Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had told him a lie about Auntie Lou going for a walk up the mountain and Auntie Lou did n't know what she 'd said . |
| 2 | PETER 'S FRIENDS : Self-indulgent drama with Kenneth Branagh and chums as Oxbridge graduates meeting for a crisis-ridden Yuletide reunion . |
| 3 | There is thus the initial data for work load planning for all functions involved comprising activity description , its approximate timing , a list of the other functions involved and the identity of the co-ordinator . |
| 4 | An open letter written by a group of Hefei students calling for solidarity was passed around the campuses , as well as tapes of Fang Lizhi 's Shanghai speech , outlining the need for democracy and the importance of intellectual development in China . |
| 5 | There were a number of horror stars looking for work who would not want the earth in salaries , and he assembled a notable team of players which included Vincent Price , Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre . |
| 6 | In Stafford , soldiers were forbidden from bring their families into the town unless they had enough funds to keep them for a quarter of a year , due to the large number of camp followers registering for charity . |
| 7 | He had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time , in particular for signing an appeal by a wide range of opposition forces calling for greater democracy in Hungary . |
| 8 | There 's a large number of undergraduates that 's studying for the B S C degree , and a very substantial number of postgraduate students studying for the Masters degree or the Doctor of Philosophy . |
| 9 | Despite the regular production of research reports arguing for better discharge planning little seems to have changed , especially in specialisms other than geriatric medicine . |
| 10 | we did have a winner at the weekend … young chap by the name of Nigel Mansell driving for the Oxfordshire based Williams team went and won the South African Grand Prix |
| 11 | The air in her lungs was stifling , fear rising in her throat like hordes of butterfly wings clamouring for release , choking her . |
| 12 | In the '60s Scottish football was awash with stories of ‘ scouts ’ — the often unpaid enthusiasts who scoured the pitches of school-boy Scotland looking for the next generation of international talent . |
| 13 | However , a party can not evade the Act by a choice of law clause providing for the contract to be governed by the law of some state other than the UK . |
| 14 | This imposition of routine health screening for the older age groups in the new GP contract is obviously premised upon the assumption that routine screening is beneficial to the health of the population . |
| 15 | In some parts of African game reserves , such as the Masai Mara , it is not unusual to come across dozens of tourist trucks jostling for the best position to view game . |
| 16 | Trapped whales of Scapa Flow heading for the open sea again David Hartley records the successful end of Operation Gentle Shepherd |
| 17 | 6% of cereal producers accounting for 60% of the production . |
| 18 | As early as 1842 Disraeli had moved a House of Commons motion calling for union of British diplomats and consuls in a single service . |
| 19 | This slightly understates the true cost of credit union lending for their members , as credit unions can work only if their members save as well as borrow , and the interest paid to members on savings with the unions ( though at the moment tax-free ) may be rather below the interest they could get from other institutions . |
| 20 | And as we are unlikely to see any real harmonisation of accounting procedures , fiscal requirements or business practices throughout the Community in the near future , pan-European accounting systems will be increasingly important to the large number of UK companies looking for all the help they can get . |
| 21 | And tears of farewell.The Bosnians heading for a new life . |
| 22 | A warmth filled her , Hari smiled as she thought of Craig Grenfell waiting for her , eager for news of what was happening to clear his name . |
| 23 | If , both sexes spend equal proportions of adult life waiting for a mate ; if b 1 males spend a greater proportion of adult life seeking females than females spend seeking males , and vice versa for b 1 . |
| 24 | One of the recurring discussion points was the apparent lack of communication skills teaching for nursing staff . |
| 25 | Every burger joint seems to be full of leisure-wear parents waiting for their delinquents to come off the hill and be escorted home . |
| 26 | Despite the obvious interest in the coverage by national newspapers , this puts into context where the bulk of sex crime reporting for the country as a whole actually takes place — in the local newspaper . |
| 27 | In this sense the scene is clearly one of hazard problems looking for improved GIS rather than for GIS looking for good problems , as is all too often the case . |
| 28 | Made in tough , impact absorbing braided netting , Helios cylinder protectors encompass a full range of cylinder sizes catering for the needs of all breathing apparatus and Scuba users — and in a range of colours including blue , red and yellow . |
| 29 | Will the Secretary of State stop looking for scapegoats for Maastricht ? |
| 30 | Meanwhile , UniForum — the US Unix user group — has scheduled an executive session for Friday March 19 with Roel Pieper of Unix System Labs , David Tory of the Open Software Foundation and Paul Maritz of Microsoft Corp speaking for 10 minutes apiece then opening the floor to an hour 's worth of questions and answers . |