Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 2 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 3 | In any case , there will be no alternative before long … and the gradual process is much better than waiting for the axe to fall . ’ |
| 4 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 5 | Richard Agutter , head of Peat 's merger and acquisition network , said the relatively low average values indicated that British companies were making cross-border deals for strategic reasons ‘ rather than going for the mega-deals ’ . |
| 6 | Such macho tendencies are potentially limiting , rather than enriching for the boys who read such stories , and serve to perpetuate the myth of the ‘ boys do n't cry ’ syndrome . |
| 7 | Amateurs wanted to get off to the country for the weekend rather than performing for the benefit of playing spectators . |
| 8 | This occurs when a firm continually has to ‘ look over its shoulder ’ and concentrate on short-term performance targets in order to try and maintain its share price , rather than planning for the future . |
| 9 | She examined her hands , white with chalk , as if looking for the source of some small pain , then gave up on that and began to dust herself down . |
| 10 | He tilts his head and gazes into my face as if searching for the answer . |
| 11 | Power the lower leg into the target , aiming for a light smack if attacking the head , or a more solid thump if going for the ribs . |
| 12 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 13 | The four surviving landscapes Modigliani painted are dry , limpid scenes with an air of desolation ; trees dominate , cypress trees or leafless trees , standing like sentinels in front of the houses and buildings , as if waiting for the people to emerge . |
| 14 | St. Leonard 's Street became the centre of operations ; the Olive Branch Inn ( no. 3 , in existence c.1826–1959 ) was the bullards ' headquarters and the Royal Oak ( no. 60 , in existence c.1796–1906 ) provided stabling for the bull . |
| 15 | She took my arm , fingers digging through several layers of clothing , as if reaching for the bone . |
| 16 | Changed , he returned into the lounge to find her standing at the window again , as if watching for the assassin 's return . |
| 17 | When , in the last play of the Henry VI trilogy , the future Richard III is presenting to the audience his capabilities — as if auditioning for the role of hypocrite — he exults at being able to By grouping all those exempla of deceit Shakespeare makes us unconscious of the initial role-playing of the actor involved , alerting us to the deceptions he is about to foist on others . |
| 18 | If backing for the research is forthcoming , voice activated cash dispensers could be on the High Street within two years . |
| 19 | If drafting for the buyer , the objectives are : 1 To ensure that the supplier performs/delivers. 2 To obtain the maximum product support from the supplier . |
| 20 | With these factors in mind , it can be seen that , if drafting for the supplier , the drafter 's objectives are : 1 To ensure that the buyer accepts the goods/services supplied and does not reject goods or terminate the contract . |
| 21 | I had to stand in front of the whole school which gave me ample opportunity to observe the envy on some girls ' faces because knitting for the troops was a popular pastime then . |
| 22 | In this book , spiritual , mental and emotional well-being come first in this section on health and beauty , because caring for the needs of the inner person is not only of primary importance in itself but is also a great step towards achieving physical well-being . |
| 23 | However , most of the literature does not satisfactorily account for the simultaneous determination of wages and membership while allowing for the interaction between the free rider problem and workers ' tastes . |
| 24 | Our assistance breaks that barrier while allowing for the funds to come back to the Network when the company steps up production and is earning a return on its investment . |
| 25 | Gregory sees her as the prime mover in this , while allowing for the importance of divine intervention in Clovis 's victory against the Alamans . |
| 26 | Where courses are offered at only one teaching centre , it would be possible to make significant progress by initially devolving responsibility for assessment only to the college , while maintaining for the time being central control of the course content . |
| 27 | Specific offline requests from LIFESPAN users are included while checking for the limit having been reached . ) |
| 28 | While searching for the plants , I found many of the invertebrates . |
| 29 | Andrew Saxton and his colleague Andrew Davies faced a life ban after being found to have taken Clenbuterol while training for the games . |
| 30 | Earlier in the day , while looking for the swimming-pool , I had found myself in a park containing the largest number of fire-engines I had ever seen . |