Example sentences of "[adj] of [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who rebled within the first five days were then treated by further sclerotherapy and were randomised if and when they were free of bleeding for this period of time . |
| 2 | Rapidly gulping down the first drink ( or starting on spirits before changing to beer or wine ) may be indicative of craving for the " feel " of alcohol . |
| 3 | It is precisely this that makes me very suspicious of searching for some supposed rational parliamentary intention outside the language in which a draftsman who is known to be rational has chosen to express it . |
| 4 | Hilton was certainly conscious of writing for a wide monastic audience , but The Ladder is ostensibly written for a nun , who was enclosed in a convent and bound by traditional monastic disciplines , but who also seemed about to begin a more solitary life . |
| 5 | Great Britain 's javelin star needed two throws before making sure of qualifying for tonight 's final . |
| 6 | Lisa had got a proper job at last , as though tired of waiting for the Revolution . |
| 7 | Applix Inc claims it 's battering the heck out of Uniplex Ltd , especially in Europe where folks are reportedly getting sick and tired of waiting for Uniplex 's graphical upgrade . |
| 8 | Last week , the Montgomery County ( Maryland ) chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , tired of waiting for the police to solve the case and for NIH to comment on the report , held a press conference to express its outrage at the events of the past seven months and to demand that the lives of those affected ‘ be made whole ’ . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , tired of waiting for its money , American Express cancelled his card . |
| 10 | It was an appealing image , and an appealing movement for radicals hunting their red snark , and tired of waiting for Godot . |
| 11 | Eventually , probably sooner rather than later , he 'd grow tired of waiting for Shannon , and then she 'd be left with nothing , in any case . |
| 12 | Moreover , if only a limited number of more senior places are available , very able corporals and subalterns will get tired of waiting for promotion to sergeant and captain respectively , and will be inclined to leave at that stage . |
| 13 | They got tired of waiting for you ! ’ |
| 14 | So I said I was tired of waiting for the money for my things and she can collect it from the students and have it when it came . |
| 15 | They urged Prime Minister Miklós Németh to reveal who had been privy to the intelligence information , and called for the dismissal of Interior Minister István Horváth ; they stopped short of calling for the government 's resignation , however , saying that the country needed stability before the elections . |
| 16 | Some may see the bird 's warning cry as falling short of lying for a further reason . |
| 17 | Even the best examples of restoration , and there are perhaps a few , fall far short of compensating for the lost of ‘ real countryside ’ . |
| 18 | At the time you enter a Deed of Covenant , the covenant should be capable of lasting for more than 3 years , and there should be the intention by you that it does so . |
| 19 | While it is quite true that , with exceptional care , a polythene liner is capable of lasting for 10 years or more , it is more likely that it will perish within three , the area between the water surface and ground level being bleached by the sun , cracking and falling away . |
| 20 | Almost immediately , Doherty went on to try to make it general and so , of course , capable of calling for a general strike . |
| 21 | It is true that young rabbits are great migrants and capable of journeying for miles , but they do not take to it readily . |
| 22 | ‘ I am capable of cooking for myself , ’ he assured her stiffly , and she knew she would have to do a little begging to keep him from another burst of anger . |
| 23 | She consistently refused any offers of help with cooking and cleaning or transport to the hospital , maintaining that she was quite capable of managing for herself . |
| 24 | The job required the smallest possible team , for maximum mobility and minimum social impact , capable of staying for indefinite periods in unexplored territory amongst barely known peoples , while eating their food , speaking their language and sharing their lives as intimately as possible . |
| 25 | The people who designed the drill say it is capable of drilling for oil in almost any direction , and will penetrate deposits that today 's drills can not reach . |
| 26 | On the second day , she wrote Louise a letter that she knew was inadequate but told all that she felt capable of confiding for the moment . |
| 27 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 28 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 29 | The tape recorders were supplied by the British Ferrograph Company of South Shields , who made an extremely high-quality and tough recorder capable of operating for long periods without attention . |
| 30 | Grown people who are capable of thinking for themselves and making their own decisions . |