Example sentences of "[noun] from [noun] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Spence , a 23-year-old from Natal studying for a diploma in social science , said : ‘ Oxford is seen as one of the very top universities in the world , and it is a dream come true just to be here . |
| 2 | In January 1990 the Yugoslav federal presidency issued a proposal for a new constitution , along with an alternative proposal from Slovenia calling for the transformation of Yugoslavia into a confederation rather than a federal state . |
| 3 | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Morningstar Foods were two other junk issuers who attracted similar bids from firms looking for cheap assets . |
| 4 | This year sees a strong European attendance , with André Candillier from Paris showing for the first time while in the field of Old Masters . |
| 5 | I did as I was told , although I did go off it once , I confess , to watch a lad from Leeds ferreting for rabbits . |
| 6 | The examination statistics , for example , depressing though they are , do not convey a uniform picture of low achievement in or exclusion from mathematics learning for girls . |
| 7 | It would be another woman from Naledi looking for work as a maid : dressed in her best in the blaring midday heat : thick cardigan and skirt , heavy shoes . |
| 8 | If my agent can pick up their traces clear of the garrison at Castell Coch I 'll have my friends from Gwynedd running for Aber within a week . |
| 9 | Bases of the 14th Army had come under attack from civilians looking for weapons , and initial assurances that the Army would remain neutral were followed by a statement issued on March 17 that , should war in the region become a reality , the Army would act to defend itself . |
| 10 | One further point of possible confusion : because venture capital from investors looking for capital gains is not available to co-operatives , they are likely to find it more difficult to raise the larger sums of money needed to start capital-intensive projects . |
| 11 | Reports suggested that he also took a message from Walesa asking for approval for the sacking of Finance Minister Lescek Balcerowicz , the architect of Poland 's " shock therapy " free-market economic programme . |
| 12 | Some social scientists did : most ignored the debate because it was , frankly , naive ( and often consisted of nothing more than special pleading from scientists working for institutions that had much to lose ) . |
| 13 | Last week I even had a letter from Yugoslavia asking for a donation towards Disabled Esperantists ! |
| 14 | I have since received a letter from Ribble apologising for the inconvenience caused and promising that it would not occur again . |
| 15 | And there 's another memo from Accounts asking for your views on possible economies in telephone and postal costs … |
| 16 | I have had many letters from knitters asking for help with knotty problems . |
| 17 | ‘ Now I get loads and loads of letters from teenagers looking for a career in the sport . |
| 18 | Why not , get a note from Karen apologizing for being a , I had the hump . |