Example sentences of "you are [v-ing] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are pitching for an account , appearing on television or radio , making a significant speech , always have a company Gofer with you . |
| 2 | If you are looking for an appealing gift that does n't cost the earth , Belinda Thomas could provide a solution . |
| 3 | If you are looking for an attractive houseplant , choose this favourite |
| 4 | If you are looking for an essence ( or a blend of essences ) for a health problem or for skin care , consult the therapeutic cross-references or the skin care chart in this chapter . |
| 5 | But if you are looking for an energetic , pacy saga about medical scientists on the hunt for the cause of a mysterious and horrendously lethal infection , forget about Foreman , Peters and the hordes of novelists who continue to exploit that particular lode . |
| 6 | it is advisable , if you are looking for an investment , to buy the best . |
| 7 | the election for which you are applying for an absent vote ; |
| 8 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |
| 9 | Broadly speaking , a man 's experience of grief when he loses his life-partner is similar to a woman 's ; but there are one or two important differences worth bearing in mind if you are caring for an elderly parent who has become a widower . |
| 10 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |