Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] for [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It depends on the act of viewpoint-shifting , which we must now consider more closely , remaining always on the lookout for loopholes through which the egoist might slip . |
| 2 | They advanced cautiously , wide brims shading their eyes from the climbing sun , constantly on the lookout for signs of life or opposition . |
| 3 | This is the teacher-as-social-worker : providing emotional support , attending case conferences , subject to physical and verbal assaults , on the lookout for signs of physical and sexual abuse , no longer able to assume standards of behaviour — and , as if incidentally , also intended to teach , with the upheaval of a new curriculum and its accompanying paperwork . |
| 4 | We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific . |
| 5 | Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents . |
| 6 | The Confederation of British Industry has warned companies to be on the lookout for letters from overseas publishers inviting them to submit entries in fax , telex and trademark directories . |
| 7 | Most publications are on the lookout for ways of increasing their circulation and some are also looking for extra revenue . |
| 8 | Now the Stroud-based National Meningitis Trust has warned the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease , because the outbreak of 'flu that 's affecting large parts of the country is making everyone — young and old alike — more likely to catch it . |
| 9 | ‘ A number of students enrol first on the English for Speakers of Other Languages courses because they want to improve their language skills , ’ said Tahira . |
| 10 | The early British sites were neglected as relics of unimagined savagery while attention focused on the scramble for antiquities in the Near East and the securing of the best prizes , like the Rosetta Stone , for the British Museum . |
| 11 | A TASTE of France was on the menu for youngsters from Merseyside schools today . |
| 12 | A TASTE of France was on the menu for youngsters from Merseyside schools today . |
| 13 | How true this still rings for modern consultants on the look-out for schemes for which no justification exists . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're always on the look-out for stories of good performance and good practice somewhere in the group , ’ says Jones , who writes all the copy in a job taking him on a growing number of foreign assignments . |
| 15 | One woman with this problem , whose rather self-absorbed elderly mother used to keep her on the telephone for hours with doom-laden conversations , solved it by telling her that she had developed migraine which was always triggered off by holding a phone to her ear for more than a quarter of an hour at a time ! |
| 16 | Helen , alarmed and suspecting infidelity ( there had been an episode in the past concerning which Louise had boiled away on the telephone for months on end ) , asked what was wrong with him . |
| 17 | With any excavating job you can avoid creating a blot on the landscape for months after by slicing the turf off in strips , so that it can later be relaid . |
| 18 | PAYOUTS of up to £1 million each are on the way for survivors of the M1 air crash . |
| 19 | IMPROVEMENTS at the double are on the way for shops in Middlesbrough . |
| 20 | What has not been developed to the same extent is the suggestiveness of his work on the novel for theories of genre , a suggestiveness which I will only touch on here , but which seems to me to be worth a great deal more investigation and discussion . |
| 21 | He 's a man who erm is qualified in the field of computer sciences and if your Lordship will hear has worked throughout his life in the fields of computers , banking and er in March of nineteen eighty five he left employment with a company known as Data Logic Limited where he had been employed as a banking consultant and decided at that stage er on a change of career erm and he was looking principally to acquire a wine bar , restaurant , country house hotel , something of that nature and er you will hear that after some early disappointments in the earlier part of nineteen eighty five when deals that er were on the horizon for premises in Oxfordshire and then in Chichester erm in early September the plaintiffs er saw and liked the wine bar in and offered the price of , the asking price of seventy five thousand pounds with stock er which was accepted . |
| 22 | One-time Labour health minister Lord Ennals joined candidate John Healey on the quest for votes in the sprawling Ryedale constituency . |
| 23 | The mite lives in carpets as well as beds , but few of us lie on the carpet for hours on end . |
| 24 | This discovery probably had an important effect on the search for extensions to axiom A and the notion of structural stability ; it seems to have more or less stopped it . |
| 25 | Several voices were raised on the potential for savings in social security but no decision was taken . |
| 26 | To the CBI 's worries about the future of the inner city is added a very real concern that business services may be placed high on the list for cuts by budget-chopping local authorities . |
| 27 | Has a majestic soaring and gliding flight , with wing-tips splayed out and upturned , often remaining on the wing for hours at a time . |
| 28 | AXED Terry Wogan is on the hunt for guests with ‘ wacky , tacky ’ stories to tell in a bid to shed his bland image , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 29 | The amount of banknotes issued by the Bank of England depends largely on the demand for notes from the general public . |
| 30 | The Indian ocean workshop is to be held in London in December 1987 and is to concentrate on the demand for slaves in the ‘ East ’ , the financing of the trade , the ‘ middle passage ’ , and the conditions of slave gathering in Africa . |