Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [v-ing] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as to Spasov and being saved — ‘ Il me semble que tout le monde va à Spassof ’ — there is still some comic devillife in him as he quotes the Saviour against his bible-selling saviour because she is taking thought for the morrow , and as he turns the gospel on its head with ‘ Happiness does n't pay me because I start at once forgiving all my enemies . ’ |
| 2 | She tells him she is taking Sycorax for a piss and the man backs away , scared , and lets them turn behind their dwelling . |
| 3 | She is receiving treatment for the weight-loss disorder anorexia nervosa at Rampton top security hospital . |
| 4 | She is seeking funding for a range of projects from tailoring and knitting bazaars to poultry raising . |
| 5 | This month she is visiting Britain for the first time in years . |
| 6 | She is claiming damages for the pain , suffering and distress of the unwanted pregnancy and the extra cost of bringing up her daughter , including the loss of her job at a DIY centre . |
| 7 | He has picked her up , lied to her , manipulated her insecurity and ignorance , and she is asking forgiveness for her lack of appreciation . |
| 8 | While FoE is not arguing that children are exposed to radiation levels above legal limits , it is criticizing BNFL for not doing enough to fulfil its legal obligation to reduce the radioactivity of its discharges to the minimum . |
| 9 | There are actually quite a few positive steps forward : for a start , and under intense pressure from environmentalists and scientists , the World Bank has begun to take into account conservation when it is approving projects for funding . |
| 10 | It is taking orders for uni-processor 33MHz system now , and says it 'll move up to 40MHz CPUs ‘ once we are comfortable with it . ’ |
| 11 | The board has lodged five complaints with the LEA and is questioning whether it is getting value for money . |
| 12 | If you are stuck in a boring job , concentrate on the fact that it is providing money for your needs and your pleasures and that it gives you a measure of independence . |
| 13 | Once the gales have blown themselves out and the depressions have ‘ filled ’ or moved away , we usually get a spell of settled weather when things return to normal.The few days of settled weather allow me to spend some hours fishing offshore for ling and tusk which , as well as providing me with relaxation and sport , is satisfyingly justified in my own mind because it is providing food for the family during the winter to come . |
| 14 | Trow ( 1974 , p. 6.3 ) has distinguished between elite and mass systems of higher education and argues that ‘ Countries that develop a system of elite higher education in modern times seem able to expand it without changing its character in fundamental ways until it is providing places for about 15% of the age grade . ’ |
| 15 | The company is understood to have abandoned development of the Repository altogether , and the switch of strategy leaves the whole AD/Cycle concept in complete disarray , though the company says that it is reaffirming support for the AD/Cycle tools available : to do anything else would leave the company open to all manner of retaliation from AD/Cycle International Alliance Members . |
| 16 | The firm says it is doing work for IBM in other areas but declined to be more specific , although that suggests that IBM may have taken on board the message that it needs outsiders to run some of its key business units . |
| 17 | Denied the opportunity of supervising a major programme of construction in New York , where the Whitney Museum 's trustees have been unable to agree Michael Graves 's proposal for an extension , he is taking responsibility for the final stages of the conversion , now estimated to cost $35 million , of an ornamental warehouse located on Pittsburgh 's North Side , which will accommodate the museum . |
| 18 | Alan Cooke and Carl Prean scored two wins each , with Prean again suggesting he is pushing Cooke for the England No.1 position . |
| 19 | ‘ He is seeking compensation for the distress and inconvenience . ’ |
| 20 | DEREK LEE , who played fullback for Scottish Schools last season , has nailed his colours to the Glasgow even though he is playing standoff for Watsonians in Edinburgh . |
| 21 | Mr. Wilson : We know that the Hon. Gentleman is advising both companies — he informed us of that in Committee and has said so again tonight — but is it correct that he is backing Strathtay for his own area ? |
| 22 | The facial swelling received by midfielder Gordon Armstrong in a derby match clash of heads with Middlesbrough fullback Curtis Fleming has subsided , but he is having treatment for a knee injury . |
| 23 | The situation is opposed by Conservatives in the north-east of Scotland and he is showing contempt for the people of the whole of Scotland . |
| 24 | Kevin Keegan said yesterday he is asking £150,000 for the 29-year-old , but City will be hard-pressed to pay the Dane 's wages . |