Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parliament should contemplate legislating for identity cards being issued to the general public . |
| 2 | BRAINY kids should start swotting for university degrees while still at school , Britain 's top heads demanded yesterday . |
| 3 | No one was quite sure whether this was a good idea , however , as some of the old party 's members refused to recognise the new party , though they hedged their bets by saying they might consider applying for membership . |
| 4 | You reckon he might come looking for bother ? ’ |
| 5 | This view was qualified by other officers of the company who said in some instances Informix could provide backing for startup firms , such as those which may have developed important technology but were unable to productise it due to lack of funds . |
| 6 | For the most part , the fast men were used in short bursts to conserve their strength and responded well to this ; but when the occasion demanded , as on the final day at Lord 's in 1963 , they could keep going for hour after hour just because the captain asked them to . |
| 7 | But he persevered , and soon began to master both the language and his camera to the extent where he could begin touting for work from the local magazines . |
| 8 | He ought to start looking for work now . ’ |
| 9 | No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her |
| 10 | The Mold Crown Court jury also heard that children would share their school dinners with him and he would go looking for food in bins . |
| 11 | Make sure the engine is from a road vehicle and not from an industrial application as the fuel injector pump will need recalibrating for road use . |
| 12 | THE SIX residents of Thornybauk hostel for those with alcohol-related problems are all unemployed and will begin looking for work once they have dealt with their difficulties . |
| 13 | Unless they are given opportunities to express their grief in appropriate ways which can include weeping for loss , they will never be able to acquire the creative energy necessary to find a new job . |
| 14 | After around ten to fifteen years in practice , successful barristers can consider applying for promotion to Queen 's Counsel , known as ‘ silk ’ from the material of which the QC 's formal gown is made . |