Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |
| 2 | Stars are queueing up for treatment at Holby Hospital — the setting for the controversial BBC series Casualty . |
| 3 | Where it has n't , the farmers are using generally for storage areas , that sort of thing a and access . |
| 4 | Wherever you advertise , on television , radio and posters , or in the press and magazines you are competing desperately for people 's attention . |
| 5 | The big firms are competing fiercely for mandates . |
| 6 | Millions of people have already discovered the magic of walking and are walking regularly for fitness , slimness and health . |
| 7 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 8 | Advice like ‘ it 's your age ’ or ‘ you 'll just have to learn to live with it ’ is beginning to wear thin and many people are seeking desperately for alternatives which hold out the promise of improved health . |
| 9 | You are looking especially for cracks in walls , bulging or leaning walls and chimney breasts ; damp , and rotting or infested wood ; signs of movement , or subsidence ; bulging or sagging floors and ceilings ; broken , soft or hollow plaster ; blocked or inadequate drains , ; adequate and safe water , gas and electrical services . |
| 10 | Such claims involve a large pinch of special pleading , especially by the property-casualty firms which are lobbying hard for concessions before their rules are released in June . |
| 11 | Coming on top of a worryingly high inflation rate and a sequence of record-breaking trade deficits , Labour will be working hard to demonstrate that ordinary people are paying dearly for mistakes which the once super-abundantly confident Chancellor has made in economic management . |
| 12 | This is the first of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's films to open here , but not the last : two more are lining up for release in the next six months . |
| 13 | Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations guarded by sullen , sometimes angry soldiers who keep control by firing their automatic weapons into the air . |
| 14 | The private possessions of Robert Maxwell are going up for auction . |
| 15 | It is enough for her to know that things are going badly for Mrs Thatcher and the Tory party ; the details of the Westland affair do not engage her interest . |
| 16 | Hers is perhaps a 30 year plan , a code that will keep her name in neon until her teenage fans are getting on for grandparenthood and Madonna is another has-been . |
| 17 | However , these youngsters are striving not for speed , but technical excellence . |
| 18 | Thousands of firms are closing down for Christmas , according to the survey by Income Data Services . |
| 19 | We are asking now for answers to the second question . |
| 20 | We are doing more for training than any previous Government and the Labour party is in no position to lecture us on that subject . |
| 21 | Home Office minister David Mellor says the fact that the official figure is starting to catch up shows that more people are coming forward for help . |
| 22 | THEY are crying out for lessons in love . |
| 23 | While teachers are underpaid , schools are crying out for repair and children for books , Ministers ' standard answer is to say , ’ You ca n't solve problems by throwing money at them . ’ |
| 24 | Some electronics and car manufacturers are cutting down on hiring this year , but owners of small factories and restaurants are crying out for workers . |
| 25 | Small businesses are crying out for workers , and poor foreigners plug a gap . |
| 26 | People were refused regular blood pressure testing because they were 65 , they could not obtain a mobility allowance following an accident which occurred when they were 65 , they were not welcomed by voluntary agencies who — one would imagine — are crying out for workers . |
| 27 | They are fishing mainly for espada ( scabbard fish ) which is caught four to five kilometres off shore in depths of over 800m , using lines with about 150 hooks . |
| 28 | Pompey won three two at the County Ground in November and are chasing hard for promotion themselves . |
| 29 | HELP the Aged 's shops are warming up for winter with a special promotion of woollies , wellies and waterproofs . |
| 30 | This provides another test of the ‘ mandate theory of party democracy ’ which we are carrying out for Britain , USA , Canada , France , West Germany , Austria , Australia and the Netherlands . |