Example sentences of "[vb infin] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some studies have used marks on shells that would disappear if shells decrease in size ; it is known that molluscs can remain living for long periods without detectable growth ; and some studies have recorded negative growth but dismissed it as apparent error . |
| 2 | Staff may , therefore , begin looking for alternative employment in the local area so that they will not be forced to make the choice of a job with their employer or no job at all . |
| 3 | We have already closed sites which have become yesterday 's plants serving yesterday 's needs and we 'll keep looking for other areas of adjustment . |
| 4 | People do n't mind paying for good software because they can see the benefits of using it . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We would not mind paying for proper wash and water facilities . |
| 6 | The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information . |
| 7 | Against this background many advisers would not recommend applying for advance clearance , as it may heighten the transaction 's profile in the Revenue 's eyes . |
| 8 | Most patients will also require counselling for social and personal difficulties . |
| 9 | The new framework for higher education will require funding for basic and strategic research in each subject to be allocated selectively to high-quality departments . |
| 10 | While the market might continue softening for psychological and cyclical reasons , its woes would probably not be compounded by fraud-tainted defaults . |
| 11 | If he goes on trial we may as well all start looking for other jobs . |
| 12 | Sorry , twenty four percent , twenty four percent body weight erm about a quarter in other words when , when a young woman 's body is about one quarter fat , she can start menstruating for obvious reasons . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't start asking for green chartreuse . ’ |
| 14 | Most of the private members ' old age pension bills that had been submitted to Parliament prior to 1908 had contained income-limit clauses ; but by the early 1920s , stimulated partly by the 1919 Ryland Adkins Committee 's publicizing of the problem , increasing concern was being voiced over whether means-testing would discourage saving for old age . |