Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Univel Inc was down taking pictures for its scrapbook of the first editions of UnixWare coming off the production line last week . |
| 2 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |
| 3 | The incidents came at a time when Sellafield was already facing prosecution for allegedly not taking proper safety precautions at its high-level waste processing plant ( see above ) and when it is seeking new authorisations for discharges into the air . |
| 4 | Somehow he always managed to play off one creditor against another , claiming he was just awaiting payment for some big deal or other that was in the pipeline . |
| 5 | He was just hurting people for his own amusement . |
| 6 | But she was not abdicating responsibility for a fortnight of fun and frolics . |
| 7 | In 1938 , however , a higher proportion of prisoners ( 51.3% ) was still serving sentences for non-indictable offences than for indictable offences ( 48.7% ) . |
| 8 | The Herbarium photocopier was still giving cause for concern in respect of a lack of information and instruction on its use . |
| 9 | Jackie Marston , manager of the hospital social workers , was still negotiating funding for social work links with these surrounding districts when I met her and some of her team at the hospital . |
| 10 | But the full anthem was gradually making way for the verse anthem , of which Gibbons was the outstanding master . |
| 11 | At the time of his death Campbell was unsuccessfully seeking backers for a jet-driven car to go through the sound barrier . |
| 12 | She was also undergoing tests for suspected glaucoma . |
| 13 | The government was also pursuing plans for the increased privatization of state-owned enterprises . |
| 14 | He was also contributing drawings for a number of other zoological works , including Selby 's and Jardine 's Illustrations of British Ornithology and Jardine 's Naturalist 's Library . |
| 15 | Yet by doing so she was also making difficulties for herself . |
| 16 | The plight of some 600 detainees acknowledged by the authorities was also giving cause for concern . |
| 17 | The state of the earth 's physical resources was also giving cause for concern . |
| 18 | Breeze looked at Chignell , who was unobtrusively arranging cushions for his employer . |
| 19 | Perhaps the woman had already met Jesus previously , had changed her immoral life , in so doing had realised that her sins had been forgiven and was now showing gratitude for this . |
| 20 | Dieter Kaufmann , 37 , a drug addict with a prison record who was reportedly undergoing treatment for schizophrenia , was arrested at the scene although two others ran away . |
| 21 | We did not see the signal as it was fast approaching time for our departure from York , but just before we left Mr Hopkin he informed us that there were also tickets , buttons , maybe som small brass fittings , an 1864 rail chair and possibly the original chimney of Carlisle from before her 1924 heavy overhaul . |
| 22 | Carpenter 's speed and control was even causing problems for Harris , himself no slouch , and Farnham 's hearts must have been in their mouths when the Cranleigh number 10 , having broken clear on the right , hit the deck after a late challenge by Cann who had raced out of his area . |
| 23 | After all , he was n't packing suitcases for fun . |
| 24 | When I was n't playing cricket for my school , I used to be the scorer for a small village club , Alwington . |
| 25 | By 1987 the condition of the church was again giving cause for concern . |
| 26 | Salmon was previously marketing controller for Ladbroke Racing . |
| 27 | There were hopes that the London County Council would extend their lines in Lewisham to link up and Beckenham Urban District Council was currently formulating plans for a tramway system . |