Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After sneaking promotion in Darlington 's shadow last May , they 're on the fringe of the play-off contenders and , with three successive wins , nicely gathering momentum for another grandstand finish . |
| 2 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |
| 3 | Obviously this memory overhead can be greatly reduced by only allocating space for those routes which are used ( i.e. an n-ary tree where n is variable between 0 and 26 ) , for example typical routes from ‘ z ’ would be ‘ e ’ , ‘ i ’ and ‘ o ’ . |
| 4 | The schedule , by asking for the residence to have ‘ the requirements of a Nobleman 's Town House ’ with twelve to fourteen bedrooms , a dining room to seat fifty , and a reception suite to accommodate 1,500 guests , was not only ensuring accommodation for official functions , but also attempting to perpetuate the traditional view of the Secretary of State as the embodiment of the Foreign Office ; a view which Hammond was systematically demolishing . |
| 5 | DOS Protected Mode Services is an application programming interface that enables device drivers and terminate and stay resident programs to reside in extended memory and execute in protected mode on 80286 computers and up , greatly reducing demand for conventional memory . |
| 6 | It has since been retrospectively enlarged , going back to 1754 for North America , and progressively completing coverage for other countries , particularly European geology . |
| 7 | It has since been retrospectively enlarged , going back to 1754 for North America , and progressively completing coverage for other countries , particularly European geology . |
| 8 | While the people of one region might still be using stone tools , those in another were already using bronze for all their tools and weapons and sometimes iron as well . |
| 9 | And not getting stuff for each other so I hope she has n't been out and done it all . |
| 10 | In other words , it would appear that the wings and fringe were sent to regiments to be fitted by regimental tailors , thus giving scope for some unofficial embellishments — hardly unheard of in the British Army , in all periods . |
| 11 | Somehow he always managed to play off one creditor against another , claiming he was just awaiting payment for some big deal or other that was in the pipeline . |
| 12 | An emergency resolution was passed which urged the government to target criminal justice resources into preventative programmes rather than just extending custody for young offenders . |
| 13 | The injuries were very serious her face she 's still having therapy for partial paralysis of the face , and today she paid tribute to staff at the Radcliffe Infirmary who treated her . |
| 14 | Considering the children who were only excreting Cryptosporidium , chronic diarrhoea occurred in nine of 11 children ( 82% ) who had returned from travel abroad ( Indian subcontinent ( eight ) , Europe ( two ) , and Africa ( one ) ) and in seven of 11 children ( 64% ) from itinerant families ( eight of nine and four of seven respectively having diarrhoea for greater than 21 days ) . |
| 15 | Jackie Marston , manager of the hospital social workers , was still negotiating funding for social work links with these surrounding districts when I met her and some of her team at the hospital . |
| 16 | The show is reportedly a cracker , with a set comprising the Diamonds and Pearls album , a lot of unreleased material yet still leaving room for all Prince 's greatest hits . |
| 17 | He ends up serving Laban for twenty years , in which time he has his wages changed ten times ( and that does not mean continually increased , either ) . |
| 18 | Apart from costing the lives of countless millions of animals each year , its production is also causing starvation for millions all over the world . |
| 19 | The control subjects were 23 patients concurrently undergoing endoscopy for dyspeptic symptoms . |
| 20 | Bevin , for instance , orginally contemplated three separate associations to deal with Western Europe , the Atlantic , and the Mediterranean ( with the last grouping possibly also providing cover for British interests in the Middle East ) . |
| 21 | The only slightly unnerving experience for any Titford mourners attending a funeral there would be the prominent sign dominating the entrance which read : ‘ Titford and Co . |
| 22 | The USSR is also supplying equipment for thermal electric stations at San Nicolás , Luján de Cuyo and Costanera , and has prepared the design for the huge $4 billion Paraná Medio scheme . |
| 23 | Our representatives are now canvassing support for that . |
| 24 | At the same time , the principle of excluding the Jews from German society was itself widely and increasingly popular , and Hitler 's hatred of the Jews — baleful in its threats but linked to the condoning of lawful , ‘ rational ’ action , not the unpopular crude violence and brutality of the Party 's ‘ gutter ’ elements — was certainly an acceptable component of his popular image , even if it was an element ‘ taken on board ’ rather than forming a centrally motivating factor for most Germans . |
| 25 | Erm , may I take the opportunity to say that cross border is a bit of a misnomer , erm , it 's , the correct term is really doing work for other bodies . |
| 26 | Perhaps the woman had already met Jesus previously , had changed her immoral life , in so doing had realised that her sins had been forgiven and was now showing gratitude for this . |
| 27 | Unfortunately for the interesting diversity of the old breeds , the Scandinavian nations have in recent years developed official breeding policies designed to create uniform national breeds by amalgamation , with the result that other breeds have largely been replaced and are now almost extinct , often making way for most untypical horned , pied breeds which have relied to a greater or lesser extent on imported Ayrshires and Friesians . |
| 28 | Changing that is partly the job of recently headhunted former Oracle staffer John Spiers , now marketing director for Northern Europe . |
| 29 | Changing that is partly the job of recently headhunted former Oracle staffer John Spiers , now marketing director for Northern Europe . |
| 30 | I 'm out delivering milk for four to five hours . |