Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] ['s] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming , still , that Ermold wrote to please , it follows that Hugh and Matfrid must have been especially close to Judith in 826 , which in turn implies that she had indeed been successfully cultivating Lothar 's sympathy for the interests of herself and her son . |
| 2 | From there he was said by officials in Mogadishu on Nov. 8 to have sent letters to a number of countries and relief organizations explaining Somalia 's needs for emergency aid and calling upon " the international community and the Moslem world to extend humanitarian aid " . |
| 3 | Mr Lawrence Eagleburger , the deputy secretary of state who has been given the job of co-ordinating America 's help for Eastern Europe , was told by Congress that the money the administration has in mind is too modest , but that its ideas about who should control the distribution of this money are immodest . |
| 4 | Three soldiers were killed and six wounded , delaying Howard 's pursuit for another day . |
| 5 | Ferguson had alighted on what was rapidly becoming Hollywood 's formula for entertaining America through its difficult times . |
| 6 | Her head snapped back down in a flurry of bouncing coppery hair , her eyes warily searching Lucenzo 's face for some sign of compassion . |
| 7 | Many in the US were keenly awaiting the outcome : Mr Baker had made several statements expressing Washington 's desire for Israel to reach an agreement with the Palestinians on elections . |
| 8 | Ruth caught her breath , remembering Jake 's message for Adam . |
| 9 | Searching Phena 's face for a response , and finding none , she sighed . |
| 10 | He had reined his horse to a stop and was searching Menzies ' eyes for complete agreement — for more , for energy to carry it out . |
| 11 | I was communicating God 's heart for working girls and how they are made in the image of God . |
| 12 | He emphasised that in dismissing McCrory 's application for judicial review he was not imposing a ban on the wearing of poppies in prison . |
| 13 | By using Stokes ' theorem for the left-hand-side and recognizing that the integral of the current density gives the current , the above equation reduces |
| 14 | He skilfully guided the conversation back to the sinister events surrounding Selkirk 's death for the murder had affected everybody . |
| 15 | for this facsimile edition they have chosen the best preserved prints from each set as the basis for reproduction — thus creating a best.possible edition , as well as preserving Talbot 's work for future times . |
| 16 | Stephen Leatherman , director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the University of Maryland , has done them a favour , ranking America 's beaches for beauty , water temperature , quality of sand and the like . |
| 17 | Statistical significance of the data was evaluated by one way analysis of variance using Kramer 's test for multiple comparison . |
| 18 | Morgan sat in the leather chair facing Buckmaster 's desk for some time after his chief had left , his bulk squeezed between the arms . |
| 19 | No , the reason I dare not go would be the prospect of facing Lisabeth 's jealousy for the rest of the week . |
| 20 | Sharing Courtaulds ' vision for the future . |
| 21 | Chilperic was not the only son of Chlothar to be affected by his mother 's position : in considering Chramn 's bid for power it is important to remember that his mother was neither Ingund nor Aregund , but Chunsina . |
| 22 | It was clear that she still did n't consider Jessamy was capable of holding Julius 's interest for very long . |
| 23 | Afterwards , I crawled backstage to visit Michael Crawford , forgetting that I 'd been wearing Clinique 's face-bronzer for that glowing , outdoor , tanned look we all know and simulate . |
| 24 | Accepting Len 's dimensions for the basic rectangle ( 23.5 x 17.75in ) and the rise ( 4in ) of the larger flap , a little mathematics reveals that the smaller flap should have a radius of 11.20in ( not 11.85in ) , giving a rise of 4.37in . |
| 25 | THE POTTERY kilns adorning Stoke 's programme for the derby with Port Vale - ‘ Special Edition , £1 ’ — looked a nice local touch . |
| 26 | ‘ He did miss it ; it 's a pity you did n't hear me asking Dana 's flatmate for her — you 'd have had to believe me then . ’ |
| 27 | Well he 'll be going in Ca oh yo mean , you 're having Carl 's bed for |
| 28 | Baghdad gave way on the border issue in mid-August 1990 , accepting Iran 's conditions for a full peace treaty between the two sides — a move evidently intended to free the hands of its armed forces to contend with the opposition provoked in the Gulf by Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait . |
| 29 | Population pressure , along with vagaries of climate and terrain , and geographical location , have strongly influenced Japan 's relations with the outside world over the last 150 years and have played a crucial part in shaping Japan 's evolution for much longer . |
| 30 | Jannie cleared the plates away , catching Bob 's eye for a moment and pushing her bottom lip up in mock guilt . |