Example sentences of "we are [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are looking for the Secretary , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ For here we do not have an enduring city , but we are looking for the city that is to come , ’ says the writer to the Hebrews . |
| 3 | ‘ We often say that we are looking for the intention of Parliament , but that is not quite accurate . |
| 4 | After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’ |
| 5 | And we have that purpose if we know in advance that we are looking for the answers to certain questions , or that we will be asked to carry out certain tasks as a result of viewing . |
| 6 | Lord Browne-Wilkinson quotes the observation of Lord Reid that ‘ we often say that we are looking for the intention of Parliament but that is not quite accurate . |
| 7 | We are looking for the key to your character . |
| 8 | We are acting for the above named in connection with a claim for damages in respect of injuries sustained in a [ ] accident . |
| 9 | He said South Africa 's security forces were unable to deal with the violence , adding : ‘ We are calling for the formation of an internal peace force … the only qualification should be that the peace force be composed of people who are committed to democracy in this country . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We are appealing for the mum to come forward because she could need urgent medical attention . |
| 11 | and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism . |
| 12 | We are hoping for the best for Over The Road , who has shown no signs of suffering any virus at the moment . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We are searching for the Christ Child , ’ said the second king . |
| 14 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 15 | PLEASE could I thank all the people who supported the ‘ Save Eldorado Campaign ’ in Northern Ireland and stress that we are campaigning for the re-introduction of the programme . |
| 16 | 12–12:30 is a little early for me — it 's my first time in london so i guess i will go for a sight-seeing or something … except to see me around 13:00–13:30. anyone know if the shops are open in newcastle on sunday ? we are going for the newcastle-scousers game . |
| 17 | ‘ At the moment we are waiting for the Americans . |
| 18 | We 've got clients , for example , where we are waiting for the sale of land to get our monies in , so it 's reasonable to expect that we 'll see that within the next three years . |
| 19 | As maltsters we must not only be aware of our sales but of the customers themselves — here in Scotland we are waiting for the upturn . |
| 20 | Erm I , I er much of the compliment that you paid t to me and the department in terms of the efficiency that we 've , which we 're dealing with the correspondence , I , I am conscious of the fact that in something of this nature those er members that you mentioned , some of them are , are here this morning erm are , are not er s receiving er a regular erm series of er erm letters or , or pieces of information from the department and it 's very much an ad hoc situation erm and at the moment as far as is concerned , we are waiting for the the completion of some of the reporting before we erm er submerge them with er a , a , a , a lot of paper , but if there are any particular issues that erm any of those members or indeed any other members erm particularly wants to pursue , er th th the position is as it is on , on any matter , please do get in touch . |
| 21 | We are waiting for the home office to approve this . |
| 22 | We are staying in our hotel and we are waiting for the Serbs to stop killing the people . ’ |
| 23 | But then we are planning for the future , so that 's the sort of thing you have to do . |
| 24 | Every hour we are paying for the services of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , at an annual salary of £63,047 . |
| 25 | If , while we are praying for the Lord to do a new thing , we are failing to take action in areas where his intentions are perfectly clear and his resources for their implementation guaranteed , then he is unlikely to respond to our appeals to do more . |
| 26 | ‘ We are concerned and we are preparing for the worst . ’ |