Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a racket goin' on , Aggie ; but you know as well as me it 's been goin' on for years . |
| 2 | It seemed fitting for Thatcherism to end , not with a bang , but with the protracted whimper of a ‘ hung ’ parliament ; with the Tories struggling on for days trying to patch up some squalid deal with the Ulster Unionists , before Neil Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown were driven to 10 Downing Street in their Daimlers . |
| 3 | Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant . |
| 4 | Those eating less for health reasons now represented 46pc of the total , whereas those stating financial reasons dropped to 18pc from 26p c in 1990 . |
| 5 | Robert Bakker and the AAAS report notwithstanding , animal metabolism is a rather complicated subject , depending greatly for clarity on the precise definition of terms . |
| 6 | The big firms are competing fiercely for mandates . |
| 7 | Peter Scudamore 's racing records will be galloping along for years to come … |
| 8 | Both had superb , doubly dissected leaves , as elegant as the foliage of ferns , hanging down for 2ft or so . |
| 9 | Judy Little , human resources director of Longman and chairwoman of the Publishing Qualifications Board , announced that increasing numbers of publishers were signing on for NVQs . |
| 10 | The first is that after an initial period single parents should be required to name the father of their children when signing on for welfare . |
| 11 | Pickford 's flyboats , however , dourly continued on their way to Leicester , where they arrived next day , returning thence for London the same evening . ’ |
| 12 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 13 | They followed the Thames as it curved down past the Savoy Palace , Durham and York House , past the high-pooped ships scarred from long voyages which were crowding in for repairs . |
| 14 | But then , he has been checking his lambs , fattening nicely for sale in the byre . |
| 15 | The small , brave lights wandered among the trees , keeping together for comfort . |
| 16 | Expect good figures on Wednesday from hotel and brewing group Bass , booking in for profits at around £530m , up 23%. , helped by better news on the hotel front . |
| 17 | ‘ Better hurry , or they 'll soon be knocking off for lunch . ’ |
| 18 | His blue Vauxhall Astra car was on the drive where Mr Miles had parked it after driving home for lunch yesterday . |
| 19 | ‘ Look at the ground opening up for Randy Sherwood , ’ said Fatty Harris . |
| 20 | Highlights elsewhere include Bad Brains ( with new singer ) opening up for dc Basehead and Consolidated at the Marquee , plus a menagerie of talents such as Spectrum , The Lunachicks , Pooh Sticks , Ween , Seaweed and The Belltower doing their various weird things around town . |
| 21 | In addition , allowance is made for deferment of possession , postponement of the work , the appointment of a clerk of works , opening up for inspection , and tests , and there is a much wider determination clause . |
| 22 | A different future is now opening up for Father Martin Flatman following yesterday 's vote at the synod to ordain women as priests . |
| 23 | As she did so she glanced towards the entrance of A and E , checking automatically for Jim Harris 's car — except it would n't be there , she remembered with a twinge of regret . |
| 24 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 25 | Greer gearing up for champion status |
| 26 | Of the second wave of Irish films gearing up for release , only one has not been made by a British director . |
| 27 | We 've been cultivating both for centuries . |
| 28 | If you have any doubts about your ability to fix a burst pipe , a storm-damaged roof , or a boiler that does on the blink , it may be worth signing up for Homercare , the new 24-hour emergency repair and assistance service from Europ Assistance . |
| 29 | At the turn of the year , clients dithered about signing up for consultancy projects . |
| 30 | High costs , unsuitable study patterns and the need for substantial senior management involvement in administration are discouraging companies from signing up for TOPP — the Institute 's two-year old training outside public practice scheme according to a recent internal report . |