Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After re-uniting Tony Cooper with his Spitfire , the restorers now hope to start working on the wings and are looking for bigger premises to enable this work to take place . |
| 2 | Increasingly , employers are looking for higher levels of skills . |
| 3 | THE Property Exchange , a new company publishing a national directory of people who want to swap homes rather than sell them ( if the properties have different values , one party pays the other the difference ) says that so far most people are looking for smaller homes . |
| 4 | And today forensic teams have been searching for further clues to help catch the killer : |
| 5 | Erm it 's to erm reserve er for emergencies , obviously , I , I 'd use a building society or bank , to cover holidays and domestic needs , to set up hobby or retirement applications , so we 'd always say , leave a fair amount in the building society , and the only thing th advice I 'd give you is one , stick to the major societies , and secondly , if you 're looking for larger investments , use a postal account . |
| 6 | Overseas visitors are still coming here but they 're staying for shorter periods and spending less money . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're playing for higher stakes ? ’ |
| 8 | In February 1756 reference is made to four illustrations ‘ sent some time since by our friend , Mr. Collinson ’ and Miller said he would have sent others except for the fact that he had been waiting for better colourists . |
| 9 | Recent developments indicate more movement towards site-based management as the National Governors ' Association , the National Education Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals are calling for greater levels of financial devolution to bring about educational improvement . |
| 10 | We are prepared to give block funding a try , but we are asking for further changes . |
| 11 | A SMALL village business , which is to shortly celebrate its first birthday , has been so successful it could soon be looking for bigger premises . |
| 12 | Francis will desperately want to win tomorrow , and now most of the severe injuries are cleared up , he will be looking for better results . |
| 13 | They will be looking for smaller classes . |
| 14 | Er but for as long as all of us sit here we will always be looking for further improvements . |
| 15 | This saves time and money and Robert and his team will be looking for further ways of working with them to streamline the process . |
| 16 | It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations . |
| 17 | Although several hotels undertook regrading programmes , no major work was undertaken in the construction of new resorts as investors appeared to be waiting for further indications of a permanent return to political stability . |
| 18 | We should be aiming for higher standards , not encouraging lower ones ’ , said Dr Caldwell . |
| 19 | Led by Trude Unruh , 64 , the chair of the Grey Panthers who had been elected to the Bundestag in 1987 on the Greens ' list , the party 's main concerns were to be campaigning for better pensions and for better conditions in nursing homes and countering " ageist " attitudes . |
| 20 | The population of this district had not been previously deeply dissatisfied ; but it was natural that they should wish well to people of their own class , supposed to be fighting for higher wages ; and they presently heard with truth that several employers hereabouts had begun to promise higher payments under the dread of seeing the population armed against them . ’ |
| 21 | Just as generals always seem to be planning for better ways to fight the last war , so the study of international relations has often reflected the concerns of the previous generation . |
| 22 | Pink-browns or lightly frosted tones are flattering for older women or anyone with a lined mouth . |
| 23 | Conservationists are fighting for tighter controls because new Government figures show that 38,000 acres of open countryside were swallowed up by developers in England , every year , for the 5 years between 1985 and 1990 . |
| 24 | Bystanders said police were hunting for further devices , bringing traffic to a standstill as police sealed off the area . |
| 25 | Room maids told us guests were asking for lighter duvets , and suggested we improve signs as guests were constantly asking for directions . |
| 26 | Founded in 1981 by Beth Grossman and Don Skirving ‘ on a shoestring , a friendly bank manager , and a cold market ’ , the company now employs 24 people , has a projected turnover of £2,75m for the current year to August , and is looking for larger premises to cater for an expanding stockholding . |
| 27 | The firm , which will do boards for a whole range of products including computers , telecommunications and satellite receiver and industrial control system products is looking for further partnerships in Taiwan , Japan and the US and is three months away from announcing its next deal . |
| 28 | A top level police report on security leaks in Ulster is calling for tighter controls on the handling of intelligence documents . |
| 29 | But Ian Shiels , who works in the warehouse and has been responsible for football activity in the past , is aware of this and is hoping for better things to come . |
| 30 | She 's hoping for better things this time round . |