Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NFFO yesterday drew back from calling for a sea and road blockade to stop the supplies of foreign fish . |
| 2 | Alison recounted : ‘ I started off at Stirling when I was seven , played until I was 12 and helped out with coaching for a year after that . |
| 3 | Neither the programme of resettlement in Siberia , nor peasant purchases of noble land came close to compensating for the continued steep rise in the rural population in these regions . |
| 4 | Our entry into the field of study which encompasses the language of deaf people came about in searching for an educational solution for deaf children . |
| 5 | He babbled on without waiting for an answer . |
| 6 | She always knocked and then walked in without waiting for a response . |
| 7 | … female friendship represented for most women simply a rapturous sentimental union , springing perhaps from fear of male aggression or neglect but fed primarily by yearning for a partner in sensibility , a confidante in literature . |
| 8 | They waved across before making for an empty table in the far corner . |
| 9 | He knocked and went in without waiting for an answer . |
| 10 | Then I went in without waiting for an invitation . |
| 11 | I went home without waiting for the King 's thanks , because I was not sure what he would say . |
| 12 | He thought longingly of returning for a cup of cocoa and a slice of toast to the TARDIS . |
| 13 | Each of these companies was invited to accept a field officer , a college lecturer with a half-day per week freed up from teaching for the purpose . |
| 14 | On 2 July 1870 , the candidacy of Leopold was made known publicly to all European courts and the French government reacted immediately by asking for a clear and positive statement by the Prussian government as to their attitude to Leopold 's acceptance of the Spanish throne . |
| 15 | These make persuasive reading , not least because they espouse the principles of sustainable management set out in Caring for the Earth ( see WWF Page , November ) . |
| 16 | For instance , Fox and Goldblatt ( 1982 ) have noted that a clear North-South contrast in mortality rates remained even after standardizing for the socio-economic character of areas . |
| 17 | The two silent watchers dropped to the ground and stayed there without moving for a long time . |