Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hammers are now waiting for a work permit for the 27-year-old , who won 18 caps for what was formerly Yugoslavia . |
| 2 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 3 | Subject headings lists are normally generated for a particular purpose . |
| 4 | These posts are often held for a limited term by senior academic members of the university . |
| 5 | The difference , of course , is that the specials are not preparing for a conflict that we hope will never happen . |
| 6 | Three elements are normally required for a case of breach of confidence to succeed . |
| 7 | Engineering workers are also asking for a ‘ substantial rise ’ in pay . |
| 8 | The organisers are also looking for a play scheme leader to manage the project . |
| 9 | The AeroMedical teams are now waiting for a Whitehall decision on when they 'll be needed . |
| 10 | The big English processors and distributors are not waiting for a conclusion to position themselves to compete more effectively in the new free market , expected to be in place by 1994 . |
| 11 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 12 | The variety in shape , size and function has also improved and specific brushes are now manufactured for a myriad of tasks in food industries . |
| 13 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral National Assembly , 112 of whose members are directly elected for a five-year term ; the President can also appoint an unlimited number of deputies to the Assembly . |
| 14 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 15 | Police are still looking for a Phillips radio cassette serial number PH 620 FB 5028714 . |
| 16 | But legal proceedings are often brought for a variety of reasons : not just to obtain a favourable outcome , but also in order , for example , to obtain publicity or to force a reconsideration of a contentious decision or policy or as a bargaining tactic . |
| 17 | Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday . |
| 18 | Upon completion , diplomates are well qualified for a career in design , or for further studies in design . |
| 19 | Boss systems are currently used for a range of applications including remote sensing , VLSI wafer inspection , film editing , element analysis , three-dimensional reconstruction , molecular modelling and print-quality control . |
| 20 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 21 | Special classification schemes are generally devised for a particular purpose and are to be found in the following environments : |
| 22 | Agents are usually appointed for a trial period at first , with extensions to the contract after that . |
| 23 | Commentators are also pressing for a staggered implementation , with companies being allowed to report progress on compliance for a given period of time . |
| 24 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |