Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His blue Vauxhall Astra car was on the drive where Mr Miles had parked it after driving home for lunch yesterday . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Huy had taken the job after ten days of waiting hopefully for word from Merymose . |
| 4 | The boot is still the dominant feature of the game , more so now that we have this tactic of kicking deep for position . |
| 5 | He had n't said anything about going home for tea . |
| 6 | How about coming there for dinner with me to-morrow ? ’ |
| 7 | Besides developing its own technologies , India has not hesitated in turning overseas for help . |
| 8 | Nails was generally asleep not long after ten , preferring to get up when the sun did , take Firelight out and clean up her stable and do his running practice before going home for breakfast . |
| 9 | In summary , the future pattern will probably include the following ingredients : 1 recognition that oral reading and silent reading should proceed simultaneously , from entry into school ; 2 longer periods given to individual reading interviews , which will necessitate re-organisation of the curriculum , with a greater emphasis on group work based on collaborative learning ; 3 the group work will have clear outcomes , many of which will start with silent reading and result in reading aloud for communication ; 4 the teaching of phonics will be seen as one possible cueing system only , resulting in the use of more intrinsically interesting texts which will enable contextual hypotheses ; 5 the realisation that books as such may be diminishing , will demand that other forms of print are incorporated into reading aloud in school , for example , from computers and teletext ; 6 the teacher 's professionalism will be accepted as lying in the understanding of the reading process and the development of the child , and in his or her power to train the child to read independently for real purposes as early as possible . |
| 10 | It can give moral support and advice on numerous problems connected with your and your parent 's rights to various types of State benefits and services , the support that may be available to you from voluntary bodies , and help in planning ahead for accommodation if this proves necessary when your parent dies . |
| 11 | Teaching and learning are very different , and the student must not rely on teaching alone for development of expertise . |
| 12 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |
| 13 | ‘ It seems preferable to sitting here for goodness knows how long twiddling my thumbs . ’ |
| 14 | The Committee is responsible for putting forward for approval candidates for appointment to the Board , having regard to the balance and structure of the Board . |
| 15 | The proof was the opposite , with an astonishing 10,000 plus paying either for journey or for platform tickets . |
| 16 | Yeah knowing she , she 'll probably be put in for planning then for coke |
| 17 | On the other hand , Type II systems by allowing patients to seek treatment anywhere , may avoid inequalities resulting from Districts having different priorities , since patients can override those local priorities by going elsewhere for treatment . |
| 18 | They can prove useful if used in conjunction with the undergravel filters , as a method of clearing water that has been clouded by feeding heavily for instance . |