Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 2 | Since then , various voluntary groups throughout the campus , the UK and abroad have come forward with names and addresses of active alumni , some of whom have been networking enthusiastically for many years outwith the official organisation of either the Graduates Association of the University . |
| 3 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 4 | She went humming upstairs to clean the bathroom , while Winnie turned over in her mind a plan which had been lurking there for some time . |
| 5 | In the Sokol valley I was lucky enough to watch a stock circling above for several minutes . |
| 6 | They 'd been living together for many years . |
| 7 | Listening carefully for any sound that might indicate fitzAlan 's presence , she stretched out a cautious foot , ready to withdraw it immediately if she encountered so much as a hint of him . |
| 8 | Oh the idea of saving now for this year 's Christmas present , there 's one small snag , it will cost around £60,000 . |
| 9 | She was on the point of fleeing from the building , and was in fact pressed up against the door , listening intently for any sounds outside , when footsteps approached rapidly . |
| 10 | Bruno 's been training hard for this fight in Leicester . |
| 11 | Mrs Probyn 's husband has told police that the pair , who 've been living apart for several months , had a row . |
| 12 | As most people in South Africa know , they have been living apart for some while — ostensibly on security grounds . |
| 13 | Following township rumours that the Mandelas had been living apart for some weeks , the Sowetan newspaper said Mrs Mandela continued to live in the mansion she had built in a better part of Soweto but Mr Mandela had moved into a well-guarded home in Johannesburg 's affluent northern suburbs . |
| 14 | He had been trembling violently for several hours but now no sound came from the place where he lay . |
| 15 | We 're actually producing more for less money especially since last year |
| 16 | I 've been going downhill for several days now . |
| 17 | He 's convinced that my lover and I are waiting eagerly for that event , so he 's written a will that leaves me destitute . |
| 18 | Paying once a month for goods requires less money on average than paying separately for each item purchased . |
| 19 | You lot definitely going away for this week |
| 20 | His tenure of the post was short : his health had been declining progressively for several months as a result of overwork , and he died 5 February 1882 at his home at 7 Cornwall Street , Edinburgh . |
| 21 | Later my surgeon was to tell me that the cancer had been growing away for many years . |
| 22 | Wherever they were at school , a number of deaf children were unfortunate enough to stay there the whole duration of the war , neither seeing their parents nor going home for any holiday . |
| 23 | ‘ The Chairman of the FAC Working Group , when recommending preserving the status quo , pointed out that CAA charges for Public Transport operations is by a ticket tax , each passenger contributing in equal manner to safety regulation and absolving individual operators from paying directly for any work which the Authority chooses to carry out . |
| 24 | He just stared into the dreadful dark depths of the old female 's shelter waiting hopelessly for some sign that she was alive . |
| 25 | He took it , and after turning restlessly for some time , he eventually fell into a deep , heavy sleep . |
| 26 | For some reason this made her think of Finn , and she stood still for a moment , again waiting cautiously for any twinges of anguish , any signs of unhealed wounds . |
| 27 | we 're not waiting now for any afflatus |
| 28 | On the contrary , they feed when food is available , frequently going without for several days , and then gorging . |
| 29 | Christopher had obviously been going there for some years . |
| 30 | Striving hard for some normality , she pulled her head back and told him , ‘ I d-did n't say a word to anyone about — about us . ’ |