Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [v-ing] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At the NEC , we received lots of trade interest in the new branding and positioning for the range and also widespread international approval for the new merchandising , including commitment from Au Printemps , one of the leading French retailers , ’ he added . |
| 2 | As well as supporting the Group 's production units in optimising and controlling process activities , research teams also undertake investigations into the qualities and properties of raw materials , plant design , suitability of packaging materials , environmental issues and the development of new products , and research and planning for the operating units . |
| 3 | They engaged in goal setting and envisioning for the enterprise and changed the methodology by which the business heads reported to control groups from the center . |
| 4 | Paderewski 's Concerto is a strong , well-constructed work and rewarding for the soloist . |
| 5 | Dawn found me stretched out on the bench below the War Memorial in Glencoe Village soaking up the first warm rays of sun and waiting for the shop to open . |
| 6 | She felt them go round her , strong and decided against her dress , beneath her coat , and then he put his mouth on hers and began to kiss her , and for a moment she felt that she was flying , and the next minute she was clawing herself free with the superhuman strength of panic and stumbling for the door . |
| 7 | All this currying and caring for the body , for its clothing and for the marriage room went on day after day until the wedding night finally arrived . |
| 8 | A constitutional amendment was approved abolishing the State Council and providing for the election of a State President ; on an interim basis , Bergmann-Pohl assumed the post of acting head of state on April 9 ( replacing Manfred Gerlach who had held the post since December 1989 — see p. 37108 ) . |
| 9 | The role of the CNAA , as we have suggested , in sustaining a balance between guiding the sector and accounting for the quality of its degrees on the one hand , and delegating ‘ full academic responsibility ’ on the other hand , was inevitably a difficult one to fill . |
| 10 | A petition was presented to Henry McCubbin , the Labour Euro MP for North-east Scotland , stating the Timex workers ' case and calling for the introduction of standards of employment protection equalled to those in other European countries . |
| 11 | ‘ You 're in here , ’ Ven remarked , taking up her case and heading for the door on the left of the French windows — and as she followed him into a pleasant bedroom , ‘ With luck , by the time you 've unpacked , the waiter will be here with some tea . ’ |
| 12 | an inborn sympathy and liking for the native and his affairs … |
| 13 | Opposing pressure groups were already in existence and preparing for the campaign : in favour , the Divorce Action Group ; and against , such groups as Family Solidarity , Women in the Home , and the Knights of Columbanus . |
| 14 | They are intended for use in discussion-led groups of about 20–30 people and are a valuable aid to teaching and revising for the Institute 's examinations . |
| 15 | The parents moved in couples , greeting one another with false enthusiasm and competing for the attention of the staff . |
| 16 | As he was talking , he was sliding out of bed , still trying to face his wife , but finally leaping up with a glad cry and rushing for the door , clad only in his pyjama top , his penis smacking against his thighs as he ran , as she noted . |
| 17 | Kafka 's genius lies in his having grasped that this was much more true to experience , much more realistic , than the rich sensuality and feeling for the individual etc. etc. of Lawrence and his much more pathetic followers . |
| 18 | ‘ Sitting on an empty place and waiting for the price to rocket , more like . ’ |
| 19 | He will come round the wicket to start probing the rib cage and looking for the catch as the batsman tries to fend off the ball . |
| 20 | Carson let the door swing behind him , hurrying through into the sitting room and reaching for the receiver . |
| 21 | Sitting in a bus next morning , eating pineapple and waiting for the driver , we heard that the survivors were going to walk on fiery coals that night down on the fairground . |
| 22 | He waited until he could hear the water pot being pulled across the floor of the hut and then he entered to find his mother leaning against the mud wall and screaming for the doctor . |
| 23 | I was situated immediately behind the cameraman , being at the organ and playing for the service . |
| 24 | NLD deputies convened in Yangon on July 28-29 , when a tough statement was issued attacking the " shameful " delay in the transfer of power , denouncing the military 's July 27 statement on the role of the People 's Assembly and calling for the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners . |
| 25 | Holroyd Smith was called back to overhaul the tramway in 1894 , and he was shocked by what he found : faulty insulators were identified by flooding the conduit with salt water and watching for the smoke to rise ! |
| 26 | Have n't we been embroidering and stitching and preparing for the wedding since before the War ? |
| 27 | Do you remember at the announcement of last year 's results we erm we mentioned that we were concentrating on four themes one 's cost reduction er driving for cash erm , improving our market share and investing for the future . |
| 28 | Such was the sense of outrage and feeling for the family after the murder that collections were made in towns across the province . |
| 29 | Hundreds of people are standing around , gazing up at the indicator and waiting for the platform of their train to be flashed up . |
| 30 | Nails was already on his way , turning his back and heading for the railway line . |