Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hubbub outside comes not from the picturesque traders of the bazaar but from some 500 fans pleading for a glimpse of their idol . |
| 2 | Emily lifted her head and breathed in the sweet March air , it was good to stand in the garden of Summer Lodge looking out over a tranquil sea with timid waves reaching for the shore . |
| 3 | Some solicitors acting for the husband may take a robust view to save their clients costs and , following the court order , may merely dispatch the title deeds to the wife 's solicitors on the basis that the husband has no further interest in them and that they will receive a conveyance for execution by the husband in due course . |
| 4 | There is little comfort for foreign creditors hoping for an end to the six-month moratorium on debt payments . |
| 5 | He was born at a time when the great majority of musicians were employed by patrons — wealthy aristocrats , monarchs , or prelates — or as civic musicians working for a town council . |
| 6 | Michael and Minna O'Reilly Both of us run a unit in the Scottish Borders catering for the behaviourally disturbed , confused elderly . |
| 7 | Commanded by Gen. Satish Nambiar of the Indian army , the force included contingents from 30 countries including for the first time Security Council permanent members France , Russia and the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | It blended in beautifully with the rubbish bags and empty bottles waiting for the refuse men , but with my luck they 'd probably arrive before I could collect it . |
| 9 | BASF ( 1990 sales , Dm46.6 billion ) is apparently one of several big German companies queueing for a Wall Street listing . |
| 10 | The pickets were not passed by the 30 workers arriving for the morning shift . |
| 11 | Private French bidders , much in evidence , bought 75% of the works with ten foreign dealers accounting for the rest . |
| 12 | The surprise for well-fed French bureaucrats heading for a busy day paper shuffling at the European Commission was lightened only by the inclusion of croissants as a side course . |
| 13 | Platt has had to wait in the wings because he is one of four foreign players fighting for the permitted three places . |
| 14 | Maybe they 're top mountaineers training for a Himalayan expedition that requires constant overnight bivvying on icy rock faces . |
| 15 | ‘ Yiu keelled heem ! ’ screeched Lorre , his shaking hands reaching for a revolver . |
| 16 | You will be able to enjoy the spectacle of two fresh claimants fighting for the privilege of occupying the coveted post of Executioner . |
| 17 | In 1872 Britain , caught up in the complacency of overseas empire , had only 12 students reading for the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge , while Germany already had 11 technical universities . |
| 18 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 19 | Every ship , from tramps and puffers to mighty Clyde-built liners racing for the Blue Riband of the Atlantic had its Scots engineer . |
| 20 | They were free spirits working for the gods ; the pharaoh gave them food , clothing and shelter . |
| 21 | But partly because of the diversity of the French companies involved , and partly because of the distances separating the various European companies working for the CNES and ESA programmes , ‘ catching up with the Americans ’ has been an important unifying goal . |
| 22 | It 's a competition to find the most floral town in Europe , with representatives from eight countries battling for the title . |
| 23 | These characteristics lead to a generally well-controlled and efficient method of production , whose main disadvantage is the time-delay caused by the queueing effect of individual units waiting for the batch to be completed before moving on to the next operation . |
| 24 | Bored GIs waiting for the war with Iraq to begin whiled away the time with fellow female soldiers . |
| 25 | Bored GIs waiting for the war with Iraq to begin whiled away the time with fellow female soldiers . |
| 26 | Midas , in Sloane Square , sells exclusive designer fashionwear making it an obvious target for jet-set shoplifters looking for the ultimate bargain . |
| 27 | What little research has been done in this area suggests that the proportion of deprived youngsters heading for the great outdoors is disproportionately low . |
| 28 | This was a team event , with 7 countries competing for a trophy named after Joan Scruton . |
| 29 | The Microprocessor Report says we 're now down to six serious chips contending for the desktop : Intel Corp iAPX-86 , Sun Microsystems Inc Sparc , Mips Technologies Inc R series , Hewlett-Packard Co PA-RISC , IBM Corp PowerPC and Digital Equipment Corp Alpha , having discarded the Intel 860 , Motorola Inc 88000 and Intergraph Corp Clipper as unreal . |
| 30 | He addressed more than 100 businessmen studying for a Master of Arts Business Administration exam . |