Example sentences of "he [is] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
| 2 | Following the completion of the acquisition of Framlington 's private client fund management business in January and the recruitment of five new investment managers in Liverpool , he is looking for increased investment revenues in this year . |
| 3 | Their daughter , Shelagh , has moved to Belfast where she has a job in an office but her younger brother , Sean helps here and there on the farm while he is looking for some other work , sadly without too much hope , since there is already much unemployment in the towns . |
| 4 | He is looking for any ambiguous opportunity to take his gun and do the worst . |
| 5 | He is calling for good conditions for traders at the new pitches in Tarleton Street , Williamson Square and Paradise Street . |
| 6 | He is calling for more funds to reduce waiting lists . |
| 7 | ‘ He is searching for another refugee . |
| 8 | NICKY MASON , ranked No.5 , showed during England 's outstanding 5-1 victory over the Soviet Union at Worthing on Thursday night that he is pushing for regular inclusion in the England team . |
| 9 | He is pushing for initial funding of $A5 million rising to $A15 million in three years . |
| 10 | He is aiming for full employment by Keynesian means , redistribution of wealth through jobs , not taxes . |
| 11 | He is heading for 350 League appearances with Liverpool ( 183 goals ) and 50 FA Cup games . |
| 12 | Mr , you you 've er commented upon Mr 's objection that he made himself , but of course there are he is appearing for many others , |
| 13 | She senses he is waiting for some sign from her . |
| 14 | Lenders to the bidder who require the target and its subsidiaries to provide authorised financial assistance under CA 1985 , s155 ( see para 22.1.7 below ) , without the prospect of minority opposition , may prefer a Court Scheme for this reason , as may the bidder if he is paying for costly bridging finance in the interim . |
| 15 | He is applying for judicial review of a decision by the council 's professional conduct committee to prefer the less serious charge of breach of proper professional standards , which leads to an admonition . |
| 16 | In fact he is asking for two kinds of help : aid to stop ongoing injury and aid to recover from the damage . |
| 17 | Why all of them if he 's searching for one slave ? ’ |
| 18 | And of course , he 's searching for these chemicals because he believes they will make him well again . |
| 19 | Charles Pollard says soft sentencing is letting criminals get off lightly , and he 's calling for urgent reform of the criminal justice system . |
| 20 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 21 | he 's waiting for that |
| 22 | Now he 's advertising for another Girl Friday to share the sun , sea and sand with him . |
| 23 | Erm Gillam , he 's working for some er publishers in London . |
| 24 | Let's see if he does , he comes Chapel now , to bowl to him and he hoicks that away on that leg side , that 's the area you 're gon na try and hit it , that 's four runs , anywhere near it , so making intentions plain , he 's going for that leg side boundary , that was a real power shot , hit with a spin , this is exactly the way he played at Hove , he got away with it there , he moves on to twelve , I think there 's going to be a field change as a result of that and quite rightly so . |
| 25 | so he 's going for some more tests next week . |
| 26 | Our Dave 's coming for us , he ca n't have all that time off , he 's coming for three weeks in er |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , he 's breathing for sure , ’ Denis laughed . |