Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a comprehensive school attitudes conveying sympathy , understanding and concern for the pupils are fundamental . |
| 2 | Philip had a special interest , understanding and affection for the delightful , difficult rogues of CUM who he would always ask about . |
| 3 | His family has been involved in braiding and ropework for more than a century , and four years ago he came to Newtonmore to set up a small , high quality production facility for climbing ropes . |
| 4 | The mania for forming industry consortia is getting so out of hand that a group of leading manufacturers , software developers and vendors are coming together to make some sense of it and eliminate duplicated effort by creating a single consortium to which everyone will be invited to belong : there is no confirmation of suggestions that the idea was the first initiative from new IBM Corp chief Louis Gerstner , who accedes to the top job today , but we hear that the army of companies is still bogged down arguing about what to call the thing — the best they 've dreamed up so far is the Consortium for Object-oriented Methods and Programming for the Unix Terminal and Enterprise-wide Recasting of Interactive Networked Database Undertakings with Software Transitioning and Revision for Y'all , but they ca n't find a snappy acronym to fit the words . |
| 5 | What may well prove to be India 's last round-up of wild elephants was carried out by a tribe who have specialized in elephant catching and training for centuries . |
| 6 | There is evidence to suggest that many corporations do not have an organizational structure and process that allow the lateral integration of marketing , research , design engineering , financing and manufacturing for the successful conclusion of their business enterprises ; in these organizations , ideas get thrown over the wall rather than worked on collaboratively . |
| 7 | When Wicked Willie explains to his Man that ‘ it 's no good , I do n't fancy Caroline and I never will ’ , he means that in spite of Man 's liking and respect for the girl , and even her physical attractiveness , there is n't that subtle sexual aroma exuded by pheromones . |
| 8 | Greg Redmond was a quiet diffident type , tall with grey eyes and dark hair like John , and Anne felt liking and respect for him . |
| 9 | Droning Dot and nurdish Nigel do have the odd laugh , but there 's never been a character who you could call easy going and game for a laugh . |
| 10 | Droning Dot and nurdish Nigel do have the odd laugh , but there 's never been a character who you could call easy going and game for a laugh . |
| 11 | Get that going and ring for an ambulance . |
| 12 | Technically , says Mr Nearn , it was not a big step for Caterham to move into manufacturing the car it had been selling and marketing for years . |
| 13 | The number of treatments will vary depending on the stocking rate , one treatment in September sufficing for lambs under extensive grazing and two between weaning and marketing for those under more intensive conditions . |
| 14 | It should hold us in suspense and give us a sense of waiting and expectation for the more important message which is to follow . |
| 15 | Convinced that niche marketing was the right approach to follow , they decided to build on their experience in audit , accounting and tax for companies with turnovers of £1m to £30m ; investigative work for institutions that have invested , or are thinking of investing , in such companies ; and general litigation support . |
| 16 | And being able to get money on the spot to deal with an emergency can be the difference between coping and despair for some people . ’ |
| 17 | One thing is certain though ; if I had to choose between touch legering and swing-tipping for all my fishing , the swing-tip would be second choice . |
| 18 | Few serious attempts have been made to devise diagnostic tests in reading and number for the purpose of indicating relative attainment of learners . |
| 19 | Solicitors handling debt collecting and documentation for credit control are like the rest of society . |
| 20 | We have improved matters by cutting up the fallen leaves with a rotary grass-cutting machine which makes it easier for raking and collection for the compost heaps ; the chopped leaves also rot down that much quicker . |
| 21 | Above : Buff coloured paving slabs bordered by brick , used as edging and walling for contrast with path |
| 22 | Attitudes are changing and concern for others is re-emerging from the recent dark decade . |
| 23 | This , combined with the cuts in remedial provision taking place in LEAs and the current re-thinking of the nature of remedial teaching , makes an investigation into both screening and provision for special educational needs within the classroom important . |
| 24 | In corporate finance , the conventional view in America and Britain still is that Japanese firms rely for most of their money on friendly banks that they have been wining and dining for years . |
| 25 | Other work included decorating and gardening for elderly people , single parents and disabled people . |
| 26 | Alan Munkley , 39 , has been appointed general manager of Fastflow Pipeline Services , a newly-formed joint venture between North East Water and German company Brochier Rohrsanierungstechnic Gmbh which specialises in mains laying and rehabilitation for UK utilities . |
| 27 | A senior manager agreed that because of staff shortages in the flat , planning and development for the women had taken second place to ‘ keeping people afloat ’ . |