Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Changing a magazine in mid-air was a major act of skill and daring , which involved climbing half out of the cockpit while flying the plane with one 's knees clamped on the joystick ; all the time with the enemy possibly circling for the kill . |
| 2 | But it had a promenade deck , like the Hindenburg , and carried its passengers in considerable luxury even allowing for the natural exaggeration of the Imperial Airways Gazette : ‘ passengers making air journeys in the new Empire type flying boats of Imperial Airways not only express their admiration for the speed and quietness in flight of these air liners , and for the spaciousness of their saloons , but they also pay warm tributes to the efficiency of their catering arrangement ’ . |
| 3 | So there was an Englishman , a Welshman and a Scotswoman all fighting for the Hereford seat in Parliament … and you 'll have to wait until 9th April to hear the punchline . |
| 4 | Deguchi has made a detailed quantitative analysis of stimulated Raman backward scattering for the astrophysical conditions . |
| 5 | It was given to delay the police operation to find the bomb and officers were half a mile away looking for the bomb at the Stock Exchange . ’ |
| 6 | Sat on the summit all day almost praying for the sight |
| 7 | Hindley and his son Hareton seemed like lost sheep to me , and I knew there was a wicked wolf just waiting for the chance to attack them . |
| 8 | well she was n't , she was according to her she , she was allowed to use pity , because she , she could , I said to Derek could have been so nice you and her , a little firm together working for the good of the two of you |
| 9 | Realizing I could n't hang around on the dole forever waiting for the Tate Gallery to offer me an exhibition , and also that my boyfriend , also on the dole , was not likely to be able to support me , I decided to go for further training . |
| 10 | It stood a clear 10ft above the other trees , like a flag on top of a fortress , its mushroom structure always pressing for the extra light due to its extra height . |
| 11 | I picked my way forward waiting for the sun to set . |
| 12 | She 'd never known any details ; she did n't know if the accident happened early on , or whether she would have to sit for a long time just waiting for the inevitable . |