Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 2 | Others are using multimedia for building planning and maintenance ; Andersen Consulting in the US is developing a database which contains video images showing the location of power cables , water pipes and telephone lines . |
| 3 | We advise groups or individuals that are producing work for publication to consult with others engaged in the same activity . |
| 4 | I am slicing bread for tea when Jancey arrives . |
| 5 | ‘ There is a firm basis to say they are training camps for insurgents , ’ the report said , ‘ and the number of dead among the civil population and the military grows every day . ’ |
| 6 | At present , YTP courses are training people for jobs that are n't there or else training them in customer contact skills . |
| 7 | Alliances We are seeking opportunities for alliances with other companies to strengthen individual business sectors and so position ourselves to maximise profitability in the future . |
| 8 | Both Fiat and Ferruzzi have already sold some of their businesses and are seeking buyers for others . |
| 9 | ‘ As greige weavers , we 're using Tencel for strength and other properties . |
| 10 | I know they 're excepting patients for checks there , because they sometimes say they 're still busy |
| 11 | Combine this imbalance with a tendency to introduce the loved one 's name into every topic of conversation ( They 're selling cabbages for £1.25 at Austins ' — ‘ Oh , really ? |
| 12 | You 're getting strawberries for supper on Monday . ’ |
| 13 | See Mary Ann and Mitch are giving up on erm buying Christmas presents because she says you 're buying things for people and they everybody 's therefore I think that tokeny things are the best . |
| 14 | CHATEAU LAVERGNE MOULIN 1990 ( Asda , £3.35 ) : Really classy , smooth , velvety Bordeaux , the perfect choice if you 're having beef for Christmas . |
| 15 | ‘ Mummy , we 're having mussels for dinner tonight ! |
| 16 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 17 | The thousands of children who are born every year , we do n't even know in this country how many there are , because the figures the ca n't be kept , er er and these tend to be children erm born of er , anonymous donors and and I think that as a society we are wreaking such problems for the future , we 're creating secrets for families , and I would really like to hear from my fellow women here about that . |
| 18 | Did you know they 're making dentures for sheep these days ? |
| 19 | Prices of gold and other precious metals fell on rumours that Saudi investors are selling gold for sterling ; on the foreign exchanges the pound was fractionally down on yesterday 's close , ending the day at one dollar point nine five seven five , and two deutschmarks point nine six eight five . |
| 20 | Church groups are providing services for congregations with little help from social services or health professionals ’ . |
| 21 | Schools are " … an environment in which information is not only the key raw material and manipulative tool : it is also the key product' and in the educational environment of the 1980s where TVEl , CPVE , GCSE , 16+ and Standard Grade ( see Glossary ) are providing opportunities for pupils to become increasingly sophisticated users of information sources and systems , the ability to handle information is becoming an important skill . |
| 22 | Both are wrenching changes for Detroit . |
| 23 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 24 | British followers of Koresh are facing trial for murder . |
| 25 | Organisers of last weekend 's New Age festival in the Forest of Dean are facing prosecution for noise nuisance . |
| 26 | Finally , you are looking to see that you are getting value for money , and getting what you are paying for — area of land , size of rooms , and ( dare I say it ? ) good neighbours . |
| 27 | The difficulty with this is that unless there are well-established efficiency measures for the services of the department neither it nor its users will know whether they are getting value for money . |
| 28 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |
| 29 | But customers at present have difficulty in knowing whether they are getting value for money . |
| 30 | She points to the additional 1.9 per cent which is being offered for growth and argues the more explicit guidelines are there to ‘ make sure we are getting value for money ’ . |