Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [adv] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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1 | A major purveyor of Tory gossip and still looking for a job . |
2 | So deep was the division on the " entrist tactic " that the unified body reached the compromise of working within the Labour Party for a period and then withdrawing for a time and continuing independent activity . |
3 | Cos there they had a stark choice then of voting for erm a very low community charge and potentially voting for a very high community charge . |
4 | Our campaigns include saving the rainforests , securing better protection for Britain 's countryside and recently pressing for a ban on the ivory trade to save the elephant . |
5 | ‘ How can you respect bashing in a bolt and just waiting for a robot to take over your job ? |
6 | He was into his stride early in the session , dipping under world champion Ayrton Senna 's record pole time set last year and finally settling for a best lap of 1min 15.703sec , at an average speed of 127.799mph . |
7 | The Carlists had been building up the paramilitary Requeté since the early days of the Republic and seriously preparing for a rising since 1934 . |
8 | It was much more the sheer vitality and range of committed ability , lay and clerical , present in the Church at that time and just waiting for a new lead . |