Example sentences of "is [v-ing] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carson opens up on Gipsy Fiddler in the high speed five furlong dash and Gispy Fiddler 's trainer Jonjo O'Neill is looking for his first win of the season . |
| 2 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 3 | The extent to which , in informal care , it is acceptable for men to care for women in relation to more intimate tasks is variable and seems that gender taboos are less likely to apply when a man is caring for his wife , than , say , a son for his mother . |
| 4 | Now Mr Bush is heading for his seaside home in Kennebunkport to hang up the sign — Gone Fishin' . |
| 5 | He is waiting for his friend . |
| 6 | TEENAGER Akram Hossain Khan is waiting for his chance of stardom — in a tandoori restaurant . |
| 7 | Swindon speedway hope to make it 20 league wins out of 20 at Blunsdon tomorrow … star rider Jason Crump is racing for his 10th successive maximum … |
| 8 | DAMON HILL is aiming for his elusive first Grand Prix win in the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend . |
| 9 | MOTOR RACING : DAMON HILL is aiming for his first Grand Prix win in the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend . |
| 10 | The point is summed up in one of Aesop 's fables : ‘ The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner . ’ |
| 11 | Mean while the burglar is running for his life in the opposite direction , cursing his luck but safe in the knowledge that he will live to steal another day . |
| 12 | One reason for this is summarized in the Aesopian moral : The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life , while the fox is only running for his dinner . |
| 13 | His youngest son , Son , is studying for his masters degree in environmental science . |
| 14 | Balham-born Akram , who is studying for his A-levels , got the stage bug at the age of three when his mother taught him a few classical Indian dance steps . |
| 15 | Although they are the letters of instruction from an older devil to a younger , Screwtape 's sense of what the Enemy ( i.e. God ) is preparing for his servants can not fail to break through . |
| 16 | Eubank , who is preparing for his defence against American Ron Essett at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre on April 25 , said : ‘ Two million pounds is my price and I am not open to negotiation . ’ |
| 17 | Holyfield , watching Ruddock gunned down live on the American HBO cable network at his training camp home in Houston where he is preparing for his November 13 defence against Bowe , said : ‘ Sure , Lewis looked good but I 'm not alarmed because I 'm a very cool person . |
| 18 | A BRITISH lorry driver is fighting for his life after a hit-and-run accident while on a mercy mission to Romania . |
| 19 | Another neighbour , John Wells , is fighting for his life . |
| 20 | Crosby is fighting for his job after the 5–2 defeat at Peterborough . |
| 21 | A TEENAGE cyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after his bike was in collision with a car in Leicester . |
| 22 | AN ANTI-RACIST rally was being planned for later today following a night of unrest outside a hospital where an Asian teenager is fighting for his life . |
| 23 | DAVID Bell , 30 , of Arncliffe Hall , Ingleby Cross , near Stokesley , is fighting for his life with serious head injuries after being knocked down by a pick-up truck . |
| 24 | Bill ( Andrew Hall ) is fighting for his job and careless about his wife ; Ian ( Paul Venables ) has already lost his job ; and Dan ( Steven Hartley ) is a mindless heart breaker . |
| 25 | A PENSIONER was killed and her husband is fighting for his life after an explosion ripped through their home . |
| 26 | Peter Clark is appealing for his daughter 's clients , friends and associates to come forward if they have even the smallest amount of information . |
| 27 | A DARLINGTON man who was glassed by four skinheads is appealing for his rescuer to come forward . |