Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of the Board 's leading civil servants had been pressing for more equality in provision . |
| 2 | The women are pushing for more sponsorship and better coverage of their sport . |
| 3 | Athelstan studied him carefully , rather concerned , for by now Sir John would usually have been shouting for more claret or sack . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're waiting for more evidence . |
| 5 | We 're calling for more investment from the Government . |
| 6 | Eighteen months ago they would n't have been asking for more money |
| 7 | London East TEC is obviously not getting everything that it would like , and the hon. Member for Newham , North-East and I will be pressing for more spending to cure the ills of unemployment in our area . |
| 8 | ‘ Celtic fans are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the club 's European Cup triumphs and will be looking for more success . |
| 9 | Andrew Miller is the only HUYTON player to have topped 50 so far this season , so captain Archie Moore will be looking for more support from other batsmen against CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL . |
| 10 | We will be looking for more Pizza Express franchises as part of our expansion plans . ’ |
| 11 | But the last thing a 12-string requires is a set of Velvet Brick humbuckers , and the kind of player who 'd want a 6-string like the Teardrop will probably be looking for more twang than thrang , and so the same applies . |
| 12 | The sisters did not look shocked or sad , but seemed to be waiting for more information . |
| 13 | Environmental groups are campaigning for more money and importance to be placed on the needs of cyclists , with a target of doubling cycle use over the next five years . |
| 14 | There is reason to think they were also feeling the loss of their carriers that June at the battle of Midway , and were looking for more land bases for aircraft . |
| 15 | If they were looking for more cancer then surely the place to look was at the next vulnerable point ? |
| 16 | Emancipation for women was beginning to rumble and Cook may have embraced the idea , but , being a shrewd opportunist , it is more likely that he saw potential customers among women who were striving for more freedom . |
| 17 | Best , who will attend a Lions meeting in Edinburgh on Sunday — the 30-strong squad wo n't be chosen until after the last internationals on 21 March — is looking for more back play tomorrow , but if the weather gets any worse he fears that aerial bombardments may be the order of the day . |
| 18 | Solbourne 's UK representatives include sales and marketing manager Hamish Cassels and the company is looking for more country managers including two each for Germany and France , one for Scandinavia and one for Spain . |
| 19 | The Government is to press ahead with its £23 billion roads programme , but is looking for more help from the public sector . |
| 20 | West Yorkshire , having presided over a massive expansion of rail traffic in recent years , is pushing for more electrification in the wake of the successful completion of InterCity 's electrification to Leeds . |
| 21 | Mr Marian Calfa is pleading for more time on the grounds that he has been given an even longer list . |
| 22 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 23 | As a consequence , the report is calling for more attention to the reasons and procedures governing X-rays . |
| 24 | The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog . |
| 25 | Except the brain is screaming for more dopamine , so you overdose because you ca n't accept that the drug is n't working any longer , and it 's then that cocaine starts doing its other things to you . |
| 26 | After having to take development and marketing of its VX and MVX Intel Corp 80860-based graphics accelerator boards back under its wing after the collapse of its partner in that area , Fremont , California-based Vicom Systems Inc ( UX No 381 ) , Sun Microsystems Inc is hoping for more success with its SunVision graphics software environment which it has now turned over to Advanced Visual Systems Inc . |
| 27 | Meyer has her sights on McColgan again Harry Pincott meets Elana Meyer , who is hoping for more success in the World Cross-Country Championships |
| 28 | BINSTED resident Judith Stephens , who recently launched a One Hundred Club to raise money for Breakthrough , is appealing for more support . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , the Government was heading for more conflict after its confirmation of a 1.5 per cent public-sector pay rise led to protests from teachers and health workers . |
| 30 | When I left , he was calling for more beer . |