Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Versace emporium on London 's Bond Street , customers are clamouring for his suggestive leather look . |
| 2 | DEC already has the incomplete version 1 of the OSF operating system out on its MIPS line , and it 's this that customers are using for their own early development work . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth , ’ he replied amiably . |
| 4 | If you are applying for your first provisional licence you must not drive until you get it . |
| 5 | When birds are released from cages , they flap and stretch at a very high rate , suggesting that they are compensating for their earlier restriction . |
| 6 | I 've been looking for him all afternoon , but he must have been tied up with work . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been looking for you two . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've been looking for you these five days , and never a sign . |
| 9 | And the team will cry out for joy as well , because we were created for this community , and in a way we have been looking for it all our lives . |
| 10 | ‘ But , actually , I am looking for someone younger . ’ |
| 11 | In addition , tax breaks are promised for enterprises owned by artists ' unions and associations as long as they are operating for their prescribed purpose . |
| 12 | Nottinghamshire are looking for their first win in a one-day competition at Trent Bridge this season . |
| 13 | Mike McAnenay ( 40min ) and John McQuade ( 86 ) gave Dumbarton their third successive triumph over the bottom club , who are looking for their first home win of the season . |
| 14 | His Oxfordshire-based Williams team are looking for their fifth consecutive Grand Prix win … a feat which has never been achieved in the history of the sport . |
| 15 | Swindon are looking for their third consecutive win . |
| 16 | People are looking for something new , after twenty years of hamburger joints and pizza parlours . |
| 17 | Alternatively , if you are looking for something warmer , be it a sunset or a warm interior view , the cream could be a better choice . |
| 18 | ‘ People are looking for something different , ’ said Steve , a chiropodist , which seems an ideal profession to be indulging in lots of ballroom dancing , ‘ but it has to be of good quality . ’ |
| 19 | Your bones , your eyes , your hair , your teeth are all going to be scrutinised by a panel of judges who are looking for your all-round potential , not just an impressive academic display . |
| 20 | Now establishment scientists are looking for someone interested in using the achievement in the civil sector . |
| 21 | ‘ The apparel industry has been searching for something new for a long time and this is something which will be exciting . |
| 22 | Wayne was enchanted to see Hermia and Perdita , and gave the appearance of having been searching for them all day . |
| 23 | Later in that passage he wrote : ‘ It was n't until thirty years later when I saw her in another woman [ Elizabeth Taylor ] that I realised I had been searching for her all my life . ’ |
| 24 | So , whether you 're saving for something special or for a rainy day , you can start earning interest straightaway . |
| 25 | One company , TGS Marketing in Omaha , Nebraska , says criminals with longer sentences tend to make more devoted telemarketers — ‘ they 're looking for something stable to hang on to in their lives ’ — and it says it is not against hiring convicted murderers . |
| 26 | As Apistos go , it 's one of the easiest and longest lived — an ideal dwarf if you 're looking for something different and beautiful . |
| 27 | We 're looking for our average reader |
| 28 | Whether you 're looking for your first flat or have finally found the castle of your dreams , The Royal Bank of Scotland has a range of mortgage schemes specially designed to meet your particular needs . |
| 29 | When you 're looking for your first home , there are so many things to consider . |
| 30 | And they 're looking for your money-raising ideas to top the record £2 million raised in the south last time … and the zanier the ideas the better , say the organisers . |