Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 2 | Most people find it easy to drink large quantities of calorific drinks , sweet or alcoholic , without in any way lessening or delaying their appetite for the next meal — and these drinks , and sugar itself , are perhaps the ultimate example of fibre-free calories . |
| 3 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 4 | Pick up your car in Kuala Lumpur , then take to the road , booking your hotel for the following night as you go . |
| 5 | We followed the hunting team in the dark , stumbling across the scrubby terrain , heavily pitted with limestone fissures , until Rindi located a promising lair by cautiously sniffing its entrance for the distinctive aroma of a large reptile which does n't brush its teeth . |
| 6 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 7 | The USSR noted ‘ with satisfaction ’ that ‘ Iran is expressing its support for the world-wide democratic international Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 8 | The week of that first production of Luxembourg , Karl had been absolutely beastly to her — really hurtful about her performance as Juliette which , as she was desperately saving her voice for the other productions , she tended to talk her way through . |
| 9 | Mr Yeltsin meanwhile sent a message to John Major expressing his gratitude for the Prime Minister 's support and understanding . |
| 10 | Simon was not reticent in expressing his dislike for the Jaguar-driving members who had previously snubbed him . |
| 11 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 12 | As a captain with literary leanings , he 'll no doubt be saving his version for the eventual book of memoirs . |
| 13 | 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night . |
| 14 | THE chance of Ernie picking your number for the monthly Pounds 250,000 prize is 2,400 million to one . |
| 15 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 16 | Investors have been expecting its publication for the last two weeks but are fearful it will be kept back for the week when Parliament goes into the Christmas recess . |
| 17 | He had the difficult task in 1832–3 of reconciling his sympathy for the Whig government with pressing for the sort of positive action on emancipation which was acceptable both to a majority in the political and parliamentary class and antislavery militants in the country . |
| 18 | Mr Rifkind , the Transport Secretary , retained his Edinburgh Pentlands seat — a result seen as justifying Mr Major 's decision to confront demands for devolution and separation by emphasising his support for the continued union between Scotland and the rest of the UK . |
| 19 | Everyone feels healthier there , and so many visitors love the freshness of the high altitude , giving them appetite for the local gratin dishes , the carp and pike , the best butter in the world , light white wines like the Seyssel of Savoy — and of course the famous liqueur , Chartreuse . |
| 20 | I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours . |
| 21 | Yet although the cherubic muse blowing its horn for the brave new world seemed to the Festival staff to sum up the kind of things they were trying to say about the EIF , there remained one potent snag . |
| 22 | She 'd been neglecting her work for the past day and a half . |
| 23 | He accused Scottish Office ministers of ‘ doing their bit for the ideological shift on road building in the Department of Transport ’ . |
| 24 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 25 | he was a development manager , I 've been giving 'em earache for the last year and a half , saying , you are falling behind man . |
| 26 | He 's been running his shop for the past 30 years , selling everything from garters to saddles ! |
| 27 | Senior champion Andrew Roche ( Liverpool Mercury-Townsend ) shot to the top of the table by retaining his title for the second successive season and now has 17 points . |
| 28 | They really run this hospital , and they 'll be running your life for the next few years . ’ |
| 29 | The Irish in Britain Representation Group led a march from Whittington Park calling for the release of the Birmingham 6 and the Guildford 4 , who have been protesting their innocence for the past 14 years . |
| 30 | Members of the housing committee of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities were told of a complaint by Tweeddale District Council over a request by a tenant , who was exercising his right-to-buy for the first time , that his fiancee be included as a joint purchaser . |