Example sentences of "[v-ing] for the [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a matter of courtesy we generally release the Information memorandum to accountants acting for the would-be buyer unless they request it be sent direct to their clients . |
| 2 | While he persists in looking for the golden egg before the chicken is even hatched the terrorists will continue to exact a mounting price in blood for his dithering approach to security . |
| 3 | Too much energy can be spent looking for the perfect idea when being pragmatic and settling for a satisfactory solution is best . |
| 4 | The 1,000-strong Congress , which was meeting for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union , is the only body in the country that can change the constitution and other basic laws . |
| 5 | At a meeting in Guinea-Bissau on July 25-27 , 1990 , the joint co-operation commission , meeting for the first time since the 1980 coup , decided that it was unable to settle the longstanding dispute over the demarcation of the maritime border , and agreed to refer it to their heads of state [ see also pp. 36840 ] . |
| 6 | She , 17 years his senior , was ebullient , romantic and far too impatient to spend even a minute searching for the perfect phrase when a cliché would do . |
| 7 | But the chance survival of a record of a miracle on Easter Day not long before Lanfranc 's arrival shows that the monks were still giving a dramatic representation of the three women at the tomb searching for the risen Lord as laid down in the Regularis Concordia . |
| 8 | ‘ Heading for the same place as yours when you see who he 's with . |
| 9 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 10 | I was waiting for the other half when Oliver fled . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm waiting for the National Guard so I can go home , ’ he jokes . |
| 12 | You should n't even consider buying for the new season until you 've consulted our survey , compiled by Steven Seaton . |
| 13 | Speaking for the first time since the tragedy Kevin Larkin told the Echo : ‘ Jean was young and innocent . |
| 14 | First-half sales grew 11 per cent to £1.025 billion , with prescription medicines accounting for the vast majority after over-the-counter sales were stunted by a ‘ poor coughs and colds season ’ . |
| 15 | The nine-year-old , running for the first time since his victory in last March 's Sun Alliance Chase , finished a tired horse behind his impressive stable companion Run For Free . |
| 16 | Presumably the working class were voting for the Labour Party since they saw it as their party and did not need to incentive of a party machine . |
| 17 | I crept downstairs and was outside and successfully making for the front gate when Ted sprinted around the side of the house and grabbed me . |
| 18 | This year sees a strong European attendance , with André Candillier from Paris showing for the first time while in the field of Old Masters . |
| 19 | Home ownership in America is falling for the first time since the Depression , just as the savings-and-loan collapse has made the government the largest single owner of property after foreclosing on bankrupt thrifts . |
| 20 | Kelly was talking for the first time since Brentford striker Blissett was acquitted of assaulting Torquay defender John Uzzell last week . |
| 21 | Mach looked up again , smiling for the first time since he had entered the room . |