Example sentences of "was [v-ing] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled at him , aware that he was angling for an invitation . |
| 2 | Mr Bragge was applying for an injunction on behalf of French champagne producers Taittinger and the champagne growers ' association , to prevent Mr Woodall and his partner , Mr Ray Bevan , 39 , selling their product in bottles labelled ‘ champagne ’ . |
| 3 | Shortly afterwards I was telephoned by Morgan Phillips , the general secretary of the Labour Party , to say that Randolph had issued a writ for breach of copyright and was applying for an injunction that very afternoon , and would I act on behalf of the Labour Party ? |
| 4 | ‘ He told me he knew of a firm at Lloyd 's that was looking for an office boy . |
| 5 | I met the promoter at a party and he was looking for an opening act and I said that I had this dance band which would be a perfect opener for Gary Glitter and he took us on . |
| 6 | Chairman Murray had said he was looking for an apology from Crosby over rumours linking the Sunderland boss in a reunion with former manager Denis Smith at Bristol City . |
| 7 | He was a relatively wealthy man ; his annual income , from both his publishing salary and his royalties , was approximately £4,000 , and in the early months of this year his income from the New York production of The Cocktail Party was estimated at about £570 per week : this was no doubt why , in June , he was looking for an accountant . |
| 8 | In the first place it was clear that it had been a mistake to let Alexei know that his transfer away from the Praetorian Guard had been requested — because if the boy was looking for an excuse for his antagonism , then the one with which he had just been presented was perfect . |
| 9 | Italy had two small colonies , Eritrea and Somalia , on the borders of Haile Selassie 's Empire , which Mussolini was looking for an excuse to invade . |
| 10 | ‘ Your constable in Burford was looking for an excuse not to take any action . |
| 11 | ‘ I think , ’ he murmured softly , ‘ I was looking for an excuse to shake you … ’ |
| 12 | Mr Salmond may well be right in supposing that Labour 's Scottish high command was looking for an excuse to wriggle out of its reluctant commitments to constitutional co-operation . |
| 13 | He had 10 wickets under his belt , was searching for an 11th , and at 264 for 9 , New Zealand captain Martin Crowe knew if either he or last man Chris Pringle fell , the Test was lost ; but if they could gather four runs , the match would be saved , for even if they were out immediately afterwards there would be no time for England to begin a run-chase of any kind before the scheduled close of play at 5.30 . |
| 14 | Beck , who had defeated Aki Ohmachi of Japan 8 and 6 in the first round , was heading for an even bigger defeat . |
| 15 | THE black Democratic candidate for Virginia state governor , Mr Douglas Wilder , was heading for an historic victory last night , writes Simon Tisdall in Richmond , Virginia . |
| 16 | THE black Democratic candidate for Virginia state governor , Mr Douglas Wilder , was heading for an historic victory last night , according to a CBS exit poll , writes Simon Tisdall in Richmond , Virginia . |
| 17 | The choice of the latter led Leavis , to whom I sent the paper later , to expostulate , but at that time I thought that Read was heading for an eminence which , at least as a creative writer , he never attained . |
| 18 | The candidate thought he was going for an interview to be MD when the client thought he was to meet the proposed finance director . |
| 19 | Of course , he had known they would use the Microwave Gun on him ; they always did when he was up in front of somebody , whenever he was at a disadvantage anyway and needed all the help he could get , whenever he was going for an interview for a job , or being asked things by the Social security people or even clerks in the Post Office . |
| 20 | And she was going for an interview for a new job tomorrow . ’ |
| 21 | they , they all sitting on , a few of us sitting on the seat , the girl that was all shaky she was going for an interview at a Birmingham University another lady was going on to Northfield |
| 22 | The nation was waiting for an important announcement on the outcome of the talks . |
| 23 | She was waiting for an ambulance to take her to St Thomas ' Hospital . |
| 24 | Mr Paul Bagni , general manager of Dalgety , said : ‘ I am convinced the pilot was aiming for an old airfield behind our plant but came down just short of it . ’ |
| 25 | That was a case , I worked in a hotel for years and years and it closed down with the new bypass and that , and just a girl beside me , she was coming for an interview , to the B M K and I came with her . |
| 26 | Leaning against a Cas. wall when Sister was on the bridge was asking for an explosion . |
| 27 | They thought he was reaching for an ornamental knife when in fact he was just picking up a pair of socks . |
| 28 | He issued a series of varied and confusing demands , ranging from reaffirmations of his patriotism to claims that he was fighting for an " authentic democracy " . |
| 29 | Quincx Roirbak was preparing for an evening out when his receptionist summoned him . |
| 30 | It was April and John Moore was studying for an important examination . |