Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 2 | The 25-year-old central defender , who captained the troubled Second Division club in the season just ended , made his feelings clear yesterday after opening negotiations for a new contract with chief executive Freddie Fletcher . |
| 3 | Knighton met residents living near 19-acre Brunton Park after unveiling plans for a 30,000 all-seater stadium , hotel , multiplex cinema , restaurant and tropical plant and butterfly kingdom . |
| 4 | The third-ranking member of the CPV politburo , he had served as acting Premier for a few months in 1988 following the death of Pham Hung , but had then been dislodged from the post by the more conservative Do Muoi . |
| 5 | For individuals the centre offers the opportunity to develop personal skills and the possibility of submitting work for a higher degree or DBA of Brunel University , based on either full-time or part-time study and PhD or MPhil by full-time study . |
| 6 | For individuals the centre offers the opportunity to develop personal skills and the possibility of submitting work for a higher degree , DBA , PhD or MPhil of Brunel University . |
| 7 | For Burmese , the upkeep of religious centres is a way of acquiring merit for a future incarnation . |
| 8 | He over-valued the pound when we went into the ERM and , coupled with his insistence of achieving zero inflation , that is destroying industry , jobs , homes , families and any chance of rebuilding Britain for a better future . |
| 9 | The programme 's main points concerned ( i ) the required " readjustment " of the Marxist MPLA-PT 's theoretical foundations ; ( ii ) the " urgent " introduction of enabling measures for a multiparty system ; ( iii ) the depoliticization of the army ; ( iv ) revision of the Constitution ; and ( v ) the drawing up of electoral rolls prior to the holding of a general election . |
| 10 | As reflected in the original rich picture , there were concerns about the routine handover of information about the day-to-day condition of residents , and it was obvious that the process of keeping records for a large number of residents was an arduous manual task , indicating that some gains in efficiency might be possible by the introduction of computer support . |
| 11 | Ruritanian romance , like any other kind of adventure story , has the prime duty of making the artificial seem real , of establishing validity for a studied , carefully composed sequence of events . |
| 12 | There was talk of sending Edward for a short health-restoring visit to Swindon . |
| 13 | Nor was there any question of hoarding treasure for a rainy day : a king 's status was related to his generosity and to the display of wealth ; hence Chilperic 's salver made to the glory of the Franks ; hence also the fact that on the death of the magnate Rauching , who can not have had an income comparable to that of a king , more treasure was found in his coffers than was held in the royal treasury . |
| 14 | According to the Independent Schools Information Service ( ISIS ) , the annual cost of boarding fees for a thirteen to eighteen-year-old son ranges from £3,600 to £8,400 ; for a daughter , £1,800 to £6,000 . |
| 15 | He seems to be moving towards dropping plans for a White Paper setting out various proposals , followed at a later stage by legislation . |
| 16 | Secondly , it has been successful both in terms of increasing its obvious and immediate performance locally and nationally , and also in terms of preparing people for a wider involvement in partnership development in new and less obvious directions . |
| 17 | To insist upon the inquest in these circumstances could only have been for the purpose of procuring a rapping over the knuckles in public of that authority and/or a convenient means of obtaining evidence for a subsequent claim against it . |
| 18 | Lesbian and gay rights is not , therefore , a matter of winning tolerance for a permanent minority ; it is a matter of making structural changes in society . |
| 19 | Central to Thorngumbald was the blacksmith 's shop , hub of working activity for a large area , now rebuilt as a modern garage but still owned by the fourth generation of Willinghams . |
| 20 | Sometimes , however , it is sensible to think of reducing length for a short player or increasing it for the giant . |
| 21 | The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the 1992 deadline for providing legislation for a single European market in life assurance . |
| 22 | However the accountability aspect of the appraisal scheme had produced reluctance on the part of many teachers to grapple with controversial matters such as this in the self-appraisal and led teachers into producing reports for a public audience . |
| 23 | Starting at 6 am , the field of almost 200 athletes began with 2.4 mile swim in the River Severn , jumped onto racing bikes for a 112 mile loop around Shropshire , and finished with a full 26 mile marathon along the banks of the Severn . |
| 24 | The mothers can sit alone with their preoccupations , or share tea and sympathy and cigarettes with other women , or sort out social security , injunctions , divorces , custody struggles and hassles with housing officials for a new home . |
| 25 | At £415 million , turnover is £10 million lower than 1991–92 and reflects the currently difficult economic climate and a deterioration in trading conditions for a substantial component of our UK government business . |
| 26 | He then dried the hair off slightly before applying mousse for a stiffer effect . |
| 27 | He refused to rule out the military option , while Gorbachev stressed the need for a " political solution " and pointedly refrained from expressing support for a military move against Iraq . |
| 28 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 29 | It should also be noted that in granting permission for a particular use a local planning authority may impose conditions restricting that use and thus prevent the changes in use allowed by the Order . |
| 30 | The loss of two men , a highly expensive experimental aeroplane and the F-104 had serious repercussions , especially when one considered that all this happened when all were engaged in taking photographs for a private company during a military test flight . |