Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | are the relatively simple techniques relating to the facts about costs and outputs — numbers of staff , numbers of applications dealt with capable of being developed to deal with far more complex questions about outcomes : what did this activity actually achieve , in terms of modernizing British industry … improving the nation 's health , or educating it for the 21st century ? |
| 2 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 3 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 4 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 5 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 6 | Eddie 's gaze ran on round the room , taking in , as if seeing them for the first time , the stool and easel , the framed reproduction Leonardo drawings on the walls , the low divan bed . |
| 7 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 8 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 9 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 10 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 11 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 12 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
| 13 | The Federal Assembly on May 2 voted in favour of abolishing the death penalty and replacing it for the relevant offences with life imprisonment . |
| 14 | There Rowicki created the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra , building it from scratch and directing it for the next five years . |
| 15 | Presumably , therefore , a House of Commons bent on pressing a Bill to extend the life of Parliament could do so by first abolishing the House of Lords under the Parliament Act procedure and then passing the Bill and presenting it for the Royal Assent . |
| 16 | ‘ We had set a target of £600,000 to cover buying the equipment and running it for the first couple of years , ’ she said . |
| 17 | She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time . |
| 18 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |
| 19 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 20 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 21 | At present , Akeakamai can understand sentences of up to five words , and can understand commands even when hearing them for the first time . |