Example sentences of "for [verb] [conj] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Environmental Pollution reported in 1976 that ‘ there are very strong grounds for doubting whether dumping on this scale will be acceptable ’ . |
| 2 | Find out what it is used for ( eg are the apples for eating or cooking with ? ) . |
| 3 | If you want cold hard-boiled eggs for eating or playing with , use either natural dyes or edible food colourings . |
| 4 | Most elderly people like to make a cup of tea for a visitor , and this should always be accepted with pleasure ; for eating and drinking with somebody else is another of life 's important shared experiences , of which they are deprived if they live alone . |
| 5 | Former taxi driver Paul Burrows , of Chandos Street , Darlington , discovered his talent for singing while convalescing from the life saving surgery last April . |
| 6 | The intention of the current work is to explore the perceptions of the voluntary sector held by local authority staff and to consider this in the light of their policies and practices for contacting and working with ( or for ) the voluntary groups in their areas . |
| 7 | Points were awarded for where information was repeated ; for example , for the sentence ‘ I saw a man with a telescope ’ , the reading where the prepositional phrase attaches to the verb would score more highly because ‘ telescope ’ was defined as a thing for seeing or looking with . |
| 8 | Pallister and Bruce getting the better marks ( presumably for handling and tackling from behind respectively ) . |
| 9 | Key central and local government figures from the time , including The Rt Hon J Dickson Mabon , the Minister with responsibility for planning and housing during the mid '60s , recalled the urgent pressures for re-housing and re-planning after the war . |
| 10 | Used extensively for cooking and drinking in China , it is made from glutinous rice , yeast and spring water . |
| 11 | For laughing and singing at a funeral her husband gave her a reproving tap , and she had to return to her home in the lake . |
| 12 | The agency will ensure that resources made available by reductions in defence spending — reductions already planned by the Conservative government — are used in the first instance for rebuilding and investing in our manufacturing base . |
| 13 | Between the 1st day of July 1987 and the 15th day of October 1987 conspired together and with other persons fraudulently to induce persons to enter into agreements for acquiring or subscribing for securities , namely shares in Blue Arrow plc , by making statements which they knew to be misleading , false or deceptive or by dishonestly concealing material facts or by recklessly making statements which were misleading , false or deceptive namely : 1.1 By failing to notify the Company Announcements Office of the Quotations Department of the International Stock Exchange by way of a Class 2 announcement ( as provided for by Section 6 of the Council of the Stock Exchange 's admission of securities to listing ) following the purchase of shares in Manpower Incorporated for a consideration in excess of 5 per cent of the consolidated net assets of Blue Arrow ; 1.2 By concealing the fact that the level of Acceptances of provisionally allotted new ordinary shares in Blue Arrow was 38.04 per cent at the expiry of the offer by way of rights issue at 3pm on September 28 , 1987 ; 1.3 By concealing the fact that 54,625,000 new ordinary shares in Blue Arrow were taken up after 3pm on September 28 , 1987 ; 1.4 By falsely stating that , in connection with the rights issue of 504.4 million new ordinary shares in Blue Arrow , acceptances had been received in respect of 246.5 million shares which represented 48.9 per cent of the rights issue . |
| 14 | You 'll practise all the skills needed for anchoring and mooring under engine in a small cruiser . |
| 15 | In this case it 's mine , and meant for launching or switching between applications . |
| 16 | The hierarchy of facilities provided for walking and cycling in Buxtehude is thus extensive as Figure 6.20 shows , ranging from pedestrianised areas , pedestrian priority routes , shared tracks for walking and cycling , cycle lanes along main routes , cycle priority streets and cycle lanes in roads . |
| 17 | There is plenty of scope for walking or climbing in the Outer Isles and on the mainland , and the exercise is often welcome after being in the cramped quarters of a small boat . |
| 18 | Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation ( GDFCF ) is defined in the National Accounts as ‘ expenditure on fixed assets ( buildings , plant and machinery , vehicles , etc. ) , either for replacing or adding to the stock of existing fixed assets ’ . |
| 19 | The item car appears in Patterson as ‘ care ’ , in which the now highly recessive rule for fronting and raising after velars is clear . |
| 20 | Never apologise for writing and asking for your money . |
| 21 | Thus , in the case of a patient who did nothing more t n refuse further treatment , there could be no liability on the part of the doctor for aiding and abetting under section 2 . |
| 22 | For those who love to do nothing but just soak up the summer sun , HCI 's beaches and attractive pools ( most with free poolside sunloungers ) are ideal for relaxing and working on that tan . |
| 23 | Men were also in demand for fetching and carrying At a suitable moment after the meal a plate or basket was passed round each table and the guests put in their subscriptions . |
| 24 | Where part of a building is let off as a separate factory the landlord will be responsible for providing and maintaining in efficient working order and good repair sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences for the persons employed in the factory ( Factories Act 1961 , s7(1) , s122 ) . |
| 25 | Since the state was largely responsible for initiating and paying for mass education , it was able to establish greater control over teachers . |
| 26 | The high prison population is held responsible for overcrowding and understaffing in prisons , both of which exacerbate the bad conditions in England 's ageing prisons . |
| 27 | New tyres for both engine and tender have arrived from Belgium but are going off site for machining and fitting to the wheels . |
| 28 | They will enable the prison and other staff responsible for considering and reporting on life sentence cases , the local review committees and the Parole Board , to concentrate on risk . |
| 29 | The next challenge is for stuffing or dressing for game birds . |
| 30 | It is not difficult to see how role play and drama can be used to achieve many of the Attainment Targets for Speaking and Listening in the English National Curriculum documents . |