awlad Amira , protested . |
| 14 | The SOC , in retreating from the prospect of an agreement with the external factions , appeared now to be pushing for a decisive victory on the ground . |
| 15 | The press will be looking for a strong statement of your own point of view , but you must not present a wholly one-sided picture . |
| 16 | It is impossible to judge on the basis of a single day , however , and you should be looking for a consistent improvement over a period of time . |
| 17 | The child handler competition is open to anyone under 16 and the judges will be looking for a good rapport between kids and dogs . |
| 18 | If you have £10,000 or more to invest , you 'll be looking for a good return on your money . |
| 19 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
| 20 | At other times you may simply be looking for a good story with situations and characters which will interest and entertain your students . |
| 21 | As for the other Britons , Niall MacKenzie — who has loads of experience in this sphere — would appear to be the best , but the North West 200 promoters will be looking for a good result from Kevin Mitchell who is one of their key men for the May meeting at Portstewart . |
| 22 | ‘ I will be looking for a good attitude from everyone . ’ |
| 23 | The stable , who may lose head lad Paddy Rudkin for a training job with Sheikh Mohammed in the Gulf at the end of the season , will also be looking for a new assistant trainer with Simon Bray leaving to gain more experience in America . |
| 24 | BROOKE SHIELDS , who is not being offered many good roles since outgrowing her curvaceous teens , may be looking for a new career as a film critic . |
| 25 | Unix International , which , like OSF , says it can no longer afford the $1m annual cost of membership ( UX No 404 ) will also be looking for a new role within the organisation come the end of 1992 . |
| 26 | On Saturday Maxim had moved back into Wellington Barracks ; he was supposed to be looking for a new flat to go with his London posting . |
| 27 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
| 28 | We would be looking for a new settlement in the best location around Greater York . |
| 29 | Scotts claimed to be looking for a new franchiser to take over its hotels when the contract with Holiday Inn expires in July 1992 . |
| 30 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |