Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [v-ing] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is dying inside and crying out for love , just like me . |
| 2 | Small personal computers used in conjunction with page printing systems such as laser printers offer the businessman a chance to do all his production in-house rather than contracting out for typesetting , design and so on . |
| 3 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 4 | It recommends that developing countries seek " advance payments and relatively small royalties rather than holding out for higher royalties that may never materialise " . |
| 5 | First , there are now so many ‘ significant ’ tournaments in the world that outstanding players tend to play elsewhere for themselves , basing their week 's labour on financial gain rather than turning out for their country . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't mind lobbyists , I 'd just rather they called themselves by their proper name as they do in Washington , rather than wittering on for hours about relationships with opinion-formers . |
| 7 | ‘ … we were both pulling in opposite directions , and I felt Brian was siding with his mother rather than standing up for me or remaining in the middle . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you ever wish you 'd farmed rather than going in for horses ? ’ |
| 9 | In the States it would be preferable to do a set number of smaller theatre-type places , rather than slogging round for ever as a support band . |
| 10 | Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos . |
| 11 | But he 's okay now and revving up for next week 's World Cup group three game against Latvia at Windsor Park . |
| 12 | I needed the money and it sounded O.K. But sitting around for hours at a stretch without a word from anybody I was able to do a lot of thinking . ’ |
| 13 | If er if you 're coming into Radio Nottingham today or ringing up for anything then erm say happy birthday to Victoria who is er on reception and er the birthday cake is lovely . |