Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melanie could not have supported a laughing , singing Victoria for breakfast and Uncle Philip might have struck the baby , which would have been dreadful . |
| 2 | Each neighbourhood was assigned a planner who was responsible for notifying neighbourhood residents of planning decisions which were likely to affect them and for channelling requests for action through the appropriate city departments . |
| 3 | ‘ They were producing plans for expansion , Ed said . |
| 4 | Those preparing or using illustrations for publication should be trained in computer graphics , to spread the expertise as widely as possible . |
| 5 | Repeated cases have convinced SAVE that allowing permission for development in the grounds of country houses must be strongly resisted . |
| 6 | The government has at last acknowledged that ‘ disappearances ’ do take place and that it is a problem which needs addressing , and Amnesty International expects to be submitting cases for investigation by the Commission . |
| 7 | The plans come as ministers are understood to be finalising plans for legislation to introduce voluntary membership of student unions , with a bill likely next parliamentary session . |
| 8 | The plans come as ministers are understood to be finalising plans for legislation to introduce voluntary membership of student unions , with a bill likely in the next parliamentary session . |
| 9 | Now that Tandy Corp has abandoned its plan to spin off its manufacturing arm as a separate company , the company is looking for buyers for three other manufacturing businesses : Memtek makes tapes and other products for Tandy stores under the Memorex brand name , the second is Lika , making circuit boards , the third is O'Sullivan Industries , which makes flatpack furniture ; Tandy will now keep 13 manufacturing units and three product engineering groups — factories devoted exclusively to producing products for Radio Shack will be folded back into Tandy , the company declared . |
| 10 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 11 | how far the review had been useful in producing proposals for change ; |
| 12 | Two thirds of Oxfordshire teachers consider that the scheme is useful in producing proposals for change in schools . |
| 13 | For primary schools the review is also more of a whole-school effort , is more thorough and more useful in terms of producing proposals for change than middle schools and secondary schools ( the least ) . |
| 14 | Teachers who claim to have been highly involved also claim to have used a wider variety of methods and feel more competent to conduct the review , believing it to have been more of a whole-school effort , more thorough and more useful in producing proposals for change . |
| 15 | Although two thirds of Oxfordshire teachers consider that the scheme has been useful in producing proposals for change in schools , the actual changes claimed are rather nebulous and a quarter of all teachers are unsure as to whether their review has led to any changes at all . |
| 16 | The technique can be illustrated using data for polyisobutylene at several temperatures . |
| 17 | In both cases , the nineteenth century witnessed movements for the cultural identification and assertion of many of the subject peoples , without these inevitably producing demands for secession . |
| 18 | But in practice , bullying takes place around the stalls ; there are mor difficulties in handling animals for routine inspection ; or the electronics break down and the key wo n't work . |
| 19 | Just 20 years ago , half of us were eating bacon for breakfast before starting work in the morning . |
| 20 | If you know , or think you may be vulnerable to getting Thrush when using antibiotics for Cystitis , do mention this to your doctor , who may well prescribe treatment ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 21 | One possible outcome of this would be a working group to look at producing guidelines for certification . |
| 22 | Our intention was to express the equivalent region of the homologous VZV IE protein 140k , encompassing its DNA binding domain , in order to study its DNA binding characteristics for comparison with those of the HSV-1 Vmw175 DNA binding domain . |
| 23 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 24 | More recently , investments in South Africa , in tobacco and drug companies and in firms using animals for experimentation have been the subject of protest and workers have tried to influence their pension fund managers away from these . |
| 25 | ‘ As greige weavers , we 're using Tencel for strength and other properties . |
| 26 | ‘ Hey-ey , I 'm sorry Chrissy , shush , shush — ’ He joggled him up and down , but the in-earnest high screams , punctuated with shuddering gasps for breath , continued remorselessly . |
| 27 | By returning responsibility for quality and efficiency to individual workers , Pilkingtons improved routine problem-solving communications between plant management and the shopfloor without the distorting effect of technical intermediaries . |
| 28 | However , with their habitual thrust towards the private market , the Tory Housing Act , by incorporating provision for shorthold tenure , and permission to council tenants to sublet and take lodgers , is designed to open up the private rented sector . |
| 29 | One might expect females to compete for rich food sources , for these are important to them in gaining nutrition for child-bearing and lactation . |
| 30 | Having fallen in love with the theatre in the Free German Youth , a left-wing group dedicated to rebuilding Germany for socialism , Ruth called Bloomsbury House to say ‘ she was very interested in dramatic work and hopes one day to take it up as a career ’ . |