Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This entailed opening up new accounts for all the cardholders , sending out the new cards , and closing the old accounts . |
| 2 | I ca n't see the band picking up decent airplay for new single Inside Of Me , Inside Of You , as a mishmash of noise in the song is n't exactly daytime friendly material . |
| 3 | And I 'm just , I 'm , I 'm just going through the thing and writing out different points for each thing . |
| 4 | It does not deal fully with the counter-examples which male parenting presents to its theory ; or with the fact that women , like men , have a large excess of genetic materials , and might do best by searching out new partners for each child . |
| 5 | It suggested that probation services took the lead in drawing up local initiatives for young adult offenders at risk of custodial sentences . |
| 6 | According to a report commissioned by the government , cases of euthanasia in the strict sense accounted for 2,300 deaths annually ( out of a total of around 130,000 ) , assisted suicides for 400 , and switching off life-support systems for 1,000 . |
| 7 | Only if it is ‘ blown ’ , for example on a tax-cut-financed consumer boom , can the government be said to be piling up financial trouble for future governments . |
| 8 | Yesterday around 40 staff were tying up loose ends for all three main parties . |
| 9 | In carrying out statutory duties for elderly people in all parts of the United Kingdom a social worker must be as fully informed as possible of all relevant circumstances . |
| 10 | The Cabinet on Sept. 23 adopted a draft law laying down heavy penalties for those employing illegal immigrants [ see also p. 38354 ] . |
| 11 | The climax of the fortnight was the Grand Edwardian-Ball , which was the most important occasion of the whole winter , and thinking up suitable costumes for this event kept the ladies occupied for weeks beforehand . |
| 12 | Setting up safe havens for persecuted Moslems would be a re-run of his success in protecting the Kurds in northern Iraq , a move which earned Mr Major world-wide credit . |
| 13 | The business of getting and staying fit has become a complicated science and a lot of time spent working out specific programmes for different training phases during the year . |
| 14 | These include consultations over timetables , planning the inclusion of additional areas of the curriculum ( braille , typewriting ) and working out accessible storage for specialised equipment and materials . |