Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this slightly different than looking for angles is n't it . |
| 2 | Paul Hillyer the Club solicitor pointed out , and confirmed an earlier concern , that the Wine Sub-Committee ( established in 1962 to comply with the Licensing Act 1961 ) might be unconstitutional if voting for its members was not open to all membership categories . |
| 3 | At a level where either the commander concerned or the typist could not render ‘ Marxist ’ correctly in Russian , it seems doubtful whether rejoicing for the Paris Commune would be very well informed or sincere . |
| 4 | It can be fairly clear when looking for something physical , but in trying to find earth energies there are difficulties in determining what comes from the individual and what from the site . |
| 5 | One should n't be narrow-minded when looking for a man 's weakness . ’ |
| 6 | Also , because of his terrible sense of direction , he would get lost when hunting for the wrong things and Endill had to spend much of his time searching for him , almost getting lost himself . |
| 7 | Providing for exceptional and individual needs may be more costly than providing for the average needs of fairly homogeneous groups of pupils . |
| 8 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 9 | So nothing could be more natural than going for a walk and holding hands with mum . |
| 10 | You 'll need to spread your talents if you hope to make a living from writing and I 'd recommend reading Thirty Ways to Make Money From Writing by Jennie Hawthorne ( Rosters , £4.95 ) which covers markets as diverse as working for the trade press , humour and writing for children . |
| 11 | You have to be resourceful when catering for larger numbers . |
| 12 | Peeling is more effective than washing for certain residues , but it will not remove pesticides like Alar . |
| 13 | However divorce is as effective as dieting for shifting stubborn weight ! |
| 14 | The ability to lock the rope quickly is also very useful when searching for the next stance , or else in performing diagonal manoeuvres . |
| 15 | On the contrary , they saw their San Francisco elderly as fighting for survival and self-esteem through a remarkable variety of strategies . |
| 16 | That seemed , when she thought about it , almost as good as saying for ever . |
| 17 | So long as this is done where improving the outcome is more important than deciding for oneself this acceptance of authority , far from being either irrational or an abdication of moral responsibility , is in fact the most rational course and the right way to discharge one 's responsibilities . |
| 18 | Fighting for a place in the Leeds United line-up must be better and more important than fighting for a place in Norway 's World Cup squad . |
| 19 | Predicting when ovulation will take place in advance is important when trying for a baby . |
| 20 | This will be particularly important when recruiting for the new and necessary organisational structures which will be required to address the changed requirements now established by the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 21 | Hateley , it was felt , had been overly physical when challenging for the ball . |
| 22 | Which is as important as preparing for disorder itself . |
| 23 | ‘ There is the other side of the coin in that Alistair and Louis have deprived two local players of places so we ensured that they considered playing just as important as playing for Zimbabwe or Northern Transvaal . ’ |
| 24 | It is estimated that over 30 species have become extinct while waiting for a listing . |
| 25 | Beatrice Webb was shocked when working for Booth in 1888 to hear working-class people tease each other about having babies by their fathers and brothers , and discussing the violation of little children . |
| 26 | It is essential when planning for negotiations to define in broad terms the stances that will be adopted . |
| 27 | In addition , it is always difficult when looking for very rare events — there is supposed to be only one W secay into electrons or positrons for every 200000 proton-antiproton collisions — to be sure that the large ‘ background ’ from other processes is well enough understood and that it has not ‘ faked ’ the signal required . |
| 28 | With such a healthy list of urgent needs , advice workers might be excused if they become impatient when training for which they can not see an immediate need is imposed upon them . |
| 29 | Prison-building , that 's the new public housing , other than housing for Bush and Quayle . ’ |
| 30 | Support was welcomed , but except in the case of Israel and the United States , the relationships which evolved tended to be as frustrating as rewarding for all the contestants . |