Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In LBC 's case , for example , the LBC Crown FM is going for the upmarket listener , while the medium wave service , London Talkback Radio , is pitching for the tabloid market and the dedicated followers of phone-ins . |
| 2 | Among those who helped create the public library system in England were the benefactor Andrew Carnegie , whose libraries can be found from Ayr to Brentford , W.H. Smith , whose eponymous book chain still is bookselling for the average English man and woman , and Mr Gladstone . |
| 3 | The Government is pressing for the entire ERM system to be suspended until after France 's referendum on the Maastricht Treaty on Sunday . |
| 4 | erm And if we are going to compete in world sport then erm and if we have to apply like Manchester , who 's applying for the Olympic Games , we have to have the appropriate stadia . |
| 5 | Johan Cruyff is challenging for the European Cup with Barcelona after he had the operation last year . |
| 6 | He has kicked the booze , lost weight , and he is itching for the Italian League to get under way . |
| 7 | Therefore , when one comes to section 63(2) one is looking for the additional expense incurred in or in connection with the provision of the benefit . |
| 8 | Therefore , it is said , one is looking for the actual cost of providing that benefit for the employee . |
| 9 | No drama school panel is looking for the ultimate in audition technique but candidates should possess a noticeable degree of competence and self-awareness . |
| 10 | Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership . |
| 11 | I mean , I 'm definitely a feminist , but I 'm not a man hater , but I mean I think everyone 's looking for the new term and |
| 12 | The first step is listening for the key issues and emotional concerns of community people . |
| 13 | Jane Maycock is training for the ordained ministry in the Church of England . |
| 14 | Ferranti-Thomson Sonar Systems UK Ltd , based in Stockport , is to use the T9000 Transputer in the Active Dipping Sonar it is developing for the Royal Navy 's £100m Merlin Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopter . |
| 15 | That in turn is simply ( but not uncontroversially ) defined : the buyer is paying for the future flows of cash that the firm is expected to generate , over and above its costs . |
| 16 | Mr. Kinnock called the figures , ’ a terrible price the country is paying for the Tory Government . ’ |
| 17 | Export sales manager is heading for the Far East shortly to expand the business into other countries , working with Courtaulds interests in Singapore and Hong Kong . |
| 18 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children is heading for the Iasi district of Romania on Sunday . |
| 20 | Little Polveir is going for the National treble , having already won the Scottish version in 1987 and the Seagram Grand National last season . |
| 21 | Hearts and Aberdeen , who have six players between them in tonight 's starting 11 , have helped Roxburgh while one , the Edinburgh club , is going for the Scottish Cup and the other is involved in that tournament as well as the league championship . |
| 22 | Now the town is going for the big one , but to get the title Entente Florale , it needs to beat off competition from seven other nations . |
| 23 | In LBC 's case , for example , the LBC Crown FM is going for the upmarket listener , while the medium wave service , London Talkback Radio , is pitching for the tabloid market and the dedicated followers of phone-ins . |
| 24 | The Direct Tableware Company sales director Roger Young agrees that it will be next spring before any real growth in catering occurs , but he thinks there might be a slight upturn next month in the top-up business : ‘ It 's heading for the busy time and you ca n't serve customers without knives and forks . ’ |
| 25 | It is also clear that in the last two weeks the whole country , as it heard different voices and different noises , has wondered who is speaking for the Labour party . |
| 26 | Griffin is hoping to run in the London Marathon and is aiming for the Olympic marathon in Barcelona . |
| 27 | But trouble is brewing for the present Lord Mayor . |
| 28 | Terry from hire is coming for the red minibus . |
| 29 | The progress person should be aware when the creative team is dragging its feet or the account group is asking for the impossible . |
| 30 | The professional army is substituting for the national will . |