Example sentences of "the [noun] and [noun] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For two years me and my sons walked along the towpath and park searching for a zip or the buckle of Brian 's belt , anything that would help . ’ |
| 2 | During one of the meetings for negotiation , King Charles introduced a proposal which had been submitted by the Independents and Anabaptists calling for freedom of worship . |
| 3 | He could just see boxes , litter blowing in the wind and rats scavenging for food . |
| 4 | Since then , their differences on economic reform have become apparent , with Klaus leading the monetarists and Komarek arguing for a more Keynesian approach . |
| 5 | For a time Ealing was as closely in touch with the hopes and frustrations of post-war audiences as were the directors and writers working for Rank 's Independent Producers . |
| 6 | There it is also argued that it is from the legislation of emancipation onwards that the tensions and forces making for conflict grow significantly stronger than the cohesive factors sustaining antislavery culture . |
| 7 | The only way was to persuade one of the Met Officers to take over the observations and chart plotting for the day , and then we would all be back for the night duty . |
| 8 | The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction and , more important still , on energy-guzzling industries , with the chemical industry accounting for 41% of the value-added in the state and oil refining for another 17% . |
| 9 | Des Koogan would have his work cut out to keep at bay all the reporters and photographers heading for the college , Loretta thought with the ghost of a smile . |