Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While expressing sympathy for the Iraqi people , the King stressed that the people of Jordan shared the happiness of their " Kuwaiti brothers " . |
| 2 | Fancy a real thrill for free while raising money for a good cause ? |
| 3 | ‘ We were lucky enough to enjoy the fine weather and gentle hills while raising money for a good cause , ’ he added . |
| 4 | Researchers do not normally look to accountants when seeking support for the imaginative leaps which have characterised the most major advances in science . |
| 5 | ‘ It is not uncommon when seeking consent for an overhead line to put forward proposals in the alternative . |
| 6 | Er it reads er to add to , an addendum to section four further instruct the panel when addressing concern for a modern confession of faith , to give consideration to the difficulties involved in common confession of faith today . |
| 7 | Other factors such as the personal and public importance of the event are equally likely to be of significance and it seems inappropriate to regard such memories as providing evidence for a general enhancement of memory related to increased arousal or emotion . |
| 8 | Foreign trade officials from all 15 union republics met on July 26 and signed an agreement to divide among the republics Soviet diamond , gold and hard currency reserves , and foreign credits to the Soviet Union , as well as sharing responsibility for the Soviet Union 's $65,000 million foreign debt . |
| 9 | And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 ) |
| 10 | From Ernest Green 's response it is clear that , as Organising Secretary for the National WEA , he had been unaware of the details or significance of the original Bedfordshire transfer agreement and later that month , when writing to Pateman about the Board 's proposals for Cambridgeshire , he claimed : |
| 11 | As well as raising money for the National Trust for the Homeless , the event was intended to promote a National Sleepout next month . |