Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could n't afford to have drivers sitting around for ten minutes not doing anything , so you married these routes up together and were able to , by manipulation , get them to a more economical run . |
| 2 | He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus . |
| 3 | The buyer will customarily ask for accounts ranging back for three years in respect of the activities of the management company . |
| 4 | There has been work going on for sometime in developing user friendly programs for statistical analysis which are ‘ intelligent ’ in that they include many checks for pitfalls and errors . |
| 5 | The acquisition of the Baltics , and post-war policy in Eastern Europe are areas crying out for more honesty . |
| 6 | Once the Iraqis had pulled out , Kuwaiti vigilantes began combing the city for any Iraqi soldiers still hiding in the ruins and for anyone known or thought to have collaborated with the enemy , with Palestinians coming in for particular attention . |
| 7 | They 're one of 14 national display teams limbering up for this weekend 's International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 8 | The refugees have spent six days on the Austrian border holding out for British permits . |
| 9 | We ate the fish and polished off some cider while we watched the bombers blasting Caen , the British guns along the Orne joining in for good measure . |
| 10 | Probably recommendable chiefly to Britflick completists and producers shopping around for cheap talent . |
| 11 | Then she turned her attention to the tabby cat still spreadeagled on the back of the broom with its eyes screwed tightly shut and its claws gripping on for dear life . |
| 12 | So at least there 's income coming in for three months at the rate of your salary . |
| 13 | It is planning to increase the education budget by 20% — though , with employers crying out for trained manpower , it is difficult to recruit teachers . |
| 14 | It says the move is to prevent demand building up for announced machines that vendors can not ship because of shortage of parts . |
| 15 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 16 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 17 | If your whole departments going out for any reason , for a departmental meeting , if you 're all out at a conference , or if there 's some sort of briefing or something going on , please let the switchboard know which numbers will be unattended , and how long you 'll be out for . |
| 18 | On the subject of overseas coaches or players coming over for big money to coach Irish clubs Armstrong has strong views . |
| 19 | Taking part were the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the five states ( with Deputy Premier Claudio Martelli standing in for Italian Premier Giulio Andreotti ) ; observers attended from the European Commission , the World Bank , the European Investment Bank and the new European Bank for Reconstruction and Development . |
| 20 | ‘ Darling , ’ Jilly Jonathan said , her voice ringing out for all to hear , ‘ do n't fug away down there . |
| 21 | The Beaver 's 144 cubicfoot interior is divided into a two-seat cockpit and slightly lower 120 cubic-foot four-footwide 52 inch-high main cabin , in which Tony has fitted a pair of three-seat benches , the middle row having a split folding back for easy access to the rear ones . |
| 22 | However , there are many new avenues opening up for qualified staff in areas which have not traditionally been associated with nursing . |
| 23 | The reality sinking in for newly-elected Labour MPs this weekend is that Mr Patten 's estimate was right . |
| 24 | Especially followed by a letter going on for nine densely filled pages . |
| 25 | I hear his couchée going on for some time . |
| 26 | If you want something really serious to do , there are lots of causes crying out for energetic , capable people . |
| 27 | I do n't know if I agree with this , giving seven year old , three hours tests , erm , I do n't , see the child is , I mean can you just see sit Benjamin sitting down for three hours doing a test ? |
| 28 | If there were several children queuing up for this delight , the second-comers were told , ‘ You can ring tomorrow . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ My mother ’ , Ivy said , ‘ told me that when I was a child , she spent all the year looking out for small things to put in my stocking . |
| 30 | Concerned about the increasing number of complaints from neighbours of alarms sounding off for several hours the council has pledged to help end the menace . |