Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] for [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests . |
| 2 | We keep we keep going on for longer and longer but it 's taking a lot longer for us to get any closer . |
| 3 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 4 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 5 | It recommends that developing countries seek " advance payments and relatively small royalties rather than holding out for higher royalties that may never materialise " . |
| 6 | Group turnover was once again almost unchanged at £307 million , thanks to the inclusion of £10 million from the £18 million acquisition of Royal Tufton last May , and operational profits actually rose 3 per cent to £27.1 million , with packaging and specialist materials in the UK and Europe performing best , and making up for weaker profits from North America and from plastics . |
| 7 | However , long before these disastrous developments , Vermuyden was wiping the mud of Hatfield off his boots and casting around for greener pastures . |
| 8 | But , again judging from the US experience , this awareness will not make people much more conscious of the actual money cost of different forms of credit than they are already , nor encourage shopping around for cheaper credit . |