Example sentences of "[vb base] [v-ing] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It seems likely that in very primitive multicellular forms the main mode of communication was chemical — a substance released by one cell , say signalling for the cell to contract , could fairly quickly diffuse to other cells , ensuring that they too contracted .
2 That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears .
3 That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears .
4 And it 's frightening because I know people die waiting for a transplant .
5 And that 's our money for the day used up , if you count paying for the room .
6 I stand listening for a moment — crying could ruin everything — but there 's only the rhythmic suck-suck , suck-suck , suck-suck as it breathes and sucks on the medicine .
7 When the Orioles ' designated hitter lifts a three-run homer over the right field fence in the ninth to wrap it up at 9–3 , the resigned Sox faithful begin heading for the exits .
8 I recall leading for the Opposition in the early 1970s on the Fair Trading Act 1973 .
9 If you like your job but ca n't get on with the people with whom you have to work , consider asking for a transfer to another department .
10 She felt the hood over that sensitive spot being peeled back , and the small pink organ enticed out , until it stood proudly erect screaming for the touch of his fingertips .
11 I enjoy working for the agency .
12 You know how they like crusading for the cause of the underdog . ’
13 GET VOTING FOR THE SCOUSE SUPERSTARS
14 The drivers , now cut up and veering to the Left , find voting for the party that has championed the self-employed harder to do .
15 Continue breathing for the child and giving chest compressions until the ambulance arrives .
16 I try walking for a bit with my eyes closed proper , but I keep having to open them cos I 'm scared I 'm going to bump into summat .
17 Space , however , was limited and Malc and I and the kids had to share one bedroom and keep praying for a council house of our own .
18 The deal is not in the bag until the ink is on the purchase and sale agreement so always keep looking for the opportunity to close the door and complete the deal .
19 It 's time to wrap up against the cold and go hunting for a convertible .
20 First , make sure you know what you want to do before you go looking for a solution .
21 This is all well and good until you go looking for a sound that the Quad will deliver only when the output level is quite a way up — at which point your mixer has long since run out of headroom .
22 Dad said if you go looking for a motor got a magnet at work , take that with you .
23 Obviously sixty miles an hours means if you keep going for an hour , you do sixty miles .
24 Thirty miles an hour , keep going for an hour you 'll only do thirty .
25 We stay kissing for a bit .
26 The first thing is to remember is that no daggerboard is completely efficient and so if you try aiming for a goal point , you 'll actually end up slightly downwind because the boat would have drifted sideways .
27 Try aiming for a beginning , a middle section and an ending .
28 Keep fighting for a law to stop this glue sniffing
29 Keep digging for the truth and when you find it , you 'll smile .
30 ‘ You know , Hank , if you really want to write for a living you should go to London and Edinburgh , go to Europe , too — perhaps try working for a newspaper or magazine .
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