Example sentences of "he [is] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is selected for that reason , because he will not be suspected by the police . ’ |
| 2 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
| 3 | Following the completion of the acquisition of Framlington 's private client fund management business in January and the recruitment of five new investment managers in Liverpool , he is looking for increased investment revenues in this year . |
| 4 | He is calling for good conditions for traders at the new pitches in Tarleton Street , Williamson Square and Paradise Street . |
| 5 | He is calling for more funds to reduce waiting lists . |
| 6 | ‘ He is searching for another refugee . |
| 7 | He is to ask for all-party support of the event at next week 's council meeting . |
| 8 | He is to ask for all-party support at next week 's council meeting . |
| 9 | He is troubled for two reasons . |
| 10 | NICKY MASON , ranked No.5 , showed during England 's outstanding 5-1 victory over the Soviet Union at Worthing on Thursday night that he is pushing for regular inclusion in the England team . |
| 11 | He is pushing for initial funding of $A5 million rising to $A15 million in three years . |
| 12 | The announcement only fuelled speculation that he is earmarked for greater things in the Shandwick organisation , of which PRCS is now a part , or even that he was preparing the way for something completely different when his five-year golden handcuffs are released next year . |
| 13 | He is aiming for full employment by Keynesian means , redistribution of wealth through jobs , not taxes . |
| 14 | He is heading for 350 League appearances with Liverpool ( 183 goals ) and 50 FA Cup games . |
| 15 | The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities . |
| 16 | Mr , you you 've er commented upon Mr 's objection that he made himself , but of course there are he is appearing for many others , |
| 17 | She senses he is waiting for some sign from her . |
| 18 | He is applying for judicial review of a decision by the council 's professional conduct committee to prefer the less serious charge of breach of proper professional standards , which leads to an admonition . |
| 19 | Jon Stratton has suggested that he is needed for ideological reasons too ( 1983 ) : in Stratton 's view , the ‘ romantic ’ image of the creative artist is no false veneer nor confined to ‘ mass culture ’ , but part of a larger tradition , within which the dialectic of ‘ romanticism ’ and commodification is basic to capitalist culture as such ; thus it implicates the ‘ individualism ’ of , say , Beethoven as well as that of pop stars and composers . |
| 20 | In fact he is asking for two kinds of help : aid to stop ongoing injury and aid to recover from the damage . |
| 21 | Why all of them if he 's searching for one slave ? ’ |
| 22 | And of course , he 's searching for these chemicals because he believes they will make him well again . |
| 23 | Charles Pollard says soft sentencing is letting criminals get off lightly , and he 's calling for urgent reform of the criminal justice system . |
| 24 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 25 | He 's asked for pre-sentence reports and the case was adjourned until February 9th . |
| 26 | Now he 's advertising for another Girl Friday to share the sun , sea and sand with him . |
| 27 | Let's see if he does , he comes Chapel now , to bowl to him and he hoicks that away on that leg side , that 's the area you 're gon na try and hit it , that 's four runs , anywhere near it , so making intentions plain , he 's going for that leg side boundary , that was a real power shot , hit with a spin , this is exactly the way he played at Hove , he got away with it there , he moves on to twelve , I think there 's going to be a field change as a result of that and quite rightly so . |
| 28 | Our Dave 's coming for us , he ca n't have all that time off , he 's coming for three weeks in er |
| 29 | One of the country 's leading experts on the secret services says the evidence confirms what he 's known for some time . |