Example sentences of "we [am/are] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are looking for state-backed policies to provide funds for those areas of production where potential exists for a swift expansion of exports . |
| 2 | We are looking for individual responses to problem-solving and personality development . |
| 3 | We are looking for young economists to join this rapidly expanding company which specialises in regional and industrial forecasting and analysis , as well as undertaking a wide range of consultancy activities . |
| 4 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will be chief executive of the group , said : ‘ We are looking for substantial reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 5 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will head the new group , was more blunt , saying : ‘ We are looking for substantial cost reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 6 | We are looking for beautiful hair of any colour and style — it can be long , short , straight or curly . |
| 7 | ‘ We are looking for significant financing ; this is an expensive project , ’ she said . |
| 8 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 9 | Perhaps we are reaching for object-oriented technology as our great-grandparents used to reach for the ‘ cure-all ’ medicines sold by the travelling salesmen of the 19th century . |
| 10 | Many people believe we are heading for environmental catastrophe unless we radically change the way we live , and the programme is a practical bid to bring about that change in urban areas . |
| 11 | The oil minister suggested that this would be as serious as physical closure , in which case ‘ we are heading for real trouble ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ We are going for maximum expansion . |
| 13 | At the same time , we are asking for reasonable management efficiency gains on the part of institutions . |
| 14 | ‘ We are fighting for future generations . |
| 15 | We are playing for big stakes here . |
| 16 | We 're looking for male youth of around 18 years of age , the rest are in custody still at Milton Keynes |
| 17 | We 're looking for good candidates whether they 're men or women . |
| 18 | ‘ We 're looking for significant cost gains for both Kodak and ICI by identifying major improvement opportunities using the Kodak QLP process . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're looking for unusual colours and layouts rather than perfect weed-free gardens , ’ says Monica Meads of the NGS . |
| 20 | Now we 're looking for clear guidance from textbooks . ’ |
| 21 | We do n't do very good at reading and writing , but we 're made for physical things . ’ |
| 22 | But we 're hoping for long-eared owls in this one . ‘ |
| 23 | ‘ We 're fighting for simple ordinary things : the right to grumble whenever you feel like it ; the right to be wrong and stupid , and the right to become less wrong and stupid if you want to ; the right not to suffer bodily pain . |
| 24 | We 're waiting for new stocks to arrive and will forward the mini hi-fi to you as soon as stocks are delivered . |
| 25 | If they 've never advertised before which is unlikely if we 're going for high fli you know high flier |
| 26 | we 're asking for public help in telling us where the travellers are gathering , especially on common or open landThe familiar police tactic is to try and keep the travellers in small groups by continually moving them away from the others . |