Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His general note was one of chiding MacDonald for the weakness of his control over his own extremists and suggesting that what the country needed was men of practical experience , breadth of view and lack of dogmatic commitment . |
| 2 | To run Windows 3.0 CompuAdd also includes a choice of Microsoft packages : Excel for Windows , the powerful , new-generation spreadsheet which takes over where Lotus 1-2-3 leaves off ; Word for Windows , now challenging WordPerfect for the number one word-processing slot , with its ability to import graphics and manage text ; and PowerPoint for Windows , for producing graphics-based slides , charts , overheads at new levels of professionalism . |
| 3 | I thought , well , they were trumpeting Ade for the gold medal . |
| 4 | They ran for their plane , thanking Thomas for the coffee . |
| 5 | She swung round , her swollen eyes searching Duncan for the truth . |
| 6 | Hareem prayer mats were spread next to the braziers and the women began petitioning God for the health of the boy . |
| 7 | There was a strong case for saving Thoresby for the nation , but unfortunately its future came into question just at the moment when all thoughts were focused on Brodsworth , near Doncaster , another Victorian house with an even more complete set of contents . |
| 8 | Referee Ian Gilmour took no action at the time , but Wire general manager Ron Close revealed : ‘ We have looked at the video and are considering citing Jones for the tackle . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Naturally , we are very aggrieved at the incident and are considering citing Jones for the incident in the tackle . ’ |
| 10 | More than half the 100 exhibitors have indicated that they will be using Rooftec for the launch of new or updated products , and these will be short-listed for the Federation 's coveted ‘ Ken Soulsby Innovation Award . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Everyone is tipping Arsenal for the title and they have the best drilled team with some exciting strikers in Ian Wright , Paul Merson , Kevin Campbell and Anders Limpar , ’ said Waddle . |
| 12 | They were performing Luxembourg for the remainder of the week . |
| 13 | If she had , she would have been sure to say so when she was blaming Joseph for the murder . |
| 14 | ‘ No , but I 'm thinking of asking Tim for the truth . ’ |
| 15 | Herr Genscher proposed a number of joint German-US measures , including blaming Serbia for the fighting and suspending its membership of the CSCE . |
| 16 | Now I 'd not seen his work before , that 's partly because I 'm in Brighton and not in London and do n't get up that often perhaps , but he has hardly shown in England , whereas he 's very well known in Europe , using Europe for the Continent . |
| 17 | YORKSHIRE were last night on the brink of pipping Worcester for the signature of West Indies ' paceman Ken Benjamin to boost their weak attack . |
| 18 | The first generation approach to interface design within the UGIX project has been to prototype using Hypercard for the Apple Macintosh , where the Hypercard application ( complete with in-built communications software ) acts as a client to a host processor ‘ running the GIS application software . |
| 19 | With her marriage to Damian , his life 's work of fighting Charles for the company was finally at an end . |
| 20 | She called the Diocesan Office of Special Religious Education to request help in preparing Todd for the Sacrament and mentioned the chaplain 's reluctance to give Communion because of Todd 's lack of verbal ability . |
| 21 | Alice Berwicke , visiting Plymouth for the association in 1881 , found reclamation and educational work in full swing in the local branch . |
| 22 | By this time the van was distinguished by a banner in the rear window proclaiming SCOTLAND FOR THE WORLD CUP ! ! and a Saltire , but sadly Scotland lost in the semi-final and FOR THE WORLD CUP was quietly removed ! |
| 23 | I looked at his young wife , Dawn , with her four young children visiting Salisbury for the week-end . |
| 24 | And , blessedly , it was facts that Morse now seemed to be concentrating on as , forgetting Aldrich for the moment , he browsed once again through the questionnaires . |
| 25 | The YMCA first team progressed to round two of the Readman Cup , beating G.P.T. for the loss of two sets . |
| 26 | Ms Anderson , who has spent many years living and working in London and Washington , was visiting Torquay for the BA Conference . |
| 27 | In Washington , the administration has now let it be known that it will work for the softening of the amendment 's consequences , provided — and forgetting Kosovo for the moment — that Stipe Mesic , a Croat , is no longer obstructed by the Serbs from taking up the post of chairman ( for one year ) of Yugoslavia 's eight-member presidency . |