Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE are searching for financial backers for an extension to the new £500,000 William Clarke stand , at Trent Bridge . |
| 2 | PVG is looking for like-minded parties . |
| 3 | Faldo is asking for less hype and a return to the days when the biennial encounter was a friendly , usually won by the Americans . |
| 4 | On one hand , therefore , McElroy is preparing for private companies to take over the reigns of the weather craft ; on the other , he is inviting other countries to become involved in what could be a link only between governments . |
| 5 | ‘ On that Sunday evening , ’ Corbett asked , ‘ do you think Lady Eleanor was waiting for this lover ? |
| 6 | Defence Minister Shaposhnikov was pressing for unified command with a supreme commander in charge of all strategic and conventional forces , which would allow little room for republican armies . |
| 7 | NOERC is calling for further electrification schemes , the adoption of the Continental loading gauge , a more flexible attitude towards the provision of regional freight depots through the use of grants payable under Section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 , and an early decision on the provision of regional inland customs clearance facilities to complement those at British Rail 's main Tunnel freight assembly point at Willesden . |
| 8 | Russia is appealing for Western aid to deal with the problem . |
| 9 | IBM was waiting for this decision and quickly became more aggressive at home and abroad . |
| 10 | About the same time TWW were looking for two journalists Ron Evans , a former journalist with the Empire News and the Sunday Times , had already joined the television company and he came over to Thomson House to check me out . |
| 11 | Alastair 's going for Front Street at Nottingham number five in the two twenty , Thomo 's going for General Pershing in the two o'clock at Cheltenham . |
| 12 | Now if I 'm not mistaken , GM is vying for second place , Fiat , which at that point was tied neck and neck with VW for first place , has fallen like a rock . |
| 13 | Coun Brian Wilson is calling for improved security to youngsters using houses under renovation as playgrounds in St Aidan 's Cresent at Thornley , near Peterlee . |
| 14 | The Duke did his stately bow at that and then Donald was calling for another song . |
| 15 | Ralph and Philip are looking for local sponsors to donate money to their twin charities . |
| 16 | But while much of Africa is clamouring for multi-party elections in the hope of replacing indifferent or corrupt governments , the prospect of political freedom is met with apprehension in Uganda . |
| 17 | A top level police report on security leaks in Ulster is calling for tighter controls on the handling of intelligence documents . |
| 18 | ) In April 1190 Mozart was hoping for another court appointment under the new emperor , Leopold II , and he implored Puchberg to keep his financial disarray a secret , believing that if it were publicly known it would damage his chances of success . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Paul and Malcolm are looking for potential workers , paid and unpaid . |
| 20 | THE parents of teenage car crash victim Catherine Moore are pleading for key accident witnesses to come forward . |
| 21 | TWENTY-ONE-YEAR OLD Hazel Rodgers is preparing for three months ‘ voluntary work in America after being chosen to represent the Royal Bank in this year 's Winant and Clayton Volunteer Scheme . |
| 22 | What remains the same is Rickenbacker 's liking for parallel neck depth , and this one measures more or less ″ from the first fret to the 17th . |
| 23 | Malta is appealing for all veterans of the war on the island to apply for medals . |
| 24 | Also Oxfam is paying for extra security . |
| 25 | Malaysia is calling for industrial countries to compensate tropical timber producers for introducing sustainable forest management . |
| 26 | ‘ I think I know why Billy was heading for that house , ’ Prentice went on . |
| 27 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 28 | Holden was missing for 18 minutes and Reid admitted : ‘ We took a calculated gamble by not replacing Rick — and it did not come off . ’ |
| 29 | The BMC are calling for urgent action to preserve some of Scotland 's most beautiful countryside areas |
| 30 | We wanted to compress that to Ms Green 's asking for more staff in her department and finance these measures . |