Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [is] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we 're looking for is a congressional review of the DEA and the FBI investigations , and then , if they decide there is any basis to the allegations , a special counsel . |
| 2 | I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form . |
| 3 | procedures which are , do n't quite fit you , then I think what we ought to be looking for is a certain amount of common ground between your procedure and our procedure , so there is not something , you 're doing something completely different to the way the rest of us are doing it . |
| 4 | What we 're looking for is a new policy initiative which will allow in appropriate circumstances inward investment of er er a significant strategic nature to be accommodated within North Yorkshire and that could possibly probably be Harrogate district . |
| 5 | Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself |
| 6 | What I 'm looking for is a locked , unmarked door on the fourth floor up a flight of stairs . |
| 7 | ‘ At the end of the day , what we 're really looking for is the right byelection . ’ |
| 8 | I feel what companies are looking for is an available skilled workforce , not the opportunity to get a lot of unemployed people at a very low wage so , I 'm basically supporting what you 've said . |
| 9 | ‘ Obviously the return we get is good in public relations terms , but what I 'm searching for is a better quality of recruit . ’ |
| 10 | What I 'm searching for is the right comparison . |
| 11 | The mechanism thee were looking at is a chemical modification of the DNA known as methylation . |
| 12 | ‘ What you are paying for is a total experience , and for the setting . |
| 13 | On both products , what we are now going to is an electronic engine . |
| 14 | President what this motion is calling for is a political backing required to remove compulsory competitive tendering . |
| 15 | What I am aiming against is the indistinct mutter ; it is not a question of regional idiom , which is often charming . |
| 16 | Another matter worth commenting on is the noticeable disparity in acceptability for the same adjective qualifying the same noun but with the remainder of the phrase varying . |
| 17 | What you are aiming at is a steady indication on the localiser needle , rather than returning it to the centre . |
| 18 | Therefore corrections must be extremely small and like the localiser , what you are aiming at is a steady indication of the GP needle , rather than trying to put it dead in the centre . |
| 19 | What we are asking for is a basic human right as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – – the right to participate in society , the right to a future for our children , for our community , the right to a decent job , a real job . |
| 20 | But all I 'm asking for is an all-glass tank four feet long , and around 18″ × 18″ so that I can watch my shoals patrolling its full length . |
| 21 | What you should be starting from is the longest chain . |
| 22 | What we are not dealing with is a fully-fledged ‘ standard ’ pronunciation that can then be most usefully described in terms of a unilinear history since that time . |
| 23 | what we 're dealing with is a small group of MP s who thought there were some advantages in the Paignton amendment I 've discussed it very thoroughly with them for some time , and they agree that there were real difficulties about the Paignton amendment which I 've now addressed |
| 24 | But this contact I am talking about is a terrifying , although of course in a way wonderful , but also terrifying , form of … er … contact . ’ |
| 25 | What we are talking about is the explosive power of , let me see , yes , four and a half billion pounds . |
| 26 | Mm , what he 's talking about is the old covenant was to do with the mountain was n't it ? |
| 27 | What all of Japan 's car makers are evolving towards is a worldwide structure something like this . |
| 28 | The sign said this fillin' station we 're comin' to is the last one for thirty miles . |
| 29 | ‘ What Tory back-benchers should be thinking about is the mass retribution that will come upon the Tory Party as people discover the full impact of this treaty if it is ever brought into effect . |