Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The payments on a lease will normally be lower than on a contract allowing for the purchase of the asset , although sometimes the difference is small and then a rebate is made when the term of the contract finishes and the plane is sold . |
| 2 | In the ILEA ( which published much more detailed statistics on special education than central government or other LEAs ) , boys were in the majority in schools and units catering for every type of special need . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) An objection shall , for the purposes of paragraph ( ii ) of subsection ( 2 ) above , be intimated to the applicant ( a ) by delivering to him a copy of the notice of objection lodged with the licensing board under paragraph ( a ) of that subsection ; or ( ii ) by sending a copy of the said notice by registered post or by recorded delivery in a letter addressed to him at his proper address ; or ( c ) by leaving a copy of the said notice for him at his proper address ; and , for the purposes of paragraphs ( ii ) and ( c ) of this subsection , the proper address in the case of an applicant being an individual natural person shall be his place of abode as specified in his application or , in the case of such an applicant applying for the renewal of a licence , the premises in respect of which the application is made , and , in the case of an applicant other than an individual natural person , shall be the address specified in the application . |
| 4 | From fashion designers looking for a source of chic thrills to Sunday supplements looking to tickle their readers ' fancy , everyone has plundered the S&M scene for imagery . |
| 5 | Imagine a search aircraft looking for a dinghy in the middle of the ocean . |
| 6 | ‘ Now I get loads and loads of letters from teenagers looking for a career in the sport . |
| 7 | Once they had reached the spiky barrier Trentham changed direction and began to crawl along the German side of the fence searching for a breach in the wire between them and safety . |
| 8 | Dentists searching for a substitute for traditional amalgam fillings are getting a boost from the British government . |
| 9 | The hubbub outside comes not from the picturesque traders of the bazaar but from some 500 fans pleading for a glimpse of their idol . |
| 10 | These characteristics lead to a generally well-controlled and efficient method of production , whose main disadvantage is the time-delay caused by the queueing effect of individual units waiting for the batch to be completed before moving on to the next operation . |
| 11 | Bored GIs waiting for the war with Iraq to begin whiled away the time with fellow female soldiers . |
| 12 | Bored GIs waiting for the war with Iraq to begin whiled away the time with fellow female soldiers . |
| 13 | In June 1962 the NCCL had adopted a resolution from the Connolly Association calling for an inquiry into civil liberties in Northern Ireland ; the NICCL seems to have been set up in response and as its first action , in July , it held a meeting to prepare a memorandum on civil rights to present to Mr Justice Bose of the International Commission of jurists , who was visiting Belfast . |
| 14 | Recent protests by disillusioned supporters calling for the dismissal of player-boss John Carroll have prompted the club to get both sides together to discuss the club 's situation . |
| 15 | The Council of Ministers on Jan. 24 also approved a 300,000 million ptas investment plan for Asturias providing for the creation of 1,800 new jobs over the next six years with special regard to the mining sector . |
| 16 | The Gaullist Rally for the Republic ( RPR ) and the centrist Union for French Democracy ( UDF ) announced on April 10 that they had reached an electoral accord providing for a system of " primaries " for the presidential elections scheduled for 1995 and for " common candidates " in regional and legislative elections scheduled for 1992 and 1993 respectively . |
| 17 | Documents signed during the visit included a protocol on scientific and technical co-operation , an accord providing for the construction of embassies and a programme for cultural and scientific exchanges . |
| 18 | Despite the obvious interest in the coverage by national newspapers , this puts into context where the bulk of sex crime reporting for the country as a whole actually takes place — in the local newspaper . |
| 19 | It is with regret that we join the chorus of voices calling for the resignation of Jocelyn Stevens as chairman of Britain 's architectural and archaeological conservation body , English Heritage : any man so free of mealy-mouthed PR awareness as to tell a bothersome journalist to ‘ go and pee out of the window ’ is a true blue . |
| 20 | Nasrallah argued that those parties calling for a boycott of the elections had nevertheless in 1982 participated in the presidential elections which , he said , had been held " under Israeli guns " . |
| 21 | Rallies had been held repeatedly since March 26 in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the opposition parties calling for the resignation of the Supreme Soviet Chair , Sarafali Kenjayev . |
| 22 | And then we would get the evangelists staying for a fortnight at a time , holding services every night asking people to come forward and rededicate themselves . |
| 23 | Seven people were reported killed after police fired on protesters in West Bengal calling for the arrest of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh officially estimated to total 100,000 . |
| 24 | Note 46 to the accounts shows the effect on revenue and reserves of adopting equity accounting for the whole of the equity investment portfolio regardless of whether the investments are associated undertakings or not . |
| 25 | At a meeting on Dec. 27 in Damascus , the Syrian capital , agreement was reached between 17 opposition groups belonging to the Iraqi National Joint Action Committee on issuing a common programme calling for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the establishment of a democratic system . |
| 26 | On Oct. 23 , during a demonstration in Mogadishu calling for the release of political prisoners and protesting against high food prices , two civilians and one policeman were killed and 36 civilians wounded following violent clashes between protesters and police . |
| 27 | Quarrymen stopping for a pint in the King 's Head public house on their way home took a stoical view of the quarry 's recent success . |
| 28 | This led to Meredith posing for the face of the dead poet , Thomas Chatterton [ q.v. ] , in Wallis 's painting ‘ Chatterton ’ ( Tate Gallery ) which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856 . |
| 29 | David Spence , a 23-year-old from Natal studying for a diploma in social science , said : ‘ Oxford is seen as one of the very top universities in the world , and it is a dream come true just to be here . |
| 30 | This is a public right of way for walkers and it continues as a track alongside Loch Coulin , where camera enthusiasts are often fortunate to find a moored rowing boat posing for the foreground of a perfect picture . |