Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is that the sub-continent 's representatives will still be competing for a one-day pot in Sharjah until the 20th . |
| 2 | JOHN ROLFE and Adrian Breton will be competing for a British Olympic place at the weekend when the rapid fire pistol match in the World Cup Tournament in Los Angeles will be the decider for Barcelona , writes Leslie Howcroft . |
| 3 | Asif and Trevor Penney , the newly-qualified Zimbabwean , will be competing for a middle-order place , though the first chance is likely to go to Paul Smith if he has shaken off last year 's injury troubles . |
| 4 | I have no doubt that there will be special preparations and allowances made by police and spectators for the Marathon , in which I will be competing for the first time tomorrow . |
| 5 | SOUTH AFRICA , who will be competing for the first time , are to stage the 1995 Rugby World Cup . |
| 6 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 7 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 8 | It wo n't be competing for the same resources . |
| 9 | We 're going to erm , item three , the supermarket applications , now under youth grants , you remember that we advertised , this is the money we precepted , which we wo n't be using for the detached youth work workers ' scheme . |
| 10 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
| 11 | The overall award went to the Chesham Building Society but because the awards were based on performance over the last 10 years , the Royal Bank should soon be pitching for the top spot . |
| 12 | My support for Leeds is just as great as my hatred of the scum , so I for one will be rooting for a 1 nil defeat on saturday , with Leeds hopefully going on to do well in the FA cup . |
| 13 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 14 | A Palace spokesman said : ‘ The letter is a forgery but we will not be pressing for a criminal inquiry . |
| 15 | It adds up to quite an incentive for the ‘ King of the Park ’ Kenny McKinstry who will be bidding for an unprecedented sixth victory this year , and a second in a row in his Kaliber Subaru Legacy . |
| 16 | Since taking the post , Susan has benefited from training offered by the local authority and will be applying for the next supervisory post that is available . |
| 17 | No doubt he will be booking for the 30th Anniversary Tour in 1994 . |
| 18 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 19 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 20 | IT MAY be the same place , the same time and the same round but Steve Davis will be praying for a different result when he meets Ken Doherty in the £180,000 Benson and Hedges Irish Masters today . |
| 21 | Soldiers in the Cheshire regiment now bravely trying to keep the peace among the warring factions are among those who will be praying for a fresh initiative . |
| 22 | ‘ I guess these folk must be dying for a cool drink and some cookies , right ? ’ |
| 23 | He hopes to be challenging for the first team by Christmas . |
| 24 | So , when an Ikhwan ( widely understood to be fronting for the Amiri secretary ) proposed to make a grant to a Tibbu , ‘ all Zuwaya ’ , including at least some Awlad Amira , protested . |
| 25 | The SOC , in retreating from the prospect of an agreement with the external factions , appeared now to be pushing for a decisive victory on the ground . |
| 26 | ‘ Leicester is a city in which we should expect to have a good general bookshop , and we shall be looking for a bigger and better site in the city . ’ |
| 27 | The press will be looking for a strong statement of your own point of view , but you must not present a wholly one-sided picture . |
| 28 | It is impossible to judge on the basis of a single day , however , and you should be looking for a consistent improvement over a period of time . |
| 29 | The child handler competition is open to anyone under 16 and the judges will be looking for a good rapport between kids and dogs . |
| 30 | If you have £10,000 or more to invest , you 'll be looking for a good return on your money . |