Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [noun pl] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most other delegates dismissed this as quite unrealistic and agreed merely to encourage the International Socialist Bureau to continue seeking opportunities for a peaceful settlement , ‘ without annexations or indemnities ’ . |
| 2 | Ocean has lodged planning applications for a waste-to-energy facility in south London and a toxic waste incinerator near Middlesbrough . |
| 3 | We no longer wear mourning clothes for a fixed period of time , we do n't refuse to go to parties for the first six months after the death of someone close to us , we do n't take time immediately after the death for intensive grieving . |
| 4 | The fourth and final part of the strategy involved formulating plans for a national " renovation " after the war . |
| 5 | This means fixing dates for a first reading and all the subsequent stages in the House . |