Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [is] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Harvey is waiting for confirmation , but it seems pretty certain although it 's very unusual . |
| 2 | Meanwhile Mr Burge is preparing for a struggle . |
| 3 | Now , everyone confronts the same challenge , and Mr Lang is looking for consensus . |
| 4 | Mr Crowther is pressing for a judicial review of the whole Department of Transport that would look into the government 's road policy . |
| 5 | Mr Venables is pleading for a continuation of a court injunction preventing his removal from White Hart Lane by the board . |
| 6 | In 1923 , when the Liberals found themselves in much the same situation as Mr Ashdown is hoping for today , Asquith told them that they ‘ were not sent here by your constituents to play the part of soldiers of fortune ’ , but that was exactly the part they found themselves playing then , and will find themselves playing now if we get a hung Parliament , and they will be unsuccessful mercenaries at that . |
| 7 | With the Bank of England base rate slashed to seven per cent , Mr Lamont is hoping for a recovery in the housing market and High Street . |
| 8 | As Mr Gorbachev 's popularity wanes , the question of whether Mr Yeltsin is suited for such a job becomes more urgent . |
| 9 | Now Mr Kinnock is trying for revenge , using the poll-tax confusion to portray Mr Major as a wimpish ditherer , or a dithering wimp . |
| 10 | Mr Heseltine is known for his hard work and mental and physical stamina . |
| 11 | Now Mr Bush is heading for his seaside home in Kennebunkport to hang up the sign — Gone Fishin' . |
| 12 | But with the messenger business increasingly beset by price wars , market saturation , soaring development costs and flagging margins , Mr Gates is looking for fresh profit in producing and selling the message itself . |
| 13 | ‘ Mr O'Hara is waiting for you . ’ |
| 14 | With the appointments the board retains a quorum , and Mr James is looking for two more members for the team . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Conway is waiting for you , ’ she said . |
| 16 | Mr Smith is begging for help and you are concerned about Amy ; you feel that you have something to offer ( and you have responsibility for the two pre-school children ) . |
| 17 | To counter this , Mr Ozal is pressing for a modest change that would allow Turkey 's Kurds the right to speak their own language . |