Example sentences of "[vb base] [v-ing] for the [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 | And that 's our money for the day used up , if you count paying for the room . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I recall leading for the Opposition in the early 1970s on the Fair Trading Act 1973 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I enjoy working for the agency . |
| 7 | You know how they like crusading for the cause of the underdog . ’ |
| 8 | GET VOTING FOR THE SCOUSE SUPERSTARS |
| 9 | The drivers , now cut up and veering to the Left , find voting for the party that has championed the self-employed harder to do . |
| 10 | Continue breathing for the child and giving chest compressions until the ambulance arrives . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Keep digging for the truth and when you find it , you 'll smile . |
| 13 | Before you start looking for the file , you know what the file name is . |
| 14 | Well you start going for the paper and seeing how you like walking right under the ! |
| 15 | So right , you get the water meter in , you then start paying for the water , you get a bill between hundred and seventy to two hundred quid a year . |
| 16 | so we start paying for the mortgage when the contracts are exchanged ? |
| 17 | You 've learned there 's no hope with one-night standers , so simply say thanks for the meal , but no thanks when they start asking for the afters . |
| 18 | But generally I saw more living conditions later on , er when er I started rent collecting for the council . |
| 19 | ‘ After London , I 'll go to train for a while in Boulder in the United States and start preparing for the Olympics . ’ |
| 20 | Reserve backing for the dollar deteriorated more in 1970 than during the previous decade . |
| 21 | Catering for the resident population appears to be include catering for the population that will come into the town in order to do the new work that will be brought to the town by their policies . |
| 22 | The Billy Graham Crusades , for example , include planning for the following-up of converts through local churches as part of their very early advance meetings . |