Example sentences of "for [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you have to choose one market and you 're producing for or looking to sell to TV , then MIP-TV is probably the better place . |
| 2 | Without waiting for or expecting a reply , Martha and the reluctant Tilda walked through into the back office . |
| 3 | working for or assisting a competitor . |
| 4 | arrangements with a view to another person buying , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment ; or |
| 5 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 6 | So , when I have n't been gazing out of the window , phoning every friend I ever had , dashing up the street in an urgent quest for … er … something or other I 'm desperate for or singing along to Melody Radio at the top of my thorax — I 've been noticing things . |
| 7 | Stress and distress management — for people who are waiting for or undergoing treatment and find the waiting and uncertainty difficult to deal with . |
| 8 | The open day at the centre at St Catherine 's Hospital , Birkenhead , between 10am and 4pm , is aimed at people who have had a heart attack , are waiting for or recovering from surgery , or have a family history of heart disease . |
| 9 | Your Products or Services — Advice on applying for or protecting trade marks and patents ; complying with new standards for the preparation and presentation of your products . |
| 10 | Humiliated , Kate blows her nose ungracefully and almost apologises for nor knowing what has come over her . |
| 11 | I think it would be fun to use fabric paints rather than hunting for and knitting lots of different colours . |
| 12 | Prospecting is the searching for and calling upon customers who , hitherto , have not purchased from the company . |
| 13 | DHAs can then concentrate on ensuring that the health needs of the population for which they are responsible are met ; that there are effective services for the prevention and control of disease and the promotion of health ; that their population has access to a comprehensive range of high quality , value for money services ; and on setting targets for and monitoring the performance of those management units for which they continue to have responsibility . |
| 14 | The report discusses the implications of the short time local authorities had to plan for use of the grant , in particular the difficulties within the time scale of consulting users , carers and others in planning for and providing new services . |
| 15 | Russell Barkley suggests , for example , that , for children aged four and five , three tokens are appropriate for jobs like getting dressed without a fuss , clearing up the table , putting away toys , getting ready for and staying in bed . |
| 16 | Nor are women prominent in senior positions in the professions although they have long had a place there in those areas concerned with women 's affairs which are most clearly associated with their assumed ‘ natural ’ role of caring for and serving others . |
| 17 | Thus the same researcher not only carries out the basic work on a new product but — equally important — is out in the market-place looking for and trying to solve customer problems . |
| 18 | Turning towards him , her face flushed , her fingers reached down , searching for and caressing the hard nakedness there . |
| 19 | Alistair Sampson ( former President of the BADA and an correspondent on antiques ) will discuss English pottery ; Marina Vaizey ( editor of the NACF magazine ) will lecture on cataloguing and building a collection of paintings , works on paper and prints ; Derek Shrub ( lecturer in Fine and Decorative Arts ) will give advice on selecting and restoring English furniture ; and Ian Pickford ( broadcaster , lecturer and writer ) discusses caring for and collecting silver . |
| 20 | He was the first person in the Soviet Union who realized what the avant-garde meant in terms of world art , as he set about searching for and collecting drawings , pictures , canvases … |
| 21 | The likely route of feeder and supply mains ; taking into account ground conditions ; anticipating , searching for and dealing with any problems that may hamper the mainlaying work . |
| 22 | Its highly flexible neck enables it to keep watch over a wide area while it is both searching for and chasing prey . |
| 23 | All practices agreed that preparing for and implementing fundholding was an enormous administrative task . |
| 24 | That theological colleges and courses , as well as those responsible for post-ordination training and continuing ministerial training , review their provision for the training of ordinands and clergy in the art of preparing for and conducting public worship , and the use of music within it ( 563 — 569 ) . |
| 25 | The immediate family and carers go through a chronic grief process alongside the need to go on caring for and sustaining a person who is slipping away , cognitively , behaviourally and emotionally . |
| 26 | Noting that rats tend naturally to be either left- or right-pawed in reaching for and picking up their food , he constrained them to reach for their food with the non-preferred paw and reported changes in RNA and protein synthesis in the region and side of the brain responsible for the motor coordination of the ‘ learning ’ paw compared with the ‘ non-learning ’ side . |
| 27 | Both teachers and the school librarian will be monitoring pupils ' responses to 1 ) information skills planning sheets 2 ) the keyword approach to identifying the purpose of , searching for and using information 3 ) using a microcomputer to search for information 4 ) worksheets on note taking , organizing and presenting information A report on the project will be drawn up in Term 3 . |
| 28 | Another new feature this year was the more detailed application form telling prospective entrants exactly what the judges look for and highlighting errors and omissions encountered last year . |
| 29 | The system must offer service-users assistance in applying for and obtaining financial entitlements in the form of income support and disability allowances |
| 30 | What follows is a check list of issues to be considered in preparing for and making the decision . |