Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were sitting round the newsroom table , mulling over ideas for the next day 's programme . |
| 2 | As the Republic seems set to qualify for America , they are drawing up plans for the biggest television sports blockbuster ever . |
| 3 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 4 | Type 3 shows that elite competition can be stable , with democratic arrangements building up support for the political system in a ‘ centripetal ’ fashion , so long as the political culture of the country is relatively homogeneous . |
| 5 | It became the last stop for taking on provisions for the large convoys of merchant and naval ships crossing the Atlantic . |
| 6 | There is a crucial role for partnerships in taking on responsibility for the local co-ordination of education . |
| 7 | They have asked that we take that on , there is a report later in the agenda with detail on that , but as far as these papers are concerned that 's simply us taking over responsibility for the best part of two million pounds ' worth of spending which the health authority will refund to us by way of a section twenty eight grant . |
| 8 | Phil toppled from a stepladder as he was putting up decorations for the big day — and a spike went right through him . |
| 9 | The class I go to on Monday evenings erm we do warming up exercises and I 'd be quite happy if they just stayed warming up exercises for the whole hour . |
| 10 | Of course , all this is doing is storing up trouble for the subsequent financial year ; nevertheless , the financial control through the budget is effectively lost . |
| 11 | For example , if the first phoneme of the word is /p/ , all detectors for words not beginning with /p/ are switched off , leaving only detectors for the word-initial cohort activated . |
| 12 | Our research suggests that after the sale of the music business to Thorn , the trusts would have got about four hundred and fifty million pounds , even after paying off debts and setting aside money for the initial expansion of Virgin Atlantic , that would still leave about two hundred and fifty million . |
| 13 | They looked to be all one way traffic as Abingdon 's mid-field dominated the game , setting up chances for the front runners , but the final touch was always missing . |
| 14 | In the second half Giannini again created the best moment , first intercepting a pass , then setting up Serena for the clearest chance of the match . |
| 15 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 16 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 17 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 18 | In his annual report to the nation on Nov. 1 setting out goals for the second three years of his six-year presidential term , President Carlos Salinas de Gortari proposed radical reforms of agriculture , the education system and the status of the church based on changes to the 1917 Constitution . |
| 19 | Buchan fitted the bill perfectly ; he was an experienced , thoughtful player who was always seeking to improve his performance and working out moves for the next game . |
| 20 | In 1990 the hugely effective volunteer branched and guilds workforce was directly responsible for raising over £10m for the first time , not including the credit for attracting a very large proportion of the legacy income — which was another record in 1900 at some £31m . |
| 21 | He crossed the line in three hours and 56 minutes , raising over £600 for the British Epilepsy Association . |