Example sentences of "[adv] and [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this Mr was so taken aback , by me going in and asking for a job , and they 'd always advertised in the paper before , that he said , Well , she must want work if she 's gone after it . |
| 2 | She opened the door , looking away as she did so and listening for a second to the song of a skylark on the wind . |
| 3 | We have suggested techniques for creating continuity through the different sections of your essay , by linking together and signposting for a reader the various points you make . |
| 4 | ‘ No , ’ she said , raising her head slowly and pausing for a moment . |
| 5 | And if one moved like the wind in branches , the other 's motion was a tower falling , a frightening , uncoordinated progression in which he seemed to crash forward uncontrollably at each stride , jerking himself stiffly upright and swaying for a moment on his heels before the next toppling step . |
| 6 | The normal daily routine involved getting up at around 6am and stopping for a long lunch at midday in order to avoid the most intense heat . |
| 7 | Aware 's Belfast support group has been up and running for a year and helps people cope with a range of depressive illnesses . |
| 8 | ‘ We take the view it is better to get a partly complete story with a whisper of opportunity and get it to one or two key companies quickly so they can get out there , rather than sitting back and waiting for a nicely tailored account of what is going on which , by the time we get it to them , will be history rather than opportunity , ’ he explains . |
| 9 | Several times they fell painfully on jagged rocks , so that they learned to move exceedingly slowly , edging forward and feeling for a foothold , and all the time they could not know whether they were not wandering in aimless circles and approaching no nearer to the security of the forest . |