Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pick up your car in Kuala Lumpur , then take to the road , booking your hotel for the following night as you go . |
| 2 | It was not until August 1976 that the then Secretary of State declared his intention of accepting its argument for a single , national , validating agency . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The USSR noted ‘ with satisfaction ’ that ‘ Iran is expressing its support for the world-wide democratic international Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mr Mallory , whose stomach was noisily urging its case for a prompt breakfast , collected his offspring and set off home . |
| 7 | Mr Yeltsin meanwhile sent a message to John Major expressing his gratitude for the Prime Minister 's support and understanding . |
| 8 | Simon was not reticent in expressing his dislike for the Jaguar-driving members who had previously snubbed him . |
| 9 | As a captain with literary leanings , he 'll no doubt be saving his version for the eventual book of memoirs . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , we have been seeking his permission for a long time ; he will not give it . |
| 11 | THE chance of Ernie picking your number for the monthly Pounds 250,000 prize is 2,400 million to one . |
| 12 | Rachel tensed , holding her breath for a split second as her mind whirled back to that limousine , to Damian Flint beside her , his voice smoky and seductive : ‘ Domino … ? ’ |
| 13 | Recalling Resolutions 43/20 of Nov. 3 , 1988 , and 44/15 of Nov. 1 , 1989 [ see p. 37434 ] , the Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 45/12 on Nov. 7 , renewing its call for a comprehensive political settlement in Afghanistan , and adding that a settlement would " provide an impetus for the resolution of other acute regional problems " . |
| 14 | On Dec. 6 the General Assembly adopted by 144 votes to two ( Israel and the USA ) Resolution 45/68 renewing its call for an international peace conference on the Middle East involving all parties , including the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) [ see also p. 37434 ] . |
| 15 | Strathclyde Regional Council , another strong critic of the Touche Ross figures , yesterday issued a statement renewing its call for an independent commission to examine the future of Scottish local government . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I poke a sacrificial pawn at Sergei 's knight and he falls for it , giving me space for an early castle . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She 'd been neglecting her work for the past day and a half . |
| 22 | He accused Scottish Office ministers of ‘ doing their bit for the ideological shift on road building in the Department of Transport ’ . |
| 23 | The remaining NLD leaders signed the endorsement on Nov. 12 , thus abandoning their demand for an immediate transfer of power and in effect nullifying their May election victory . |
| 24 | BRENT ANDERSON from Waikato is not the only foreign player doing his stuff for an Irish club . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He 's been running his shop for the past 30 years , selling everything from garters to saddles ! |
| 27 | Saying that a study by the Gediman Research Group suggests that small- and medium-sized independent software vendors consider the costs of converting their software for a new architecture , and the subsequent marketing and sales expenses as potentially prohibitive to success , and Hewlett-Packard Co company has launched a new programme to ease the transition to its Precision Architecture RISC-based Unix machines . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN along with HAPPY MONDAYS , THE SHAMEN and SILVERFISH are amongst the bands lending their support for a new Charter 88 campaign against violations of human rights in Britain . |
| 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 | Bernard Jacobson , who is celebrating twenty-five years of activity , is devoting his programme for an entire calendar year to exhibitions of historic and modern British landscape painting . |