Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the birth less than six weeks away , Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival . |
| 2 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |
| 3 | Dawn found me stretched out on the bench below the War Memorial in Glencoe Village soaking up the first warm rays of sun and waiting for the shop to open . |
| 4 | Whether you are out of work and applying for a lot of jobs , or in employment but looking to change , there is only any point in applying for positions where you have a real chance of being successful . |
| 5 | But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing . |
| 6 | She felt them go round her , strong and decided against her dress , beneath her coat , and then he put his mouth on hers and began to kiss her , and for a moment she felt that she was flying , and the next minute she was clawing herself free with the superhuman strength of panic and stumbling for the door . |
| 7 | So though these remarks are addressed to beginners , I believe that some of the formal ideas could well be considered anew by the great number of talented young composers who are either clambering up the rungs of the ladder of fame or jostling for a foothold . |
| 8 | Such was the sense of outrage and feeling for the family after the murder that collections were made in towns across the province . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ . |
| 11 | It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ . |
| 12 | On Sept. 23 the federal government adopted a draft law laying down the modalities of partition and providing for the reallocation of the federal state 's property , institutions , debts and obligations between the two republics before Jan. 1 , 1993 . |
| 13 | Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke while waiting for the rescue teams to arrive . |
| 14 | He expected the Archon to make a rousing speech , denouncing the forces of ill-reason and pleading for a suspension of the conflict , pending negotiations . |
| 15 | But before she could do that , she thought , jumping out of bed and heading for the bathroom , she had a job to tackle . |
| 16 | In the next second there was a sound of metal hitting metal , and in the next instant , Fabia was out of bed and heading for the door . |
| 17 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 18 | After dinner , back on the boat , he sat and talked about the soil as the common link between people of all nations , and spoke almost lovingly of husbandry and caring for the soil almost as if it were a human being . |
| 19 | Mac began his career with Vidal Sassoon in 1984 until he became Head of Technology and Cutting for the Ginger Group . |
| 20 | This might be the case with provocation , for example : there may be objections to some of the distinctions now drawn by the law of provocation , but a broader defence of extreme emotional disturbance might provide for reduction of the offence in cases of loss of self-control when caring for a baby or when arrested by a police-officer known to be acting lawfully , and some might feel that there are strong arguments against this . |
| 21 | The Company has taken out insurance to indemnify its Directors and Officers against liability when acting for the Group . |
| 22 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 23 | If leave is refused a direction must be made dispensing with service or providing for the documents to be served in some other manner . |
| 24 | One therefore needs to be sure of one 's ground , exactly as for intervention in the primary disease , with documented evidence supported by others and expressed with humility and with care and understanding for the dignity of the sufferer . |
| 25 | We give a big party with food and dancing for the grape-pickers and the workers on the estate . |
| 26 | For example if studying for an exam , it is well established that studying for long periods without a break is literally , a waste of time . |
| 27 | Opposing pressure groups were already in existence and preparing for the campaign : in favour , the Divorce Action Group ; and against , such groups as Family Solidarity , Women in the Home , and the Knights of Columbanus . |
| 28 | Municipal Mutual , Britain 's ninth biggest insurer with 1,500,000 policyholders , is in difficulty and looking for a new partner . |
| 29 | ‘ We realized that decorators were buying our fabric and wallpaper in bulk and asking for a discount , as was available to them with any other brand . ’ |
| 30 | Assuming there is no change in the relevant law , the data on which the aggregated tables is based will not be available for nearly a hundred years , and we have to keep this timescale in mind when planning for the future . |