Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was ushered forward after cooling his heels for four minutes . |
| 2 | ‘ I feel very pleased after changing our style for this match and seeing it work so well against a Premier League team . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't drink , ’ Magige assured him shakily , ignoring her previous thoughts of raiding his cupboards for stiff drinks . |
| 4 | This convention finds statutory confirmation in the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 which deprive the House of Lords of any legal power over financial or ‘ Money ’ Bills beyond that of delaying their passage for one month and no longer . |
| 5 | But a new EC directive is in danger of denying our support for some of the most exciting organic wines . |
| 6 | The idea is to offer ES/9000 users a means of meeting their requirement for more capacity without having to upgrade their mainframes and pay IBM higher software licence fees . |
| 7 | The bishop of Tours was capable of ordering his narrative for particular effect . |
| 8 | But this made the Department and ministers once again vulnerable to charges of abdicating their responsibilities for financial and policy goals . |
| 9 | In his introduction to the Annual Review , Dr Eyre stressed the importance of strengthening our opportunities for new business by forming commercial partnerships by acquisition and joint ventures . |
| 10 | That may be a rather spectacular and extravagant way of showing his disdain for factual knowledge erm which no doubt can go too far . |
| 11 | Someone who says he 's ‘ held one in his hand ’ , thinks that Intel has done a good job hyping up the industry over the P5 without having much chance of delivering its promises for some time to come . |
| 12 | I 'm reporting you for idling your time for two minutes . |
| 13 | Various people came after Kathleen , but no-one came anywhere near taking her place for either of us . |
| 14 | Lying in bed at night is a perfect time for scanning our brain for those things we might have forgotten . |
| 15 | herself , so she 'll get her own money plus ninety eight quid for doing my round for two days |
| 16 | Dubbed by The Times a ‘ chemical Croesus ’ , he rejoiced in using his wealth for philanthropic ends . |
| 17 | This subjective impression among left-wing intellectuals such as Aragon and Nizan that the Soviet experiment would in some way resolve the contradictions of the writer/intellectual ensnared in the alienating social relations of capitalism is a key factor in explaining its attractiveness for dissident French writers in the 1930s . |
| 18 | His supporters prevented the SPD from writing their ideas for social and economic change into the Basic Law , defeated SPD hopes for a more centralised government and later ( in November 1949 ) ensured that Beethoven 's birthplace , Bonn , would be the capital of the new Republic . |
| 19 | The parents did not escape criticism : " the attendance of many of the boys was very far from satisfactory , parents having largely contracted habits of great laxity in absenting their children for trifling reasons " . |
| 20 | The level of library material is an important feature in determining its suitability for particular audiences ( for instance , undergraduates , postgraduates or researchers in an academic library , or the various user groups served by public libraries ) . |
| 21 | The Court of Appeal erred in substituting its judgment for that of ACAS . ’ |
| 22 | It would be very helpful to the Regional Council in preparing its case for this inquiry to have a copy of the proofs of evidence presented by your officials at the inquiry relating to the Oxford United proposals . |
| 23 | The problem , in other words , for the British in arguing their case for free trade is that they are up against a deep cultural divide which separates them from most of the other Member States . |
| 24 | In differentiating various kinds of policies , and in interpreting their implications for ministerial power , it must be recognized that some policies have implications for more than one department . |
| 25 | That may be so ; but on the other hand , if the plaintiff 's contention is correct , the solicitor may abstain from delivering his bill for 20 years , and then at the end of that time he may deliver it and sue after the expiration of a month from its delivery . |
| 26 | Bukharin , in formulating his equations for extended reproduction , assumed that the ‘ economy ’ under consideration was moving from a state of simple reproduction to one of extended reproduction . |
| 27 | Despite this she would persist in offering her face for respectful attention , interposing it between people deep in conversation and turning it up appealingly to the person serving rice-and-bean salad or pouring sangría . |
| 28 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 29 | Thank you Lord , for hearing our prayers for those who have been ill and are now recovering ; thank you for the skills of hospital staff in caring for members of St Leonard 's over the past few weeks . |
| 30 | You checked out , or even ran away without paying your bill for all I know , in order to take the train . |