Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's invested his own money in the project — and though he wo n't risk his legs with snow skiing , he could n't resist donning his waterskis for the cameras … |
| 2 | In some American states , the idea of suing your employer for the effects of stress is a well established fact of life . |
| 3 | Manufacturers of mouth washes and breath fresheners must be holding their breath for the results ! |
| 4 | In assisting the implementation of these Western plans these developing countries were ‘ demonstrating their disregard for the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 5 | The Allied air forces were meanwhile continuing their hunt for the sites from which Iraq was firing its Scud missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel . |
| 6 | No unpleasantness seems to have been caused , but in one instance the opposition went home giving their names for the records . |
| 7 | And in an effort to keep up with the rival performance claims of manufacturers running its database for the purposes of TPC-A and TPC-B benchmarking the company has put together a comparison table : |
| 8 | A favoured means of hosting a concert was the ‘ kvartir-nik ’ ( flat-nik ) : loyal fans surrendering their flats for the purposes of performance . |
| 9 | Despite neglecting his studies for the attractions of the cricket pitch James emerged in 1918 with a sound understanding of European civilisation , and a keen interest in ancient Greece , a society in which sport was also developed as an integral part of life . |
| 10 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |
| 11 | One imagined the fine-featured Egyptian women at their toilet , carefully choosing their jewellery for the eyes of friends or lovers . |
| 12 | Consequently , in exercising its powers for the purposes of defining the conditions for the grant of its ‘ nationality ’ to a ship , each member state must comply with the prohibition of discrimination against nationals of member states on grounds of their nationality . |
| 13 | And , he reflected , the same innocence , the same near-perfect regularity of feature , was shared by Mertseger , who lay two paces away in the patience of death , awaiting her preparation for the Fields of Aarru . |
| 14 | It is very much a case of selecting your kite for the conditions . |
| 15 | The Arts Council of the Netherlands has presented its advice to the Minister of Culture , Mrs Hedy d'Ancona , with a policy document outlining its plan for the arts in the period 1993–96 . |
| 16 | The duty to provide such public sewers as may be necessary for effectually draining their district for the purposes of the Act , and to make such provision , by means of sewage disposal works or otherwise as may be necessary for effectually dealing with the contents of their sewers. ( s.14(1) ) |
| 17 | The Elton Committee concluded that a parent would not be able to prohibit a teacher from detaining his child for the purposes of punishment . |