Example sentences of "and [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |
| 32 | He thinks of his show — 6am until 9am — like a relationship ‘ in that it 's constantly changing and looking for a balance . |
| 33 | It shows that for those people without work and looking for a job , the ending of a temporary job was the second most important reason for having left their last employment . |
| 34 | Slightly insane and looking for a good laugh ? |
| 35 | Must be handsome , intelligent and witty and looking for a fun-to-be-with female student . |
| 36 | And looking for a solution to the growing problem of homelessness . |
| 37 | Now its back on stream , and looking for a buyer . |
| 38 | Because there is a way forward , it is about negotiation , it is about hunt the hunting community , it is about sharing ideas and looking for a way forward , going forward from here , well to turn a blind eye to what goes on and vote for that amendment is very similar to what Hitler did in Germany fifty years ago . |
| 39 | Happy Mondays , The Stone Roses , Flowered Up , Primal Scream and The Paris Angels have no real feel for club music ; they 've brought in the ‘ wrong ’ element , and so the purists and the elitists are changing direction and looking for an alternative . |
| 40 | All the signs are that somewhere there is a warehouse full of unwanted red-blue 3D specs , going cheap and looking for an alternative use . |
| 41 | ‘ No , ’ she said , raising her head slowly and pausing for a moment . |
| 42 | The footwells need cutting and rewelding for a V8 , so it would be easier to repair yours at the same time as , if you buy a new bulkhead , it will need chopping and welding just the same . |
| 43 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 44 | There is of course a difference between a flexible general programme , able to expand/develop/change emphasis , as and when circumstances alter/new needs emerge/relevant external courses present themselves , and waiting for a course to be advertised before a need is identified , or taken notice of . |
| 45 | For Jack , time seemed to stand still as he sat at his stepfather 's bedside , gazing down into the inanimate features and waiting for a miracle . |
| 46 | I was discussing business contracts with my husband and waiting for a call from my own children who would rock with laughter if I prescribed a dose of warm camels ' milk and clove for a poor stomach and headache . |
| 47 | It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out . |
| 48 | The police had only recently organized a stake-out in a house just down the road , watching and waiting for a serial murderer to call in at his mother 's council flat to collect his laundry . |
| 49 | Behind a door , they could hear an audience shuffling , coughing and waiting for a show to start . |
| 50 | One supports that I lay in the street looking and waiting for a a man they mention tonight and that man is a well known killer of British soldiers . |
| 51 | Using the extra man , they controlled the game at a stroll and no doubt the Swindon fans were ready and waiting for a massacre . |
| 52 | While many spectators spend the afternoon guzzling champagne and waiting for a glimpse of the Royal family , seasoned punters will be fighting for survival in the betting ring and jostling to see equine champion Zafonic in the paddock . |
| 53 | In contrast , Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Office were keeping tight-lipped and waiting for a final decision to be made known today or tomorrow . |
| 54 | ‘ We take the view it is better to get a partly complete story with a whisper of opportunity and get it to one or two key companies quickly so they can get out there , rather than sitting back and waiting for a nicely tailored account of what is going on which , by the time we get it to them , will be history rather than opportunity , ’ he explains . |
| 55 | And so I , we have written to them and waiting for an answer . |
| 56 | Planning and paying for a funeral in advance . |
| 57 | PLANNING AND PAYING FOR A FUNERAL IN ADVANCE |
| 58 | Another case in 1883 revealed that a marque of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardine was being sold , but with the insertion of an extra ‘ o ’ in the label , reading ‘ Veuve Cliocquot-Ponsardin' and going for a ridiculously low price . |
| 59 | The star of Antiques Roadshow and Going For A Song died in 1985 and now his widow Irene has decided to sell . |
| 60 | He expected the Archon to make a rousing speech , denouncing the forces of ill-reason and pleading for a suspension of the conflict , pending negotiations . |