Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] for their " in BNC.
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| 1 | DEC already has the incomplete version 1 of the OSF operating system out on its MIPS line , and it 's this that customers are using for their own early development work . |
| 2 | When birds are released from cages , they flap and stretch at a very high rate , suggesting that they are compensating for their earlier restriction . |
| 3 | In addition , tax breaks are promised for enterprises owned by artists ' unions and associations as long as they are operating for their prescribed purpose . |
| 4 | Adolescents , like their midlife parents , are searching for their identity . |
| 5 | Swindon are looking for their third consecutive win . |
| 6 | His Oxfordshire-based Williams team are looking for their fifth consecutive Grand Prix win … a feat which has never been achieved in the history of the sport . |
| 7 | Nottinghamshire are looking for their first win in a one-day competition at Trent Bridge this season . |
| 8 | Mike McAnenay ( 40min ) and John McQuade ( 86 ) gave Dumbarton their third successive triumph over the bottom club , who are looking for their first home win of the season . |
| 9 | They are revising for their examination . |
| 10 | They do n't work out how much they 're paying for their money |
| 11 | One shot and they 're scurrying for their holes . |
| 12 | ‘ We only have to mention it and they 're diving for their costumes , ’ says Chris with a laugh . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're playing for their futures at this club , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're fighting for their lives , and they need help . |
| 15 | About half of the patients had been waiting for their notes for less than six weeks , but 19 had been waiting for over six months , 14 for over a year , and six for over two years . |
| 16 | It would therefore be incredibly naive to conclude from the PIMS data that it is erroneous for companies to increase capital intensity — when their snapshot was taken by PIMS they might still have been waiting for their day to come . |
| 17 | They are waiting for their hot-off-the-press copy of the weekly Vaquero or Cowboy magazine , a comic book that traces the adventures of North American cowboys and voluptuous Indian maidens , wrestlers , soccer players and truckdrivers . |
| 18 | But other customers buying at higher prices than in shops are paying for their credit . |
| 19 | Variations to these customs can be made when there are no bridesmaids , or parents , or for a second marriage where the couple are paying for their own wedding . |
| 20 | for people who are caring for their , their family we 've , we 've also said , that employers should recognise that people should be able to get , erm some kind of leave occasionally from their work er , perhaps ten days a year when they find the person they 're looking after is is sick . |
| 21 | Germany 's 2.3 million public service workers are heading for their first strike for 18 years in support of a 5.4 per cent pay rise recommended by arbitrators but rejected by the government . |
| 22 | The NIBA have yet to taste defeat in this championship which started three years ago , and following their 48 shot victory over the Bowling League of Ireland in their opening game the Parks are heading for their fourth successive title . |
| 23 | Alan Bleasdale declined to contribute to NSS 's ‘ Look Forward in Anger ’ feature last week ( ‘ It 's 1997 and the Conservatives are going for their fifth election victory in a row … ’ ) because he says he is n't any good at foreseeing the future : ‘ I never thought cassette tapes would catch on . ’ |
| 24 | If the result had gone differently , there would , no doubt , have been some sarcastic offerings concerning our previous week 's cover ( ‘ It 's 1997 , and the Tories are going for their fifth consecutive election victory … |
| 25 | The NIBA are going for their fourth successive Under 25 title since the championship took the place of the meaningless Junior Championship in 1990 , and it will be a very hard mission for the PGL to upset the talented Parks side which has tremendous strength in depth . |
| 26 | The umpires are calling for their new chairman to be Roy Kerslake , a Taunton lawyer and a former Somerset cricketer . |
| 27 | Schedules are handy reference points , ways of showing clients what they are getting for their money , and the bases on which the media people actually go out to buy time and space . |
| 28 | Our pest control customers are now being provided with considerable detail about what they are getting for their money , which is quite right and proper . |
| 29 | They want to have confidence in what the professionals are doing for their children . |
| 30 | We will be competing for their business with already existing companies there which offer complete financial services . |