Example sentences of "a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , if you introduce into a cell a protein molecule with a novel sequence of amino acids , the cell can not synthesize nucleic acid molecules with a base sequence coding for that protein . |
| 2 | On our first meeting he thought I was a removal man working for Frank and Salome who had gone on to higher things ( mainly higher rates , mortgage repayments , so fourth , so fifth ) . |
| 3 | Robin Smith from Cheltenham was a computer scientist working for the Government , and a member of the Institution of Professionals , Managers and Specialists , at the GCHQ spy base in the town . |
| 4 | Such restrictive terms will be upheld by the courts only if they are reasonable , such as when a computer programmer working for a bank agrees not to work for another similar bank within a five mile radius for the first year following the termination of his employment . |
| 5 | So , really what you 're saying is that if we 're looking at trip wires to stop things happening , there 's a powerful a really powerful case for a pensioner trustee looking for whistle blowers . |
| 6 | It is not that boys go out on a Saturday night looking for milk bottles or other things to smash . |
| 7 | But if Butcher , who damaged a knee playing for Rangers on Saturday , and Wright , who aggravated a neck injury playing for Derby County , have to drop out , the Arsenal captain will be promoted back to the senior squad . |
| 8 | AN APPEAL from Down Under has set a North-East couple searching for a namesake . |
| 9 | It is possible to make a stitch pattern drawing for the vertical buttonhole , shown in Diagram 7 , for the E6000 machine . |
| 10 | If such a combination leaves a golfing visitor groping for a starting point , he might try the Woodbridge area as an aperitif . |
| 11 | an expert of technical issues in a disputes clause providing for arbitration of non-technical issues : see 6.8. general disputes to an expert for determination : see 6.9. these types of clause . |
| 12 | A rock journalist looking for a scoop ? |
| 13 | When Lifshitz and Khalatnikov made their suggestion , I was a research student looking for a problem with which to complete my Ph.D . |
| 14 | and a football team pushing for promotion . |
| 15 | Imagine a search aircraft looking for a dinghy in the middle of the ocean . |
| 16 | At Sotheby 's on 14 December the most energetic competition greeted Giulio Romano 's deftly drawn head of an eagle with several British dealers as well as a telephone bidder competing for the prize ; it sold for £16,000 ( $25,040 ) to Colnaghi ( with London dealer Thomas Williams providing the underbidding ) against an estimate of £5–7,000 . |
| 17 | Waite actions were begun both in the English and the Irish courts in respect of breach of a licensing agreement providing for the manufacture in Ireland of bullet-proof vests for the Libyan authorities . |
| 18 | Hester Thomas describes a work ethic aiming for zero defects . |
| 19 | I hold the bunch stiff as a tennis racket waiting for a serve . |
| 20 | SEALINK has a new Ski Link package for £159 from December 1 to March 31 which includes a return ferry crossing for a car and two passengers , with a choice of three routes to France . |
| 21 | Use of data to derive a prescribing index adjusting for age and sex . |
| 22 | The clothes shop , named ‘ Crazy Face ’ , was owned by a business man hoping for greater things named Joe Moss . |
| 23 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 24 | And Liverpool Broadgreen MP Jane Kennedy launched a Commons campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances . |
| 25 | And Liverpool Broadgreen MP Jane Kennedy launched a Commons campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances . |
| 26 | Pressure on Labour increased yesterday with the Lib Dems and the SNP jointly signing a Commons motion calling for an immediate meeting of opposition leaders to discuss Mr Christie 's scheme . |
| 27 | Shortly before this visit , a UN convoy heading for the town of Gorazde was caught in a minefield . |
| 28 | ‘ Your average whore , ’ explained Lili clearly , ‘ goes round like a taxi cab touting for trade , but the innocent irresistible woman is like a municipal bus . |
| 29 | Comprising a quality paper on a Kraft silicone backing for assured foul-free printer throughput and featuring an environmentally friendly water based adhesive , the labels are available in white or a custom specified background colour , with optional bespoke printing depicting corporate graphics etc. , in up to 2 colours . |
| 30 | If the adoption goes ahead , it will be a fairy tale ending for the little girl whose winning smile and sunny personality stole the heart of a hardbitten war reporter . |