Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , if you must know , that I 'm just waiting and hoping for the chance to marry you some day . ’ |
| 2 | I was not shown as voting for the Government motion in Division 15 . |
| 3 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |
| 4 | Having eaten two packets of bacon-flavoured potato crisps , he had purchased another tube of Rowntree 's Fruit Gums , which he was now enjoying while waiting for the lights to dim . |
| 5 | The falsificationist sees science as a set of hypotheses that are tentatively proposed with the aim of accurately describing or accounting for the behaviour of some aspect of the world or universe . |
| 6 | This is a strong work , well constructed and rewarding for the soloist . |
| 7 | They pace together through the forest in silence , scanning the canopy intently , sometimes stopping and listening for the calls of colobus . |
| 8 | ‘ I sometimes thought I got fobbed off , but everybody is out there campaigning and competing for the money , ’ said Ms Hinchliffe . |
| 9 | Some fans have been on to say that calling for the manager 's dismissal is not the answer . |