Example sentences of "and [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | These included the non-payment of military arrears , the excise tax , the slowness and excessive centralization of justice , tithes , and hanging for theft . |
| 2 | The trade weekly says that United Microelectronics Corp will produce the first commercial version of the chip set using a 0.6-micron CMOS process and pitching for a 50MHz , 39 MIPS CPU for availability oapart in the second half of the year . |
| 3 | The Errol Flynn looks crumbled with age , and the man whose strike rate in first-class cricket was better than O'Reilly 's , Mailey 's or Grimmett 's entered the twilight world of trampdom under the bridges of the Yarra , drinking meths and fossicking for food in garbage-bins . |
| 4 | In deaf clubs and institutes throughout the country , there was also much fund-raising and knitting for the armed services . |
| 5 | The club are thinking about him and rooting for him . ’ |
| 6 | Duvall was leaning against one wall , bent double and gagging for breath . |
| 7 | And reducing the amount of time spent on figures enables them to concentrate on reviewing and forecasting for the group . |
| 8 | Following his commission as flight lieutenant RAFVR he specialized in upper-air analysis and forecasting for bomber groups . |
| 9 | The super-sharp , non-clogging blades of this Draper Rasp Set are designed for fast cutting and shaping for all sorts of materials . |
| 10 | With the Russian currency so weak , the developing fragile tier of rouble resellers — sourcing and reselling for roubles — has all but disappeared . |
| 11 | one quarter of wheat for every virgate of land , in return for their having housebote and paling for their corn , and for collecting dead wood for their fuel in the King 's demesne wood … and from every house a goose and a hen every year . |
| 12 | He had booked a beach house in Phuket , the island paradise on the coast of Thailand , for their honeymoon , and Rachel was both dreading it and clamouring for it . |
| 13 | How could a working boy understand how a police escort had to be summoned in South America because there was such a large mob shouting and cheering for the ‘ Ingleses ’ , or appreciate an imitation of Josephine Baker ? |
| 14 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 15 | And this was not the only occasion on which he protested , in the 1920s and 1930s , at having the precepts that were formulated to meet the special conditions of 1914 taken as absolute and binding for all poetic situations at all times . |
| 16 | All the accountants in the case were said to be acting as experts and not as arbitrators , and the determination was to be final and binding for all purposes . |
| 17 | Reportedly it is seeking fellow travellers and financing for a Chorus project lilting code named Amadeus , having already used Wolfgang and Mozart to christen other projects . |
| 18 | There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees . |
| 19 | Second , despite the state 's vast law-enforcement apparatus it appears increasingly incapable of securing and maintaining for its citizens the wholesomeness and amenity of their physical environment , or even the long-term physical well-being of the citizens themselves . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , being a sergeant in the Army , for a start , ’ said Dolly , ‘ and fightin' for your king and country . |
| 21 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 22 | He must have been about to take a shower , she realised , noticing a towel flung carelessly on to the bed , and seeing for the first time that his shirt was undone almost to the waist , revealing his broad , muscular chest with its lavish covering of silky golden hair . |
| 23 | Both days were a great success and it was good to see so many people looking round the plant and seeing for themselves where our effort is going and what is being achieved . ’ |
| 24 | First seen alongside Neneh Cherry , singing and standing on her head with the early-Eighties cult dance band Rip Rig And Panic , Andrea Oliver has since sung with a variety of outfits and , in between organising and cooking for a weekly night at West London 's Globe club , has recently joined forces with Malcolm Joseph ( previously with soul band Seventh Heaven ) to form new band , Her . |
| 25 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 26 | She 's had a hectic Christmas — one long round of shopping , cleaning and cooking for the entire family , including Malc 's brother and his wife and his mother , who has become confused and forgetful since Dad 's death and Lynda has taken care of her with selfless dedication . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm on my feet a lot of the day — washing and cooking for a man keeps me busy ’ |
| 28 | Child-bearing and cooking for twenty years … she must have been worn out before she died a comparatively young woman . |
| 29 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 30 | A vital ingredient on any trip to the sub-continent is morale — coping with Delhi belly , waiting for room service that never arrives and queueing for hours in chaotic airport terminals . |