Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [v-ing] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in cases where the husband and wife contribute equally to the family budget , there is no guarantee that both will contribute equally to the day-to-day running of the home and caring for the children . |
| 2 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |
| 3 | Involving affected groups of people in creative problem solving can be very effective , both in arriving at novel solutions and in gaining their commitment and understanding for the changes . |
| 4 | 5 metre for the hem and heading for the curtains . |
| 5 | When the elder members of the family began to die , Mrs Thwaites did most , if not all of the baking and catering for the funerals . |
| 6 | later , though , he mentioned ‘ a lack of positive approach and waiting for the runs to come ’ . |
| 7 | Rousing herself , she glanced at the huge diamond solitaire on her left hand as if for reassurance , before picking up her luggage and heading for the steps which led down to the landing-stage and the vaporetti . |
| 8 | Chesarynth leant back against the wall , holding her throbbing hand and waiting for the knives in her head to dissolve . |
| 9 | We give a big party with food and dancing for the grape-pickers and the workers on the estate . |
| 10 | Now aged 15 and a hip hop devotee , in between school and modelling for the likes of Rifat Ozbek she has already launched her dancing career . |
| 11 | expressing concern at ‘ Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin 's most recent arrest and asking for the reasons that lead to it ; |