Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] for [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The delimited field thus consists of agents and institutions and involves three types of struggle — those between ‘ makers ’ of art ( between , say , makers of consecrated art , makers of avant-garde , heretical art , and makers of ‘ middle brow ’ art ( ‘ art moyen ’ ) such as photography , cinema , and jazz , which also is struggling for consecration by the institutions ) , those between makers and ‘ marketers ’ ( in essence the institutions ) , and those between marketers . |
| 2 | With the merger of DCM Services Ltd and Kode International Plc 's Kode Computers Ltd now complete , the company has broadened its range of consultancy services , and is looking for acquisitions in the UK . |
| 3 | One executive said : ‘ Tiny is looking for pie in the sky . |
| 4 | It is looking for customers in the petroleum , automotive , aerospace and chemical industries and in large-scale environmental and long-range weather modelling . |
| 5 | THE Scottish Pig Industry Initiative , which is behind Scottish Quality pork , is looking for pigperson of the year . |
| 6 | Mr Gatoff says he is looking for offers in the region of £15m . |
| 7 | The provisional Eritrean government has acknowledged the need to develop an effective communication policy in the months before independence in May 1993 , and it is looking for guidance from the churches and international organisations such as WACC . |
| 8 | The provisional Eritrean government has acknowledged the need to develop an effective communication policy in the months before independence in May 1993 , and it is looking for guidance from the churches and international organisations such as WACC . |
| 9 | It proposes certain amendments as part of that codification process and is looking for comments on the format of the codified documents , and on various changes in principle or emphasis in ISAs4 , 10 , 23 and 26 . |
| 10 | Hankin was happy with the commitment shown against Chester but is looking for improvement in the survival fight . |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps our friend Fagg is looking for enlightenment about the role of the Vietnamese in the Second World War , or by chance Glastonbury is investigating recent discoveries of esoteric viruses . ’ |
| 12 | Oakes is going for Ballasarly in the two thirty five Cheltenham , Leslie 's going for Leotard that 's the top weight in the first at one twenty five er oh in the second . |
| 13 | Congress the motion is calling for changes in the law to protect workers ' pension rights . |
| 14 | A legal expert is calling for changes in the law following another case in which a patient is claiming medical negligence more than twenty five years after first seeing a doctor . |
| 15 | Friends of the Earth is calling for use of the toxic gas methly bromide to be phased out by 1995 . |
| 16 | A local animal rescue worker is calling for people in the Fox F M area to lobby his M P's or her M P's in an effort to bring about a dog registration scheme . |
| 17 | The Trust is calling for research into the chemicals ' effects . |
| 18 | It looks like a clever move — by publicly questioning the boards intent ( by requesting the meeting ) he is asking for commitment to the progression of the club . |
| 19 | In part two : uncharted waters … the pilot who 's preparing for life on the high seas . |
| 20 | Mrs Willies-Williams is fighting for damages from the National Trust because she says they wrecked her business . |
| 21 | A similar letter ( from the Chairman ) should also be sent to anyone who , in future , is standing for election to the Executive . |
| 22 | The country 's newly developing democracy is gasping for life under the heel of an increasingly dictatorial regime , and the ordinary people , especially the poor , are suffering the consequences . |
| 23 | Well it seems like that 's hoping for pie in the sky , though , because there 's first of all not enough money , and I do n't think that teachers are that good at well talking about their own emotions , and I asked the Oxfordshire County Council Education Department to send someone along to this programme , and they said ‘ I 'm sorry , there 's no-one to send ’ . |
| 24 | And he 's gunning for revenge after the 2–2 draw at Windsor last year , which dented the hopes of Northern Ireland before they had time to begin . |