Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 2 | For any given program there is an optimum or efficient memory usage for an environment in which many programs are competing for the limited available real memory . |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 4 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 5 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 6 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 7 | MAGAZINES are bidding for the first photos of five-day-old Louis , son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco , right . |
| 8 | Apart from these texts there are a few which are revealing for the opposite reason : they deny the existence of a trust where it might have been expected . |
| 9 | And remember that you are walking for the psychological benefits as well as the fitness and slimness benefits . |
| 10 | ‘ Now I have got that first win I am looking for the second . ’ |
| 11 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 12 | and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism . |
| 13 | Whilst they are searching for the relevant information , their inventories of unsold goods will start to build up . |
| 14 | Programme makers are searching for the best children 's museum in Britain . |
| 15 | Now they are searching for the fourth sister Pamela , who walked out at the age of 15 after a row with her father . |
| 16 | Er two points , one comes onto environment for Mr who says that they are seeking for the environmental benefits to the A sixty one and relates something to the percentages . |
| 17 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |
| 18 | Customer clinics have shown that executive car buyers are looking for the following factors : durability , style , comfort , performance and interior space . |
| 19 | ‘ But we continue to study it and are looking for the right vehicle . ’ |
| 20 | Parish council chairman Jack Holywell said it seems that the thieves are looking for the easy targets which they know will be left unguarded at night . |
| 21 | After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’ |
| 22 | If they are looking for the special therapist to ‘ cure ’ them , then , also they will be disappointed . |
| 23 | We are acting for the above named in connection with a claim for damages in respect of injuries sustained in a [ ] accident . |
| 24 | ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals . |
| 25 | ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals . |
| 26 | Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ? |
| 27 | I 'm an administrator by background , and I think that 's interesting , because one of the things that we are trying to do in the health service is to open up our management posts to people of all professions , and to recognise that management is not the prerogative of any particular group , but that we 're looking for the right people to manage our services from wherever they might come , and I 'm one of three people who has a responsibility to the senior manager in the community at the top , for the managing on a day-to-day basis the health services in Oxfordshire . |
| 28 | I think that 's the one danger of all of this , is that both the County Council 's and the District Council 's aim perhaps or now are beginning to listen to the parish councils , but also , just really get an eye off the ball , cos they 're looking for the increased responsibilities for their own purposes , and I think that 's one serious danger that we c have to face , as a local community . |
| 29 | They 'll tell everyone that they 're looking for the stolen uranium . |
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