Example sentences of "he [is] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Terence adds that he is enclosing for Christopher Patten a copy of the rules which the Cabinet Office has issued for the guidance of officials ‘ on such exercises ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ He is thinking for England . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He is thinking for England , ’ said Isambard bluntly , ‘ and for Hubert , too . |
| 4 | He is looking for companies worth between $1.5m and $8m , and the preferred fields , as well as library systems , are systems for construction companies , financial institutions , hotels , property management companies and manufacturing and distribution organisations . |
| 5 | ‘ And he is looking for drugs ? ’ |
| 6 | He is looking for letters from potential puchasers of Loch Lomond , the troubled up-market golf and country club development of which he was appointed administrator in November 1990 . |
| 7 | Mr Gatoff says he is looking for offers in the region of £15m . |
| 8 | He indicates that he is looking for £150m.The defence division had appeared as a ‘ blot on our copy books ’ , he said — pre-tax profits at the business plunged to £1.5m from £13.2m , and turnover slipped to £425m from the £436.5m of a year ago . |
| 9 | ‘ He is looking for Mademoiselle Céline de Mont-Mercure . ’ |
| 10 | Here he is jumping for joy . |
| 11 | When he meets with the systems team to discuss the network , he is striving for success . |
| 12 | Like other politicians , he is calling for solidarity and cooperation to quickly rebuild our damaged inner city . |
| 13 | He is calling for shoppers to boycott Star Discount and wants the council to take legal action against the company . |
| 14 | If a Canadian player seeks some reward greater than the thrill of representing his country against from the best from around the world , as if that is n't enough , he is bound for disappointment ’ . |
| 15 | Secondly , the court may order him to forfeit his office if he is convicted for corruption under the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 , and if he is convicted a second time under that Act he may be adjudged incapable for ever of holding a public office . |
| 16 | Now he is appealing for sponsorship to help him meet his expenses . |
| 17 | In addition he is appealing for tin openers , aspirins and vegetable seeds to take to the stricken country . |
| 18 | He is not at all well , very breathless , and by the time we are in the care he is gasping for air . |
| 19 | Christopher Currie , 24 , of Rievaulx Road , Billingham , was further remanded in custody by Teesside magistrates yesterday until March 9 charged with assault , having a shotgun when he is prohibited for life , possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life , making threats to kill and criminal damage . |
| 20 | He is prepared for sceptics who think he 's a crank . |
| 21 | Although all exhibit Klemperer 's integrity of purpose and objective approach to the music in hand , he is heard for preference in Beethoven , Bruckner and Mahler . |
| 22 | He says he is praying for rain , but is n't yet resorting to a rain dance . |
| 23 | All the same , I ca n't help feeling a little anxious about this relish he is revealing for anarchy . |
| 24 | Air France gained many improvements to their airline training programme by allowing them to : significantly reduce the duration of the training cycle , reduce the time between hiring the pilot and the point at which he is qualified for jet operations by at least one year , reduce type conversion hours by at least 10% , and make an improvement in the selection of pilots by providing a better assessment of trainee ability for heavy or medium jet aircraft . |
| 25 | However , like Olson , Hildyard and Greenfield , Lyons does not allow such qualifications to impinge on the general claims he is making for literacy . |
| 26 | Now he is gunning for Wednesday boss Francis for showdown talks about his on-off move back to Nottingham Forest . |
| 27 | World Cup no.8 Glenn Ennis will be travelling from Tokyo , where he and massive lock Norm Hadley are working for the Suntory Corporation , while Scott Steward , who won four caps during the World Cup , two on the wing and two at fullback , will fly from the south of France , where he is playing for Dax . |
| 28 | The whisper is that Faldo has not been saying too much about how well he is playing for fear of tempting fate . |
| 29 | The whisper is that Faldo has not been saying too much about how well he is playing for fear of tempting fate . |
| 30 | In April , while on a protracted stay with Janet 's parents in Walsall , she complains of his extremely hard work , and in early May she first states that he is working for Oxford entrance . |