Example sentences of "who is [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The man who is looking for a breed to put shape into his lambs only has to talk to butchers who deal in this type of Texel-sired carcass and look at the successes achieved in carcass competitions . |
| 2 | ‘ Not easily , not quickly , but I am not prepared to abandon the ambition of having a fully working economy , and having a fully working economy means there are jobs available for just about everybody who is looking for a job . ’ |
| 3 | Los Angeles trucker and sometime pugilist Philo Beddoe is ready to give up the fight game — until gambling mobster James Beekman ( Harry Guardino ) , who is looking for a match for his champion Jack Wilson , persuades him to change his mind . |
| 4 | You 'll be surprised who has got a friend or an uncle who knows somebody who knows somebody else who is looking for a person like you ! |
| 5 | The fact that they were produced in large numbers as piece parts without machinery makes this an ideal project for a woodworker with limited equipment , who is looking for a challenge . |
| 6 | The first individual is a single teenager with a job training who is looking for a job in the nonmanual sector . |
| 7 | It is aimed primarily at the generalist reader concerned with information resources and their use , who is looking for a non-technical assessment of what multimedia is , what it does and how it may be used in a range of applications . |
| 8 | Joanne , who is looking for a job after taking a course in leisure and recreation management , spends much of her time playing water polo , with the accent heavily on marksmanship . |
| 9 | It quotes Dr Michelle Block , director of the Women versus Smoking Campaign , who is calling for a ‘ grassroots campaign by church groups ’ , urging them to galvanise public opinion . |
| 10 | The paper offers a model derived from ‘ job search theory ’ which is concerned with the optimal behaviour of an unemployed individual who is searching for a suitable job in the labour market . |
| 11 | In case there is a child who is pining for a parent , choose a spare adult who will , if required , give special attention to a needy child . |
| 12 | Tony Stafford talks to the former owner of Vernons Pools who is hoping for a jackpot dividend in two weeks ' time with Rodrigo de Triano and Musicale |
| 13 | Executive power is held by a President who is elected for a six-year term and who appoints a Cabinet including the Governor of the Federal District . |
| 14 | Executive power is vested in the President , who is elected for a five-year term by direct suffrage , and who appoints the Council of Ministers , as well as members of the judiciary and the holders of certain public offices . |
| 15 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly . |
| 16 | Executive power is vested in the President , who is elected for a five-year term . |
| 17 | Executive power is vested in the President , who is elected for a seven-year term . |
| 18 | Each state has its own constitution , is administered by a governor , who is elected for a six-year term , and has a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 19 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly ( Kuo-Min Ta-Hui ) . |
| 20 | who is studying for a Craft Catering Diploma at City College in Norwich , was recently awarded a trophy and named Student of the Year . |
| 21 | This process , a little like blood-grouping , is used to match tissues from a donor with the tissues of a prospective patient who is waiting for a kidney transplant . |
| 22 | Well I feel erm really that we should have a little bit more compassion amongst ourselves as women and when I had my first child I had a very good friend who went through the pregnancy with me who is waiting for a child to arrive by adoption , and she had the baby a couple of months after I had my baby . |
| 23 | PENNSYLVANIA governor Robert Casey , 61 , who is waiting for a heart-and-liver transplant , is continuing his duties from his hospital room . |
| 24 | Among the journalists is Nigel Short 's father , who is covering for a local newspaper in Manchester , the challenger 's home territory . |
| 25 | These expressions , and those like them ( Uriah Heep , Job 's Comforter , Don Quixote come immediately to mind ) involve a character who is used for a particular , and rather limited , purpose , namely the personalisation of a distinct quality . |