Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | then they , it 'll be a mega band for singing for an hour , hour and a half , but what they 've speculated is that , Queen 's gon na be on there for an hour , hour and a half and then the |
| 2 | If the view is taken that ‘ civil disputes are a matter of private concern of the parties involved , and may even be regarded as their private property … and that the parties are themselves the best judges of how to pursue and serve their own interests in the conduct and control of their respective cases , free from the directions of or intervention by the court , ’ forms of alternative dispute resolution must be considered as worth pursuing for the control that is provided to the parties over their dispute . |
| 3 | So what the fucking hell are you doing here apologizing for apologizing for a drug . |
| 4 | Still , Stanley and Iris is well worth catching for the sincerity of its performances and the at least partial originality of its subject matter . |
| 5 | He never forgave the chemist ( Sir ) Edward Frankland [ q.v. ] , who had been a colleague , for appearing for the prosecution . |
| 6 | In 1969 he was fined £25 at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and was disqualified for driving for a year for failing to give police a blood or urine sample . |
| 7 | Man City 0 , Spurs 1 PETER REID will soon be signing a new contract at Maine Road , But the City manager could do with signing a player as well , if all the words about challenging for the title are to mean anything . |
| 8 | The procedure for applying for a transfer is prescribed by Sched. 2 , Part Ill . |
| 9 | No new rights to such material are given by the Act but it does standardise the procedure for applying for a warrant to obtain such material . |
| 10 | The procedure for applying for the prerogative remedies of certiorari , prohibition and mandamus is contained in Order 53 of the Rules of the Supreme Court ( RSC ) , some provisions of which have been re-enacted in statutory form in section 31 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 11 | Similarly , if one is being asked a series of routine questions for some purpose such as applying for an insurance policy , one might reply to each question of a series like ‘ Have you ever been in prison ? ’ , |
| 12 | Sylvia had rung up me about booking for a meal and I thought , originally they talked about going a Friday night , and they said , Friday and Saturday are fully booked for the next five weeks . |
| 13 | The parties are later sent by post either a summary decision or a full written decision as soon as it has been typed up and signed by the chairman , which is accompanied by information about applying for a review of the decision and of appealing to the Employment Appeal Tribunal . |
| 14 | Oh , you ai n't heard no more about applying for the hospital for a job yet then ? |
| 15 | Mildred had bought a mask which featured hair made from uncarded sheep 's wool , and which had produced moths only after hanging for a year on the landing of her staircase . |
| 16 | After struggling for a moment to stop it , I screamed and dropped the lot . |
| 17 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 18 | While the really poor live in privately-owned , deteriorating homes — and about 90 per cent of the houses in Britain are still privately-owned — the new council houses are occupied by those who will pay up to twice or three times as much in rent , even after allowing for a subsidy of at least 8s. 6d. a week , and often far more , out of the general rates and taxes . |
| 19 | The goodwill in this case maybe calculated on two to three years ' purchase of so-called absolute net profit ( ie net profit after allowing for the salary of a fully-qualified manager for each shop ) . |
| 20 | The latest capital spending review could result in a near 20 p.c. cut in total investment to $6½ billion ( £3.7 billion ) against $8 billion ( £4.6 billion ) last year although after allowing for the purchase of Petromed in Spain the figure is nearer 7 p.c . |
| 21 | After allowing for the community charge grant , which is now part of aggregate external finance , that is almost £300 million more than this year — an increase of 6.1 per cent . |
| 22 | ‘ Total European volume increased after allowing for the disposal of our animal feeds and packaging operations . |
| 23 | ‘ Total European volume increased after allowing for the disposal of our animal feeds and packaging operations . |
| 24 | It was realised ( admittedly in connection with problems over legal aid payments , rather than dissolution of partnerships ) that difficulty might ensue where a solicitor continued to practise after applying for a renewal only to have his application eventually rejected . |
| 25 | Closer to home , those naughty boys from SUGARBLAST were chased out of Hyde Park by jobsworths after disrobing for a photo session by the Serpentine . |
| 26 | After qualifying for the East semi-finals in impressive style , Essex beat Hertfordshire 3–1 and trounced Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final , after taking a 2–0 lead at half-time . |
| 27 | Graf dropped the last four games of the second set after serving for the match at 5–3 , but then powered past fifth-seeded Sabatini 6–2 5–7 6–1 . |
| 28 | After writing for The Observer and The Times he returned to The Guardian as cricket and , subsequently , wine correspondent in the late 1960s . |
| 29 | After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables . |
| 30 | Was n't interested in sc Well I mean interest I suppose But I think what it was to start with I I missed the first term , you know after passing for the county , I missed the first term . |