Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recruitment videos are sometimes shown , and advisory sessions may include applying for jobs , interview techniques , and general issues related to job hunting . |
| 2 | It was ridiculous that he should think of lowering himself through the floor of the carriage , that he should contemplate hanging for moments or minutes beneath the train , that he should consider allowing himself to fall on to the frozen stones between the wheels . |
| 3 | Parliament should contemplate legislating for identity cards being issued to the general public . |
| 4 | He must start planning for contingencies , which means dropping stalwarts as well as those over whom questions still loom . |
| 5 | BRAINY kids should start swotting for university degrees while still at school , Britain 's top heads demanded yesterday . |
| 6 | No one was quite sure whether this was a good idea , however , as some of the old party 's members refused to recognise the new party , though they hedged their bets by saying they might consider applying for membership . |
| 7 | If you do it 'll keep moving for years and years and years no problem , but if you let the two of them sit |
| 8 | Instead of looking for one thing to satisfy our needs we might try looking for combinations . |
| 9 | You reckon he might come looking for bother ? ’ |
| 10 | We can make fear choices , which lead us to cling to the past — ‘ I hate my job , but I wo n't find anything better , so I 'd better stick to it ’ , ‘ I always eat hamburger and chips on Thursdays ’ , ‘ I 'd like to know Chris better , but I 'm sure s/he wo n't be interested in me ’ — or growth choices , in which we reach for the future — ‘ I hate my job , so I 'll start applying for others , even though it feels scary ’ , ‘ Maybe I 'll try spaghetti bolognese tonight ’ , ‘ What have I got to lose ? |
| 11 | This view was qualified by other officers of the company who said in some instances Informix could provide backing for startup firms , such as those which may have developed important technology but were unable to productise it due to lack of funds . |
| 12 | For the most part , the fast men were used in short bursts to conserve their strength and responded well to this ; but when the occasion demanded , as on the final day at Lord 's in 1963 , they could keep going for hour after hour just because the captain asked them to . |
| 13 | But he persevered , and soon began to master both the language and his camera to the extent where he could begin touting for work from the local magazines . |
| 14 | He ought to start looking for work now . ’ |
| 15 | No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her |
| 16 | In early 1944 I was asked by the Burma Government if I would consider deputising for B.R. Pearn while he went on a much-needed furlough . |
| 17 | Mr Bryan Goddard , theatre director , said staff would keep looking for ways to improve the bar service , including encouraging people to order beforehand . |
| 18 | After the meeting he insisted that both governments would keep searching for ways to convene a conference and declared that the " process is not stuck " . |
| 19 | The Mold Crown Court jury also heard that children would share their school dinners with him and he would go looking for food in bins . |
| 20 | That evening , Grugel spoke to Mr Johns saying that if the police were informed ‘ his brother-in-law would come looking for Mr Johns ’ . |
| 21 | Make sure the engine is from a road vehicle and not from an industrial application as the fuel injector pump will need recalibrating for road use . |
| 22 | THE SIX residents of Thornybauk hostel for those with alcohol-related problems are all unemployed and will begin looking for work once they have dealt with their difficulties . |
| 23 | We keep constant watch on planning proposals and fight those which will prove damaging for birds . |
| 24 | ‘ She will start training for Wimbledon this weekend , ’ added her agent , but he admitted her playing in the year 's third Grand Slam tournament was ‘ not a certainty ’ . |
| 25 | Unless they are given opportunities to express their grief in appropriate ways which can include weeping for loss , they will never be able to acquire the creative energy necessary to find a new job . |
| 26 | After around ten to fifteen years in practice , successful barristers can consider applying for promotion to Queen 's Counsel , known as ‘ silk ’ from the material of which the QC 's formal gown is made . |