Example sentences of "[coord] is [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an amazing cross country round yesterday with her agile horse Knockdrin Vina finished in first position with 49 points after the dressage , and is hoping for a clear round today to win the £1,500 national championship and title . |
| 2 | The basis of the traditional antipathy of churches to gambling is that it can encourage greed , become addictive and is looking for a reward that has not been earned either by virtue or by effort . |
| 3 | The teenager said she has now given up smoking and is looking for a job . |
| 4 | Michael Heseltine , Secretary of State for the Environment , has proposed a tough set of targets for more than 300 environmental initiatives and is pushing for a commitment to a number of green taxes . |
| 5 | She found him another job and is paying for a private nurse . |
| 6 | The foundation has appointed more trustees and is advertising for a new chief executive . |
| 7 | The company has just cancelled its contract with BASF for chrome tape and is opting for a cheaper brand of conventional ferric oxide tape . |
| 8 | He avoids racial slurs — although at one point in an interview he referred to blacks as ‘ gang-bangers ’ — and is running for a Republican seat on the city council of Aurora , a Denver suburb . |
| 9 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 10 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 11 | He underwent a cheekbone operation on Sunday but is hoping for a quick return . |