Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the happiest band of travellers are 5,000 St Johnstone fans heading for the seaside and a match against Ayr United which will decide the First Division Championship . |
| 2 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 3 | She clapped her hands over her ears waiting for the water that was almost upon them , aware of the damage it was going to cause . |
| 4 | The visit is not ‘ unsolicited , ’ and therefore the Regulations do not apply , if the customer has expressly requested the visit , e.g. by completing and returning a reply paid card asking for the visit or by telephoning asking for it . |
| 5 | Stewardship accounting is , therefore , typically limited to the balance sheet showing the money collected by the stewards , the form in which that money is held , and an audit certificate vouching for the truth and fairness of the statement . |
| 6 | practical skills training for the farmer and employees to become familiar with new methods or equipment . |
| 7 | It is all too easy to find that the only properly planned meetings are the ones at which exchange of contracts and completion take place and those are meetings which are usually orchestrated by the solicitors acting for the buyer and the seller . |
| 8 | Wall treatments vary from red or green with wood wainscotting for the Renaissance and Baroque pictures , to pale shades with chair rails for the Rococo , to lighter colours for the Impressionists , and stark white for modern and contemporary . |
| 9 | When I returned to the laibon 's village with the paperwork , he was looking out towards Ol Doinyo Lengai waiting for the sound and the dust and the cries of his cattle coming back . |
| 10 | Staff had spent most of Friday afternoon and evening looking for the child and the owner , Alan Tym , had gone back again late that night to double check that James had not crawled behind a counter or into a cupboard and fallen asleep . |
| 11 | The departments undertake general scanning for the organisation and help the operation of the overall planning process . |
| 12 | After an emotional seven-hour debate the House amendment was approved by 254 votes to 177 , with 95 Democrats and 159 Republicans voting for the measure and 160 Democrats and 17 Republicans voting against . |
| 13 | Just as she , Fru Møller , was adjusting to the need for a doctor and the possibility of a corpse at The Tamarisks , the same Miss Danziger did the rounds of the tables apologising for the shock and upset she had caused . |
| 14 | The Innovation Award applied to firms applying for the Fledgling or the Enterprise Award . |
| 15 | But Hooper has earned a reprieve with Liverpool looking for the solidity and assurance he showed in last year 's UEFA Cup battle with Italian club Genoa . |
| 16 | The local authority plan should form the basis of an agreement with the parent or person caring for the child and should be reviewed at appropriate intervals . |
| 17 | And as they came to the final furlongs it was Roc de Prince , Laura 's Beau , Sure Metal going for the line and then on the outside , up came New Mill House . |
| 18 | Firstly , they could send requests to Paris asking for the abolition or limitation of the judicial control of the Parlement in Paris over the duchy 's courts . |
| 19 | ‘ I saw problems coming for the breed and in 1984 I started a training club for Dobermanns and , more specifically , for their owners , ’ Graham said . |
| 20 | Pupils ' difficulty with the scale ( 4 cm representing 1 m ) was tested by some initial questions asking for the length and width of the room . |
| 21 | We returned to our chamber and spent the rest of the day preparing for the banquet or listening to Doctor Agrippa . |
| 22 | He talks about people going for the trolley when the smoke comes out of a house . |
| 23 | In my judgment , in view of the careful warning contained in the letters , the appointment of the son as a messenger assuming for the moment that it occurred , falls far short of the involvement required to visit upon the plaintiffs the unconscionable conduct of the son . |
| 24 | He was well fed , well soused , bursting in strength and eagerness for life , King of the mountaintown making for the pot-house and Joanna . |
| 25 | No I 'm actually going over to Northamptom working for the week so we 've just orgainsed to go down and see the game . |
| 26 | I 'm the one who 's sacrificed my life paying for the house and its repairs and its decoration , and all the rest of it … . ’ |
| 27 | Legislation providing for the organization and functioning of parties was adopted on Nov. 23 , after Mobutu 's October announcement that he would allow a full multiparty system to operate . |
| 28 | Legislation providing for the organization and functioning of parties was adopted in November [ see p. 37844 ] . |
| 29 | And I anticipate new perspectives on how these connections are reflected in the lives of mothers working for the health and survival of their families . |
| 30 | ’ . Prior to the establishment of the modern police system , the control of this underclass was the responsibility of the army working for the monarch or government . |