Example sentences of "he [is] [v-ing] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denied the opportunity of supervising a major programme of construction in New York , where the Whitney Museum 's trustees have been unable to agree Michael Graves 's proposal for an extension , he is taking responsibility for the final stages of the conversion , now estimated to cost $35 million , of an ornamental warehouse located on Pittsburgh 's North Side , which will accommodate the museum . |
| 2 | ‘ He is seeking compensation for the distress and inconvenience . ’ |
| 3 | DEREK LEE , who played fullback for Scottish Schools last season , has nailed his colours to the Glasgow even though he is playing standoff for Watsonians in Edinburgh . |
| 4 | The facial swelling received by midfielder Gordon Armstrong in a derby match clash of heads with Middlesbrough fullback Curtis Fleming has subsided , but he is having treatment for a knee injury . |
| 5 | The situation is opposed by Conservatives in the north-east of Scotland and he is showing contempt for the people of the whole of Scotland . |
| 6 | Defence counsel Roger Eastman was awarded costs on behalf of the Marquis who was n't in court because he 's undergoing treatmnent for his drugs problem . |
| 7 | For the past year Maureen Timmins has been corresponding with him in San Quentin jail where he 's waiting execution for the murder of his pregnant wife . |
| 8 | Geoff is erm oh he 's raising money for a playing , a field for the children |