Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] for an " in BNC.

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1 The harvest service is usually a major event in the calendar for most schools with parents contributing produce for an attractive display .
2 erm And here , I 'm going to go for an outsider really , erm I 'm going to go for Ashfield Charlie erm in trap two , Tommy Foster from Wimbledon trained runner this is .
3 Banks wishing to apply for an offshore banking licence were required to provide capital of US$1,600,000 plus an annual fee of $20,000 .
4 Having talked for an hour about wild animals the teacher posed a question to one of her class .
5 ‘ Not being able to support myself financially when old ’ , and ‘ having to care for an elderly relative ’ are some of your other major worries ; ‘ losing my job ’ does not feature as a key worry for most .
6 The next call from the aircraft was as it crossed the BN having cleared for an ILS approach ; the call said that Invicta 435 was turning outbound again and would report again at the MN beacon .
7 Since 1988 employees can contract out of SERPs and also out of their employer 's occupational pension scheme , by choosing to opt for an ‘ appropriate personal pension ’ instead .
8 In the other case , two neighbours were helping to care for an 88-year-old single woman ; service-providers were not happy with this care and were suspicious about the neighbours ' management of the woman 's finances , so she was also admitted to hospital under a guardianship order .
9 Thus support for families who are helping to care for an elderly frail relative was built into the activities planned for social service departments from the beginning .
10 It was like trying to prepare for an earthquake or a hurricane .
11 She had always found being on stage an incredible joy , but this was nothing less than a nightmare , every second seeming to stretch for an eternity , and her usual spontaneity had completely deserted her , leaving her painfully self-conscious , horribly aware of every word she uttered .
12 Tony O'Malley , an experienced agency nurse , has the following general advice for anyone contemplating working for an agency :
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