Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [noun prp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a year , in the summer of 1987 , Brannen was competing for Britain in the European Junior Championships . |
| 2 | Neufville ran for Cambridge Harriers in South East London though she opted for competing for Jamaica in the prestigious games . |
| 3 | In 1976 Dave was supposed to be caddying for Fernandez at the French Open , but Vicente had broken his finger , so he was without a bag — until Manuel Ballesteros asked him if he would like to carry for his brother Seve . |
| 4 | Martyn Grimley , another Great Britain player , will be appearing for Brooklands in the Second Division . |
| 5 | There were signs of battle in the churned-up mounds of Saxon warrior chiefs , ravaged by tanks training for D-Day in the sandy heaths behind the village . |
| 6 | sunny California may sound good … but for swimmers like Jaime King it 's all hard work … this summer she 'll be swimming for Britain in the European championships … she 's just won the senior title … and on top of all the training has also been taking her GCSE 's at school … |
| 7 | Janet gave up her secretarial job , and devoted herself to caring for Lisa for the next six months . |
| 8 | The train pulled out , heading for Loughton along the green valley of the Roding . |
| 9 | ‘ He could just be heading for Russia via the Czech border … ’ |
| 10 | A St. Annes car heading for Blackpool along the long straight of Lytham Road before the First World War : notice the absence of traffic ! |
| 11 | Oakes is going for Ballasarly in the two thirty five Cheltenham , Leslie 's going for Leotard that 's the top weight in the first at one twenty five er oh in the second . |
| 12 | In a few hours time in Toronto Lynn Gibson will be racing for Britain in the 800 metres … |
| 13 | Violent disturbances erupted during June and July in the Mediterranean port of Narbonne , among groups of Harkis — ethnic Algerians who had acquired French citizenship after fighting for France in the Algerian independence struggle . |
| 14 | More than 100 police earlier in the day prevented demonstrators from laying wreaths on the graves of German pilots of the Condor region who died fighting for Franco during the Spanish Civil war . |
| 15 | It 's snowing in Europe and winning for Britain on the international bobsleigh circuit are Oxford brothers … |
| 16 | Gascoigne snapped his cruciate ligaments playing for Tottenham in the 1991 FA Cup Final and was sidelined for a year . |
| 17 | I had my greatest thrill so far , working for Jack in the 1983 US Masters . |