Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Out of every five or six guys going for the wave , three are bluffing . ’ |
| 2 | There must also be no opportunity for anyone to claim that you have been given , or are giving , preferential treatment which puts you or others at an advantage , for example , over other organisations who may be tendering for the same work or other colleagues working for the organisation . |
| 3 | It blended in beautifully with the rubbish bags and empty bottles waiting for the refuse men , but with my luck they 'd probably arrive before I could collect it . |
| 4 | The recipe is enticing : Lee Sharpe on the left , Giggs on the right , Bryan Robson behind them — and three strikers scrapping for the right to cash in . |
| 5 | In central Italy the once dominant share-cropping system has collapsed and in its place has emerged a complicated mixture of part-time farmers producing largely for home-consumption , family farmers and capitalist enterprises producing for the market . |
| 6 | After an emotional seven-hour debate the House amendment was approved by 254 votes to 177 , with 95 Democrats and 159 Republicans voting for the measure and 160 Democrats and 17 Republicans voting against . |
| 7 | GUNMEN in Sierra Leone yesterday killed two nurses and two drivers working for the Red Cross , ICRC staff said . |
| 8 | But feminist groups fighting for the right of women soldiers to be in combat zones criticised the figures . |