Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With respect , it is submitted , that to the extent that the observation may be characterized as seeking to compensate for any lack of clarity in the formulation of the rule in Pepper v. Hart , by the threat of judicial orders for costs , this approach is wrong in principle . |
| 2 | Pausing to listen for any sounds of activity before making her dash across to the cover of the fosse , she found herself automatically reciting part of the Litany to the Blessed Virgin : " Mother most pure , Mother undefiled , Mother most admirable , Mother of good counsel , Mother of our creator , Mother of our Saviour , Virgin most prudent , Virgin most venerable … mystical rose , Tower of David , House of Gold , Ark of the Covenant … " |
| 3 | This mortaring is going to continue for some time . ’ |
| 4 | Pioneer must be assuming this trend is going to continue for some time ; its Wakefield plant does not go fully on line until 1994 . |
| 5 | The area had been going to seed for many years after the ship chandlers who once thrived there went one by one out of business . |
| 6 | ‘ Talking about the Newleys , ’ he mumbled between licks , ‘ are you going to look for another job ? ’ |
| 7 | Erm did you see that th they 're , they 're going to look for some sort of gene called the Churchill factor ? |
| 8 | ‘ In the future , it seems , we are going to be taking arbitrary decisions about what we want from the countryside : the large blue here , a certain bird there , and we are going to manage for those species , which will mean that everything else will go . ’ |
| 9 | The first stage being the establishment , the next stage being penetration , the third stage being damage , what actually produces the damage in the disease , and the fourth stage is , if the disease is going to last for any period of time the ability of the organism to persist . |
| 10 | [ … ] In the course of attempting to account for such market phenomena as quality differentiation , advertising , or markets in which few producers are to be found [ … ] neo-classical theories were led to conclusions which grossly misinterpret the significance of these phenomena . |
| 11 | How much childcare do Ministers think they are going to get for that sort of money ? |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm going to ring for that taxi . ’ |
| 13 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 14 | I am sure the Government will appreciate the indignation that they will feel overburdened as they are with work , that they will now have to use their scarce resources to deal with criminal conduct arising on the railways and lastly , who is going to pay for this work ? |
| 15 | And the extra that they should have had is going to pay for these uniforms . |
| 16 | Claudia started more coffee , reflecting that if Dana was going to stay for any length of time she would need fresh supplies . |
| 17 | If she was going to stay for any length of time , she was going to need some furniture at least , she thought frowningly . |
| 18 | But anyone wishing to apply for any type of house renovation grant should be sure to consult the local council at the outset for advice . |
| 19 | New applicants wishing to apply for these vouchers should write to Her Majesty 's Representative , The Ascot Office , St James 's Palace , SW1A 1BP , before 31st March , stating the full name of those members of their family who require vouchers , together with their ages if between 16–25 years . |
| 20 | ‘ Beginning to pine for some excitement ? ’ |
| 21 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 22 | Dicke and Peebles were preparing to look for this radiation when Penzias and Wilson heard about their work and realized that they had already found it . |
| 23 | Descartes himself , using the little mechanical and physiological knowledge available to him , went to great lengths in trying to account for this relationship . |
| 24 | Helen had been trying to learn for some time , but she found it very hard although Tony was endlessly patient with her . |
| 25 | A man who represented the regional office of the Prince 's Trust in Truro was ringing to ask for more information about my work . |