Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bosses at Toys R Us , which has been opening on Sundays for more than a year , say the extra day is a definite boost to sales . |
| 2 | The cache is simply a store consisting of partitions for each data type to be cached . |
| 3 | A spokesman said : ‘ The industry is highly fragmented and business will be growing through acquisitions for some time . |
| 4 | Bruce Springsteen has been pulling in crowds for more than a decade . |
| 5 | I had been struggling with tears for some time and now I let them flow freely . |
| 6 | The Halifax , which has been experimenting with auctions for several months , had no fewer than 82 repossessed houses and flats in the sale . |
| 7 | The BMA also stated that the Department of Health recommended universal precautions : wearing of gloves for all invasive procedures . |
| 8 | He has been competing on wheels for some 28 years . |
| 9 | talking about apologies for this meeting . |
| 10 | New regulations were imposed banning vehicles from the road two days per week , on a rotation basis , with the ban extending to weekends for some vehicles . |
| 11 | Relying on drugs for this purpose should be seen very much as the last resort , however , and the huge majority of dogs adapt to this form of transportation without difficulty , from an early age . |
| 12 | Mrs Gillis-Tweed , who chairs the local neighbourhood watch committee , was with relatives last night after talking to police for several hours . |
| 13 | They were appealing for donors for all the young bandsmen . ’ |
| 14 | The team will be working on items for this and they will also present two items at an International Festival of Movement to be held in Edinburgh next April . |