Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps there is some activity you have often thought you would try ‘ sometime ’ : Is now the opportunity to begin dog-training , Jogging , meditation , writing to The Times or writing for the radio ? |
| 2 | Prior to the Tektronix announcement , such users were confined to an IBM system using the PS/2 board or waiting for the Network Computing Devices Inc plug-in board option that is announced but not yet available . |
| 3 | If you would like to join the committee and influence policy , pass on a good idea , attend the community lunch held for those working in the area , get involved in producing the regular Headington Area Newsletter , join an informal discussion group or borrow material on Health , Parenting or Caring for the Elderly , make a special request or offer your services as a tutor or Youth Club volunteer , we would love to hear from you . |
| 4 | Was he , as I originally suspected in Salamanca , an FBI agent or working for the CIA ? ft was a mystery I had no longer any wish to clear up . |
| 5 | Dr Gysi had the advantage of being a completely new face in mainstream East German politics , after previously concentrating on defending dissidents and fighting for the recognition of opposition groups . |
| 6 | ‘ At the NEC , we received lots of trade interest in the new branding and positioning for the range and also widespread international approval for the new merchandising , including commitment from Au Printemps , one of the leading French retailers , ’ he added . |
| 7 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 8 | As well as supporting the Group 's production units in optimising and controlling process activities , research teams also undertake investigations into the qualities and properties of raw materials , plant design , suitability of packaging materials , environmental issues and the development of new products , and research and planning for the operating units . |
| 9 | He was speaking during a special service on Tuesday to give thanks and blessing for the life of a hospital , whose hallmark has been the ‘ quality of its service . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They engaged in goal setting and envisioning for the enterprise and changed the methodology by which the business heads reported to control groups from the center . |
| 12 | He then ordered a car to call for him the next morning for a similar occasion and was felled by a stroke while waiting for the lift . |
| 13 | Andrew Saxton and his colleague Andrew Davies faced a life ban after being found to have taken Clenbuterol while training for the games . |
| 14 | Assuming there is no change in the relevant law , the data on which the aggregated tables is based will not be available for nearly a hundred years , and we have to keep this timescale in mind when planning for the future . |
| 15 | She guessed that he had been standing at the window or listening for the sound of her key in the lock . |
| 16 | Paderewski 's Concerto is a strong , well-constructed work and rewarding for the soloist . |
| 17 | With the birth less than six weeks away , Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival . |
| 18 | But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing . |
| 19 | ‘ Aye , Mrs Urvill , ’ the girl said , taking out some keys and heading for the mini . |
| 20 | An essential element in job creation is the provision of training for school leavers and retraining for the long term unemployed . |
| 21 | Dawn found me stretched out on the bench below the War Memorial in Glencoe Village soaking up the first warm rays of sun and waiting for the shop to open . |
| 22 | She felt them go round her , strong and decided against her dress , beneath her coat , and then he put his mouth on hers and began to kiss her , and for a moment she felt that she was flying , and the next minute she was clawing herself free with the superhuman strength of panic and stumbling for the door . |
| 23 | But he did miss it ; he thought he had been born homesick ; he certainly thought he had spent most of his life waiting and longing and aching for the Bright Palace where his mother 's people had quarrelled and laughed and made love and war , and where the charming ruthless Wolfkings had woven Ireland 's history . |
| 24 | All this currying and caring for the body , for its clothing and for the marriage room went on day after day until the wedding night finally arrived . |
| 25 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 26 | But Duvall was already on his feet and heading for the office door . |
| 27 | There was a loud frightening scream from the direction of the children 's pool , and Shelley was on her feet and making for the source of the scream before Rosie had finished speaking . |
| 28 | Power the lower leg into the target , aiming for a light smack if attacking the head , or a more solid thump if going for the ribs . |
| 29 | A constitutional amendment was approved abolishing the State Council and providing for the election of a State President ; on an interim basis , Bergmann-Pohl assumed the post of acting head of state on April 9 ( replacing Manfred Gerlach who had held the post since December 1989 — see p. 37108 ) . |
| 30 | The role of the CNAA , as we have suggested , in sustaining a balance between guiding the sector and accounting for the quality of its degrees on the one hand , and delegating ‘ full academic responsibility ’ on the other hand , was inevitably a difficult one to fill . |