Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bretton Woods institutions are preparing for their fiftieth anniversary next year . |
| 2 | ‘ People who had their money in high-interest accounts are looking for something else to do with it . |
| 3 | There will then be all sorts of rumours buzzing through servants ' halls up and down the country to the effect that he has been approached by this or that personage or that several of the highest houses are competing for his services with wildly high wages . |
| 4 | A whole host of patterns are waiting for you to find and use them . |
| 5 | But other customers buying at higher prices than in shops are paying for their credit . |
| 6 | The umpires are calling for their new chairman to be Roy Kerslake , a Taunton lawyer and a former Somerset cricketer . |
| 7 | from Northern Ireland there 's big Billy Hamilton … he 's an old Oxford favourite … the fans were calling for him on saturday … he 's done well with Distillery … |
| 8 | from Northern Ireland there 's big Billy Hamilton … he 's an old Oxford favourite … the fans were calling for him on saturday … he 's done well with Distillery … |
| 9 | When the fans were screaming for him to play Clive Allen , Reid kept him on the bench . |
| 10 | The bantams were waiting for her to let them out of their safe house . |
| 11 | The last redoubt of the ‘ arm 's length ’ policy would then be the national theatre companies and a chorus of voices is calling for their retention by the Arts Council . |
| 12 | When he arrived at work that morning the result of their labours was waiting for him in a blue folder . |
| 13 | Government grant and my parents are paying for it anyway . |
| 14 | Erm we asked the question about the aircraft 's reduced operational capabilities as far as Britain is concerned , we were told that there was no reduction , erm there was no percentage figure that could be produced but w now what about the other countries , I mean , which countries are asking for what to be omitted and by how much is the percentage , in percentage terms er is the performance of the aircraft reduced in those cases and further on from that , picking up something that that Wing Com er Group Captain Granville White has just mentioned which i is the question of sales . |
| 15 | The blacks are planning for them ; the whites preparing . |
| 16 | One newly-qualified accountant , who is considering a trip to the Far East for a few months , said winter was traditionally a busy time for accountants because companies are preparing for their financial year-ends but the last few months had been very quiet . |
| 17 | It is all too easy to put off thinking about network security when dozens of other concerns are jostling for your attention . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | CYCLING enthusiasts are preparing for their latest challenge — a 100 mile marathon . |
| 20 | A BABY girl died and two other badly-burned youngsters were fighting for their lives last night after a TV drowned out the sounds of a blaze ripping through a council house . |
| 21 | What other surprises were waiting for him ? |
| 22 | In fact they had known all about Crabb 's venture before they arrived at Portsmouth and their frogmen were waiting for him as he approached the cruiser . |
| 23 | The High Elves were fighting for their homeland and the Everqueen . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | As a result , robots were paying for themselves within two and a half years ( Thurow , 1984 ) . |
| 26 | ‘ The Merkuts were fighting for their lives then . |
| 27 | That night as Tess entered the bedroom , all three dairymaids were waiting for her . |
| 28 | The European countryside , dotted with small villages , was beautiful , but when we landed in Cannes officials were waiting for us . |
| 29 | Do you think teams are waiting for you to prove your fitness ? |
| 30 | All the families are watching for him , to drive him off … ’ |