Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we got there I drove round and round for hours looking for the hotel , ’ Markus said . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They will usually have to charge for these , but you may be reimbursed if you subsequently register with the agency or fulfil a certain number of hours working for the agency . |
| 4 | In October the Hamoaze was filled with ships bearing the first contingent of Canadians heading for the front . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | From it , as she passed , came the companionable muted clucking of hens settling for the night . |
| 7 | The columns of MLs were now under heavy fire , the port group of MLs making for the Mole to land their commandos , the starboard group intending to slip under the stern of Campbeltown into the Old Entrance . |
| 8 | Over the porch was a wooden pointed hood with scalloped edges , to keep off the rain , presumably from the heads of visitors waiting for the door to be opened . |
| 9 | I made tea for him as he worked , watching a vee of geese heading for the interior as the kettle boiled . |
| 10 | The following example program segment reads through a list of names looking for the name in " name$ . |
| 11 | It also includes the work of such luminaries as Quentin Blake , who made the selection and penned the fine Box of Delights drawing for the poster . |
| 12 | The Government have received a number of representations calling for the reintroduction of executive detention . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Unfortunately this can not be done in the UK House of Commons , and the cameraman has to identify the Member who has been called , often in the midst of a throng of Members competing for the Speaker 's eye , and then to add the computerized caption . |
| 15 | On May 13 a peaceful demonstration of students calling for the resignation of Ibrahim Babangida 's military regime degenerated into violence when police fired on the demonstrators with rubber bullets and live ammunition , killing at least seven people . |
| 16 | They moved in subtly , gently , like hyenas waiting for the carcass . |
| 17 | Army movements began at 9 a.m. , with columns heading for the Austrian , Italian and Hungarian borders of Slovenia . |
| 18 | Its initial opinions will be debated at the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference in Dunoon next weekend along with motions calling for the party to seek cross-party unity and anti-Tory election pacts . |
| 19 | Many experts in the auction rooms make it their business to hang out with aristos waiting for the time Uncle Marmaduke 's Van Dyck has to bite the dust , so they are privy to the ‘ who 's just acquired a new mistress whose florist is Cartier ’ chatter . |
| 20 | Among the non- ‘ independent " homelands , unrest was particularly serious in Gazankulu during February and March , with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the homeland 's Chief Minister , Hudson Ntsanwisi . |
| 21 | A private concern , it employed some fifty men , mostly tradesmen , fitters or winders , and two apprentices — lads of around Anton 's age with fathers working for the firm . |
| 22 | There were similar provisions in Acts providing for the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire . |
| 23 | David was speaking to an Australian radio station shortly before lawyers acting for the Princess issued writs against and the gym owner . |
| 24 | There used to be a particular difficulty in clauses providing for the appointment of valuers by each party who would then refer the matter to an umpire : see 9.8.1 . |
| 25 | The Innovation Award applied to firms applying for the Fledgling or the Enterprise Award . |
| 26 | Courses are also given to students reading for the degree in Human Sciences , and for a number of postgraduate degrees in area studies . |
| 27 | Many local authorities award grants to students reading for the Bar on the same basis as University awards . |
| 28 | What instructions must be given to nurses caring for the patient ? |
| 29 | Estimates vary from the 3 to 5% estimated by the Institute of Fiscal Studies to the 14.5% estimated by researchers working for the Institute of Economic Affairs . |
| 30 | Particulars of claim are signed by the plaintiff or by solicitors acting for the plaintiff giving an address for service ( Ord 6 , r 8 ) . |