Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Determined , eager , brave and lusting for the real thing , |
| 2 | With this statement , Roebuck was answering a question about his defence and , in particular , an unforgettable head-on tackle he effected when the All Black 's runaway rhino , no.8 Wayne Shelford , was huffing , puffing and snorting for the tryline when North Harbour played New South Wales just under 12 months ago . |
| 3 | At a level where either the commander concerned or the typist could not render ‘ Marxist ’ correctly in Russian , it seems doubtful whether rejoicing for the Paris Commune would be very well informed or sincere . |
| 4 | Rutskoi was reported by ITAR-TASS on Oct. 22 as calling for the resignation of six members of the government " to stabilize the political and economic situation in the republic " . |
| 5 | They left within two days of his release , leaving me tired , dazed , relieved and waiting for the Second Son to come ‘ home ’ for yet another week-end . |
| 6 | They were waiting to pounce , I know it ; that 's how they live ; they hang about in the dark , watching ( such a creature will see in the dark , never fear ) and listening and feeling for the minuscule rise in temperature and small vibrations which signal a passing vascular system , then they hop on board and they … suck . |
| 7 | Immortality is for Tithonus a punishment , it is cold and silent whereas death is warm and inviting for the old man . |
| 8 | The quality of life that is appropriate and fitting for the neonate , young adult , handicapped man , and elderly woman are different . |
| 9 | The computer operator in the station made another call to the ambulance service telling them that the situation was very serious and asking for the estimated time of arrival of the ambulance . |
| 10 | Their achievements may be limited when compared with those of others , but they are no less real and fulfilling for the people concerned . |
| 11 | It is about personal experience of particular brands as much as looking for the numbers . |
| 12 | Also , because of his terrible sense of direction , he would get lost when hunting for the wrong things and Endill had to spend much of his time searching for him , almost getting lost himself . |
| 13 | Linda buried herself in the crowd , exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar . |
| 14 | Providing for exceptional and individual needs may be more costly than providing for the average needs of fairly homogeneous groups of pupils . |
| 15 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 16 | News on the Rialto is that the marker price at which IBM Corp is doing deals is $45,000 per MIPS — and our New York associate Technology News of America hears German users are sitting tight and waiting for the price to hit $40,000 per MIPS . |
| 17 | Consequently she 'd prepared for the worst while hoping for the best . |
| 18 | You 'll need to spread your talents if you hope to make a living from writing and I 'd recommend reading Thirty Ways to Make Money From Writing by Jennie Hawthorne ( Rosters , £4.95 ) which covers markets as diverse as working for the trade press , humour and writing for children . |
| 19 | After a leisurely afternoon tea , most of the passengers were in their cabins , either relaxing or preparing for the evening 's entertainment . |
| 20 | In any case , there will be no alternative before long … and the gradual process is much better than waiting for the axe to fall . ’ |
| 21 | He also spoke of lying awake and listening for the flying bombs , and noting the difference in volume between one explosion and another , and then , on hearing one more definite in sound , concluding that , as in the old artillery box-barrage , they had at last ‘ got the range ’ . |
| 22 | First he had to sort out the embarrassed financial affairs of his brother John , which had been neglected by the latter whilst working for the Company . |
| 23 | The ability to lock the rope quickly is also very useful when searching for the next stance , or else in performing diagonal manoeuvres . |
| 24 | These are normally a lot less than paying for the whole aircraft over the same short period , but after the term of the lease the aircraft must be sold , or re-financed . |
| 25 | Any change would of course be a small one and would only be seen in candidates adopted after the " new regime " of 1911 and fighting for the marginal industrial seats of the North . |
| 26 | This will be particularly important when recruiting for the new and necessary organisational structures which will be required to address the changed requirements now established by the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 27 | Hateley , it was felt , had been overly physical when challenging for the ball . |
| 28 | I tried to think of when I 'd seen him after that , apart from when we got our degrees — him proud and posing for the family album , me drunk and disorderly . |
| 29 | While some in the establishment may be asking whether things are not going too far and calling for the floodgates to be closed , as the careers of powerful figures come to an end , the magistrates are determined to see the process through to its conclusion . |
| 30 | As a generalisation it is fairly easy to select a number of easy to keep hardy fish while many invertebrates especially coelenterates ( corals and anemones ) are more difficult and demanding for the inexperienced . |