Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continuing through the scattered little climatic resort the road leads to the Heiligenschwendi Klinik , a large hospital originally treating respiratory diseases but in more recent times catering for a wide variety of patients . |
| 2 | But we still have to train people to be able to cook under any conditions — a young soldier can often find himself on his own in the field cooking for a given number of people . |
| 3 | As a result of these , ten percent of children go to special schools — e.g. The Petö Institute or schools catering for the blind , deaf or moderately mentally handicapped . |
| 4 | In seeking to make these aims operational , the plan set out the general characteristics of the proposed polytechnic : it was to be a ‘ broadly-based institution catering for a wide range of higher education for the over-18 age groups ’ , giving priority to sandwich courses , but providing courses other than degree courses for those able to benefit from ‘ advanced courses of a specialist nature ’ . |
| 5 | Carriage driving for the disabled began about 20 years ago and it 's been growing in popularity ever since . |
| 6 | Town had their chances against Barnsley , but their finishing looked somewhat second rate for a first division side pushing for a premier league place . |
| 7 | Italian maritime aircraft were soon out in force searching for the British Fleet , but not until after midday was it at last spotted . |
| 8 | Since Croatia became an independent state in June 1991 , Raymond Harding , the New York lawyer acting for the Yugoslav government , has become the lawyer for the Croatian government . |
| 9 | Midas , in Sloane Square , sells exclusive designer fashionwear making it an obvious target for jet-set shoplifters looking for the ultimate bargain . |
| 10 | Rosemary Cargill ( Mrs Raza ) has since 1986 been a journalist writing for a current affairs publication . |
| 11 | This is a valuable addition to any Vietnam library ; but readers looking for a melodramatic ‘ military thriller ’ should look elsewhere . |
| 12 | There is an element of desperation in this ( ageing vampiric lefties looking for a radical fix from the last sexual sub-culture left in town ) . |
| 13 | She wound up the window and started to cruise round , her eyes searching for the nice little space that would take her white Golf GTI . |
| 14 | He tilted his head , looking her up and down , his keen eyes searching for the tell-tale bulge of a concealed weapon . |
| 15 | The fact that the polecat with young was sighted three years ago by a grumpy shepherd looking for a lost lamb at 5.30 a.m. on a March morning , two miles away from post number seven , is irrelevant . |
| 16 | Rory smiled , looked once more at Lewis 's retreating back , then started down the far side of the dune heading for the narrow road . |
| 17 | Howard Baker ( that is his name ) is sitting in front of a green light waiting for a green light because he is thinking . |
| 18 | The inheritance of acquired characters explained these trends as a consequence of the animals specializing for a particular way of life chosen by their ancestors . |
| 19 | And tears of farewell.The Bosnians heading for a new life . |
| 20 | So this weekend we have two trainers racing for the big prize … who will win … which is best … our expert Terry Biddlecombe knows all … he rode with David Nicholson … then helped the young Twisdton davies as a jockey |
| 21 | The former Charlton Athletic manager has been linked with Spurs , with Peter Shreeves under pressure and fans calling for a new manager . |
| 22 | The Labour Party Conference : Voices labouring for a lost cause |
| 23 | Telegrams calling for a substitute teacher at very short notice in some far flung place were not unusual and had to receive prompt attention . |
| 24 | The pendulum swings from right to left , and from left to right , each side overcompensating for the perceived aberrations of the other . |
| 25 | The national radio , Voix du Zaïre , reported that in Kinshasa on April 10 a peaceful student demonstration calling for a national conference had been dispersed by troops using tear gas . |
| 26 | * The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has launched a report in Brussels calling for a radical overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 27 | Eugene Lapointe , head of the world 's wildlife trade monitoring body , hopes to find a compromise between those African nations calling for a total ban on ivory trading and those arguing for trade to be controlled . |
| 28 | It becomes clear from the expressions used by Lord Wright speaking for the Privy Council to describe the duty and its breach , the important and significant date in relation thereto was not the date of manufacture but when the damage occurred : see also Watson v. Fram Reinforced Concrete Co . Ltd. , 1960 S.C . ( H.L. ) 92 . |
| 29 | This coalition must hold together in the post-war settlement and resist the siren voices calling for a huge re-arming of the region . |
| 30 | I believe it 's actually a better publication than the Munros book , and if like me , you 've just finished the Munros , or are just about to ‘ compleat ’ , then this new book will have your mouth watering for the new challenge ahead . |