Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just a case of looking for the body really . |
| 2 | For Scotland it 's now a case of rebuilding for the Five Nations Championship . |
| 3 | After all , the postclassical position recognises that variability in human criminal motivations plays a part in accounting for the prevalence of crimes : it would not be too damaging to the overall position to allow that in some cases it plays the major part ( provided that the exceptions only constitute a tiny proportion of total crime — which would certainly be the case with sexual abuse of children ) . |
| 4 | Learners need to see the total experience ( theory and practice ) as a learning module , and many of the topics explored are discovered , discussed , and learned as a result of caring for the patient . |
| 5 | The introduction of the steam press after 1810 reduced the price of books , allowing experts to earn a living by writing for the ever-expanding market . |
| 6 | I also suspect that all the major players will shortly move to 400dpi as their base resolution , it 's probably only a question of waiting for the engine manufacturers to get production rolling for the new CCITT Group IV facsimile standard and then taking the excess . |
| 7 | It 's just a question of waiting for the bleep . ’ |
| 8 | Make a point of looking for the lay of the surrounding countryside . |
| 9 | There is a joy in looking for the kindly and generous action in the daily round ; a kindly smile from some ordinary person whose responses have not been blighted by desire or greed or envy . |
| 10 | Late last night Mellor did his duty as a backbencher by voting for the Government at the end of the economy debate . |
| 11 | Above left John Harvey-Jones leading a seminar on managing for the ‘ 90s ; and the Grand Hall of Olympia 1 , where next year 's book fair will be held |
| 12 | It will loiter in the London area for a week before heading for the rest of Britain . |
| 13 | The common ground Chamerovzow sketched out was a commitment to working for the importation of free-labour cotton for the Lancashire mills and a shared desire to isolate American churchmen who were not firmly antislavery . |
| 14 | They were introduced in the seventeenth century as a method of paying for the upkeep of highways when other methods had failed . |
| 15 | Vivien is not alone in thinking that the European professionals are making a mistake in looking for the same privileges and superstar treatment that is nowadays meted out to their American sisters . |
| 16 | It is a matter of providing for the right amount of development in a balanced way . |
| 17 | Then it would be purely a matter of waiting for the assassin 's bullet to strike home , or a carefully planned accident to take place . |
| 18 | The LSIs anchored in a bay beyond the sight of and direct fire from the Maaloy batteries , giving the assault craft a run down the coast round a headland before heading for the beaches , while the cruiser bombarded Maaloy and destroyers engaged other targets . |
| 19 | ‘ I draw a line at paying for the funeral , remember that . ’ |
| 20 | For the Ramblers Association to state : ’ BR should be required to improve safety or make reasonable alternative provision , for example by building a bridge ’ demonstrates a lack of feeling for the views of the bereaved and for the two drivers involved , both of whom will remember that tragedy every day for the rest of their lives . |
| 21 | Section 49(1) of the SGA in general makes the passing of property a precondition for suing for the price , but s 49(2) permits an express provision of this type , provided that the price is stated in the contract to be due on a " date certain " . |
| 22 | I regard it as a way of living for the future , but what I feel I have learned so far is just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 23 | They had the edge , a way of living for the moment that she envied . |
| 24 | For example , Slobin ( 1973 ) has put forward a number of ‘ operating principles ’ as a way of accounting for the appearance of language forms which suggest this kind of abstract grammatical knowledge . |
| 25 | A final group of approaches see football spectator disorder as a way of compensating for the loss of community caused by post-war industrial and urban development . |
| 26 | In this way the two types of discourse provide a context of meaning for the participants such that kinship relations as practical action can be considered as meaningful . |
| 27 | Acute grief at the death of one parent may inhibit a family for caring for the surviving spouse . |
| 28 | There is , as I said , a section on sketching for the applied arts like jewellery , fashion and theatre . |