Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [v-ing] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the birth less than six weeks away , Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival . |
| 2 | But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing . |
| 3 | But he did miss it ; he thought he had been born homesick ; he certainly thought he had spent most of his life waiting and longing and aching for the Bright Palace where his mother 's people had quarrelled and laughed and made love and war , and where the charming ruthless Wolfkings had woven Ireland 's history . |
| 4 | A line creeping forward , and a rabble of men leaving the hatch and hurrying for the first bench place they could find . |
| 5 | SFA lists certain criteria to be used to judge relevant experience and understanding for the particular transaction . |
| 6 | Last night , she said she would be taking a play to the Edinburgh Festival and directing for the first time . |
| 7 | It was the people that were being drawn by the nose and paying for the whole thing . |
| 8 | I hurried along keeping close to a wall and waiting for the inevitable mortar burst that would follow in the path of the jeep . |
| 9 | In deaf clubs and institutes throughout the country , there was also much fund-raising and knitting for the armed services . |
| 10 | A Charter making Stockport a free borough was granted by the Earl of Chester in about 1220 ; and a second Charter granted in 1260 gave the right to hold a market each Friday and an annual Fair , commencing on St. Wilfred 's Day and running for the seven days following . |
| 11 | Working on board can build up a hearty appetite and catering for the 180 crew on board Balder has been managed by P&O Catering . |
| 12 | Suddenly it is all about hard work , grafting for each other and scratching for the odd result that might suddenly spark your confidence . |
| 13 | Teachers regard time for cooperative planning to be crucial to effective learning and teaching for the wide range of ability their pupils have . |
| 14 | For my own part , I enjoyed reading the old Punch and writing for the new one . |
| 15 | Labour proposes to get rid of Trust status hospitals , returning them to local authority control and substituting for the internal market a series of performance agreements boosted by incentives . |
| 16 | ‘ Is it really worth going somewhere else ? ’ she asked a trifly wistfully , filling her lungs with cool fresh air and realising for the first time that the pavements were damp and it must have been raining . |
| 17 | Afterwards , when Sara 's health and happiness had been toasted , there was music and dancing for the whole household . |
| 18 | Dad 's Army and waiting for the final push — ( l-r ) Hill , Teague ( obscured ) , Winterbottom , Dooley , Probyn and Ackford ( the only one to have retired so far ) . |
| 19 | But the complication involved in writing the program and allowing for the high number of physical variables made it impracticable at that time . |
| 20 | It felt rather like laying herself in front of an approaching juggernaut and waiting for the inevitable annihilation to follow … |
| 21 | her assignments have included taking pictures for a record sleeve for Jimmy Nail and working for the Australian bicentennial celebrations . |
| 22 | After the ‘ how your child 's life can be enriched ’ section , there 's advise on the basics like deciding what you want the computer to do , finding the software to do it , finding a computer that will run the software and shopping for the best deal on service and support . |
| 23 | Look , in my day , before the war , we always had wingers , none of this booting up the middle and hoping for the best . |
| 24 | Mac began his career with Vidal Sassoon in 1984 until he became Head of Technology and Cutting for the Ginger Group . |