Example sentences of "[noun] and [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it 's the fact that the guy gave erm , my friend Billy , erm , died a few years ago , erm , but they , they were like best mates and they used to ju just encourage each other to like , jump on a train and come up to London , and start going in all the hospitals and praying for the sick and things like that . |
| 32 | After the ‘ how your child 's life can be enriched ’ section , there 's advise on the basics like deciding what you want the computer to do , finding the software to do it , finding a computer that will run the software and shopping for the best deal on service and support . |
| 33 | Look , in my day , before the war , we always had wingers , none of this booting up the middle and hoping for the best . |
| 34 | Issues like food additives do concern me but I 'm just not sure whether it 's worth worrying — I usually end up following my own instincts and hoping for the best . ’ |
| 35 | Elizabeth Kemf is an American now living in Switzerland and working for the Worldwide Fund for Nature . |
| 36 | Mac began his career with Vidal Sassoon in 1984 until he became Head of Technology and Cutting for the Ginger Group . |
| 37 | When we have left behind the turbulence of adolescence and shed some of the more harrowing demands of responsibility for making careers and caring for the next generation , we may seek opportunities to assess our lives and face its later stages with some serenity . |