Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] 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 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | For Burmese , the upkeep of religious centres is a way of acquiring merit for a future incarnation . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Sometimes , however , it is sensible to think of reducing length for a short player or increasing it for the giant . |
| 12 | The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the 1992 deadline for providing legislation for a single European market in life assurance . |
| 13 | He then dried the hair off slightly before applying mousse for a stiffer effect . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The probable penalty in packing density for a large file is of the order of 0.5 to 1 per cent , while for small files it can be very much more — 50 per cent in the most extreme case , when the file takes up only one data cylinder . |
| 18 | On our side of the road , where the water is within a metre of the gravel edge , the phalaropes have come within spitting distance for a better look . |
| 19 | This is hard enough when you are considering a normal decorating job , but when it comes to choosing paint for a special job , then the task can be very complex . |
| 20 | It was six years ago she was approached and offered a job as casting director for a planned new soap opera … |
| 21 | The meat can be kept at serving temperature for a prolonged period without the slightest deterioration of quality . |
| 22 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 23 | He or she will glance ostentatiously at his watch , as if to indicate that an expected arrival is late for an appointment and if he happens to meet the glance of a passer-by , he will more often than not look once again at his watch and cast a long-suffering glance at heaven ; as if by recruiting sympathy for a familiar predicament he will pre-empt any suspicion of more suspect motives . |
| 24 | But he said it would not be remotely simple to achieve this by retaining zero-rating for a particular section of the community . |
| 25 | Flatter that tan by swapping blusher for a bronzing powder . |
| 26 | Returning to London , Crawford supplemented his income by working as a waiter at Lyons ' Corner House , in Westminster , showing his athleticism by taking responsibility for a whole floor , a task normally given to four waiters . |