Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 2 | Finding the right animal may involve tracking the herd for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain , and waiting patiently for the right opportunity . |
| 3 | And , towards the end of their marriage , he was also trying many things in his efforts to bolster his career , writing furiously and trying hard for the elusive break . |
| 4 | I certainly do not share the view of Charles Plummer nearly a century ago ( when the fate of Napoleon III was still fresh enough to point an implicit moral ) , that Charles the Bald was " a typical Frenchman in many respects , intellectually clever but caring only for the outward pomp and circumstance of empire without the strength of character to grasp and hold the reality of power " . |
| 5 | Being prepared for the demands and requests while caring physically for the newborn helps forestall many problems ( Kitzinger 1979 ) . |
| 6 | Whether speaking out for the silent rock majority against the soulboy mediacrats , or representing The Smiths as media martyrs . |
| 7 | However , although Professor Plumb suggests the participation of " better-off " tradesmen he clearly sees the leisure industry as catering mostly for the expanding and increasingly prosperous middle class . |