Example sentences of "for a [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tried to cross the nighted ferry ; might 've made it but for a district-nurse calling unexpectedly . ’ |
| 2 | And this , for a film dealing with intergenerational sex and multiple incest , is rather strange . |
| 3 | Warner and Wallis would have judged that the time was ripe for a film about human justice , that there would be a market for a film depicting the problems of a strike in a coal-town and in an ethnic community , and that any criticism of the subject-matter would either be good for business or would be offset by popular and critical acclaim for the acting of that increasingly marketable star Paul Muni . |
| 4 | Then , for a trajectory starting at a point on the side of B , providing and z are small ( within D or D " , say ) , we can write for the point at which this trajectory next strikes the top face of B. Here a and b are constants ( which may depend on r ) and A is a 2 X 2 matrix . |
| 5 | Hucklecote made most of the early running and took the lead on six minutes , Steve Barslow converting a penalty , and they increased that lead after a quarter of an hour when Mark Halkins went over for a try following good work from Steve Hamslow . |
| 6 | A study by Peters ( 1988 ) showed a similar result comparing subjects ’ memories for a nurse giving them an inoculation with that for a researcher subsequently encountered , they found that face recognition was impaired for the nurse , another result suggesting memory impairment for an arousing event . |
| 7 | The request for a pelican crossing on Lanark Road between Foulis Crescent and Baberton Crescent has been turned down but it was considered that a pedestrian island could be justified . |
| 8 | Parents and staff at school , and local residents who use the crossing , are united in this petition for a pelican crossing to replace the current zebra crossing at the earliest opportunity . |
| 9 | Stonehouse 's bill was due for a second reading in three days ' time . |
| 10 | But MEPs complained that the package had reappeared for a second reading minus the crucial proposal to create a European Medicines Agency . |
| 11 | The Willis Bill , which is due for a second reading in the House of Lords on 6 May , says that anyone who sells , distributes or otherwise manes available am machine capable of reproducing a sound recording or cinematograph film shall be deemed to have authorised infringement of the copyright , in a sound recording or film Although the Bill has little chance of getting any further it will achieve one aim — to generate publicity for the record and film industry 's call for a tax or levy on blank audio and video tape . |
| 12 | Revised proposals are expected from the Commission later this year , before they are put back for a second reading at the European Parliament . |
| 13 | It 's also given us the new agreement on working time which our own government have tried to work against consistently for the last two years , they now say they 'll challenge it in Europe 's Court of Justice , well what they seem to forget is it 's got ta come back to Parliament for a second reading yet and they 've created such ill feeling in the Parliament and among the Commission , that it 's likely to be strengthened , we 're gon na end up with a strengthened agreement on working time by the autumn of this year . |
| 14 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
| 15 | Delaney stood for a second looking after it . |
| 16 | Maura stood for a second looking at her mother . |
| 17 | They were clearly on the lookout for a second opening to pillory their headmistress . |
| 18 | And now we have come up before the beak for a second wigging , because on the application of one of our own citizens we are accused of ‘ degrading treatment or punishment ’ inflicted in the Isle of Man . |
| 19 | He smiled slightly , for a second becoming entirely the quicksilver character of Riven 's stories . |
| 20 | The Act provided for a route commencing at the top of Anerley Hill , descending past Crystal Palace ( Low Level ) Station to Thicket Road , a turning on the left , which led through to the top end of Beckenham Road , Penge . |
| 21 | The group , which included Wales Tourist Board chairman Tony Lewis and chief executive Paul Loveluck , were in North Wales for a board meeting in St Asaph . |
| 22 | ‘ Just having a cook-up , ’ he sniffed , reaching for a pot bubbling on the gas stove . |
| 23 | It is up for sale and the Chinese have been here for a fortnight having a look around it . |
| 24 | SINGHING FOR HIS SUPPER : Peter aims for a hit impersonating Elvis |
| 25 | He was joined by two hundred extras for a scene recreating a nineteen fifties version of the city 's station . |
| 26 | Shadowlands stars Sir Anthony Hopkins , who was joined by hundreds of extras for a scene recreating university life in the 1950's . |
| 27 | Simulation , interactive design and decision design are all names for a technique requiring the user to interact directly with the computer . |
| 28 | It must be like this for a minister paying his visits . |
| 29 | Special childrens offers are available for the following departures for a child sharing a room with two full fare-paying passengers . |
| 30 | For a child crossing the road , the difference of ten miles an hour can be the difference between life and death . |