Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Students must normally have successfully completed or gained APL for 50% of the areas of study of the Diploma programme and must be studying for the remaining areas of study before they are eligible to start work for their projects . |
| 2 | I think Tod must be hankering for the old house , over to Wellport , because that 's where most of our trips end up . |
| 3 | The subtle , instinctive mind pattern of an insect may be looking for the particular infrared , pheromone emission which signifies the presence of his lady-love . |
| 4 | I may be heading for the infernal scrap-heap , but I still have my professional pride . |
| 5 | With less than twenty minutes of his shift remaining he had already decided on the clothes he would be wearing for the special occasion . |
| 6 | No doubt as to where I would be standing for the eight-hour day , two miles out to sea . |
| 7 | ‘ We will be going for the Scottish Cup , the Skol Cup , the Premier Division and the UEFA Cup . |
| 8 | They will complete their residency qualifications for league competition in September and until then will be playing for the Tokyo-based Suntory company in an extensive programme of exhibition games , starting this month . |
| 9 | So Villa , Hillsbro , Anfield , Newcastle & Leeds will be fighting for the other 3 QFs . |
| 10 | Books for Students will be working for the Educational Television Company , which has the contract to publish and distribute the material , and the supply service will trade under ETC 's name . |
| 11 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 12 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 13 | When removed from the toy-town world of textbooks , information about investment and calculations based on an understanding of interest rates can be illuminating for the young mathematician who may also be studying geography , business studies or economics at school . |