Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He beat the 1987 stock market crash by selling out of his major holdings at the peak , returning briefly for an unsuccessful bid for the giant BAT . |
| 2 | Of similar vintage I can recall Billy Lane turning up for an open match on the Swadlincote waters , looking as if he had just stepped out of a time warp . |
| 3 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 4 | If you are going abroad for an extended period , the other option is to take your dog with you . |
| 5 | The Left wing of his party demanded an end to American aggression ; the Foreign Office under Michael Stewart defended American policy calling uncertainly for an international conference . |
| 6 | You could soon be flying away for an exciting holiday in Reims , the heart of Champagne country — all it takes is three questions and a little imaginative sparkle ! |
| 7 | He said Libya was not being ‘ stubborn ’ , but merely holding out for an honourable solution to the crisis . |
| 8 | Yet as was noted , inventions , like choices , are always constrained by social experiential factors such as available opportunities and knowledge of alternatives ; even the most ardent indeterminist would acknowledge such things ( while still holding out for an irreducible residue of free choice ) . |
| 9 | He was also crying out for an efficient office . |
| 10 | Teeing off for an exciting season |
| 11 | Deities are sometimes shown with sword , spear , or shield ; sometimes the objects appear alone , as if standing in for an absent deity . |
| 12 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 13 | WIGAN ATHLETIC 'S mysterious new owners are standing by for an instant bonus — a third found FA Cup-tie at Old Trafford and the Pounds 100,000 minimum windfall it would bring in . |
| 14 | In contrast to other proposals , the WARM study comes down against kerbside collection schemes , arguing instead for an intensive network of recycling banks : one for every 400 households for plastics , metals and glass , one for every 2,000 for newspapers and textiles . |
| 15 | Occasionally one would disappear in the direction of the High Street , casting about for an interesting sniff , hoping perhaps to discover a fox in the vicinity of the cut-price chemist . |
| 16 | The reason for the overall cut-off point of ten years is to prevent the threat of legal action stretching out for an unlimited period . |