Example sentences of "[adj] for [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorry for coming in under the wire at er nine fourteen according to this clock . |
| 2 | The small swimming pool is perfect for cooling off under the force of the midday sun , and the snack bar serves a great range of food into the early hours of the morning . |
| 3 | Having to hold the button down all the time made it a bit awkward for looking out of the side window , but by craning her neck she could just manage to see the hole to the rear of the craft . |
| 4 | Geologists are notorious for latching on to the name of a particular life-form present in rock formations when thinking up names and equally notorious for changing their minds and the rock 's name afterwards , hence Belemnita quadrata no longer exists because they have renamed it Gonio teuthis quadrata . |
| 5 | It will involve more members with decision making taken by those who are responsible for reporting back to the members and for carrying out the effects of such responsibilities . |
| 6 | She 'll stitch herself up I said , I 'm not gon na be responsible for covering up for the woman ! |
| 7 | Yes , erm , presumably the training for a technical post in the pollution section will give kind of basic bacteriology , which will be , you know , essential for going over into the food section , erm I mean , what will become . |
| 8 | Right erm regarding being a Lancastrian I think the er the main for coming down to the south is probably where you are today , I mean , cricket is the great game that we all follow here |
| 9 | A tool called a shack-fork — a fork with curved tines and an iron bow at the shoulder was used to gather the swathes of barley into gavels ready for pitching on to the wagons . |
| 10 | And before you know it you 're packing your case and ironing your spotty frocks , ready for jetting off into the sun . |
| 11 | There were in Portsmouth only one battalion of foot , 600 pensioners , a few marines doing duty in the port , or ready for drafting on to the ships or frigates then fitting out … |