Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that I mean that I see the New English Art Club as standing for a cultured , civilised , very English approach to art — a kind of visual stability . |
| 2 | I encountered an old lady of a more awkward sort while canvassing for the Tory candidate in Crosby — a by-election subsequently won for the SDP by Shirley Williams . |
| 3 | According to Le Monde of Nov. 22 the number of asylum seekers ( who came especially from eastern Europe ) had risen to 1,700 per month , and a new law to speed the processing of asylum applications stipulated that these should be processed within two months , after which an applicant recognized as a refugee could take up provisional residence while waiting for a definitive decision . |
| 4 | He had the Jaguar prize firmly in his sights when opting for a steady clear round in Tuesday night 's Rover Classic , instead of attempting a time which might have made it more difficult for Nick Skelton to win on Burmah Serenade . |
| 5 | For a few weeks , he drove a taxi while searching for a permanent appointment . |
| 6 | Hunter would have gone further ; to him , ‘ embalming ’ meant a technique more sophisticated than that practised by the Egyptians , a technique ensuring perpetual preservation of the corpse 's remains , involving permanent chemical arrest of decomposition whilst allowing for a pre-mortem appearance . |
| 7 | If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening . |
| 8 | Carmel Keens , the home economist for Tate & Lyle Sugars , recommends cane sugar when decorating for a perfect finish , as it is finer and easier to beat . |
| 9 | Some motorists deliberately set fire to their cars , others do under-the-counter deals for new tyres or batteries when claiming for a new windscreen . |
| 10 | The young composer practises his scales while waiting for a big break . |
| 11 | As there is still a marked shortage of UK accountants with language abilities , it could be wise to take a crash course while searching for a new job . |
| 12 | Your education or training will have taken you far above the ordinary man although allowing for a proper pride in such an achievement , it does not require you to become intolerant of others not so fortunate . |
| 13 | Multivariate proportional hazard regression was used to analyse the relation between waist-hip ratio and probability of conception per cycle while controlling for the above variables . |
| 14 | b , Mature males have a higher mortality when searching for a female than on a female 's web . |
| 15 | Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income . |
| 16 | If you want to use aromatherapy oils when caring for an elderly relative , be prepared to pay for the best . |
| 17 | Other topics might include moving from practice into industry , part-time working or going back to work full time while caring for a young family . |
| 18 | Northern Arts is giving the money on top of annual grants from a special Drama Production Fund , money ‘ unclaimed ’ by Newcastle-based Northern Stage after it ceased production while looking for a new artistic director . |