Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worth seeing for the performances , especially those of George T Odom , Ann D Sanders and Rich himself . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So what the fucking hell are you doing here apologizing for apologizing for a drug . |
| 5 | Still , Stanley and Iris is well worth catching for the sincerity of its performances and the at least partial originality of its subject matter . |
| 6 | But the motive for praying for the saints is to equip them to minister in the world . |
| 7 | They found a significant negative correlation between returns during trading for the S&P500 and the subsequent returns during trading for the Nikkei Stock Average . |
| 8 | He never forgave the chemist ( Sir ) Edward Frankland [ q.v. ] , who had been a colleague , for appearing for the prosecution . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The procedure for applying for a transfer is prescribed by Sched. 2 , Part Ill . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? ’ , |
| 15 | But the disc is probably worth purchasing for the Weill alone , a work which Klemperer commissioned from the composer after attending and enjoying performances of the Dreigroschenoper in Berlin in 1929 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There 's nothing complicated about applying for a Midland Personal Loan . |
| 18 | There is nothing complicated about applying for a Midland Car Loan . |
| 19 | There is nothing complicated about applying for a Midland home Management Account . |
| 20 | There is nothing complicated about applying for a Midland High Interest Deposit Bond . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Oh , you ai n't heard no more about applying for the hospital for a job yet then ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | After struggling for a moment to stop it , I screamed and dropped the lot . |
| 25 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 ) . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ Total European volume increased after allowing for the disposal of our animal feeds and packaging operations . |