Example sentences of "are [v-ing] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Times may be hard in those places , but note how few people are clamouring for a return to the let's-stay-poor-together socialism of the past . |
| 2 | Only six weeks after making their solemn covenant-pledge with God the people are clamouring for a replica of the old gods of Egypt . |
| 3 | We are struggling for a terminal at which trains can come in from all parts of the country , at which there can be an interchange for the continent and at which people can move on relatively quickly . |
| 4 | Q. When you are bidding for a contract , what gives you the edge over competitors ? |
| 5 | Su Ragazzi , who are bidding for a league and cup double , beat Jets in straight sets in Sewell 's second game in charge earlier this season but defeated them in the return in Edinburgh . |
| 6 | Group Two rivals Holland entertain leaders Norway , and England are praying for a Scandinavian win to increase their chances of making the World Cup finals . |
| 7 | ( Two year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you and your husband or wife have lived apart for at least two years , your husband or wife must also consent to the divorce — IN WRITING ( a form is supplied for this ) . |
| 8 | ( Five year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you have lived apart from your husband or wife for at least five years , your application would not be granted if it meant that your husband or wife would suffer grave financial hardship . |
| 9 | Send it whenever you are applying for a job ‘ on spec. ’ or where no mention is made in an advertisement of an application form ( which usually covers the same type of information ) . |
| 10 | If you are applying for a job , then your sitting too close may irritate me because I will be expecting to use visual and auditory rather than tactile or olfactory channels . |
| 11 | If you are applying for a loan with your own bank , this may not be necessary . |
| 12 | Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe . |
| 13 | Labour group leader Coun Dave Jackson , supported by Coun Alf Rose and Coun Paul Witter , are pressing for a report on the possibility of the 25-acre site being incorporated into adjacent Eastham Country Park . |
| 14 | The Football Supporters Association , who are pressing for a rethink on the Taylor Report , have received a letter from the Premier League 's chairman , Sir John Quinton , expressing his opposition to all-seat stadiums . |
| 15 | It is only fair to add that some lawyers play exactly the opposite role , persuading clients who are itching for a zero sum fight that they would do better to reach a nonzero sum settlement out of court . |
| 16 | Mark said : ‘ It is important to keep in rhythm when you are training for a race . |
| 17 | LORD Mayor Treloar College students and staff are training for a Marathon Day on May 4th designed to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre at Bursledon . |
| 18 | The wordsmiths who put wooden jokes into his speeches are writing for a man who lacks the essential sense of timing for making them . |
| 19 | CENTRAL Scotland police are searching for a man seen leaving a building which was deliberately set alight on Stirling Road , Dunblane , late last Friday evening . |
| 20 | often , new songwriters are searching for a recording contract as artists . |
| 21 | Whether you are in the market for a new car , or are searching for a value-for money second-hand model , you may need to borrow money to help finance the deal . |
| 22 | POLICE in Co Down are searching for a thief who locked a safe after stealing its church collection contents from a parochial house . |
| 23 | They can not therefore meet the needs of cities that are searching for a method to restrain traffic over large areas . |
| 24 | If you are searching for a solution to an undefined need it is more than likely that you 'll be seduced by the obvious attractions of graphics oriented programs like PageMaker , Ready Set Go and so on . |
| 25 | Only a few writers in international relations ( notably Jervis , 1976 ; Steinbruner , 1974 ) have seriously questioned the assumption of rationality in state policy making and some more recent works have distinguished bargaining in which the parties are not consciously conflictual but are searching for a point of convergence ( Raiffa , 1982 ; Rangarajan , 1985 ) . |
| 26 | Malcolm Crosby is fighting hard to keep his job at Sunderland , even though the directors are searching for a replacement . |
| 27 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
| 28 | The local name comes from the loud braying call which is always at its loudest at four o'clock in the morning , just when you are looking for a bit more sleep after a tiring day . |
| 29 | With daughter , Jenny , aged eight , and son Alex , aged six , they live at Hexham but are looking for a home in the Darlington area . |
| 30 | The SAA are looking for a secretary who preferably has the following skills : Typing , proven administrative ability , being able to take minutes of meetings and with good organisational skills . |