Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jimmy Magilton 's free kick against Derby … a real flyer … it 's night time its winter back with you here it 's summer and the early morning in the Australian outback … this is the stage for the solar challenge … and behind us is the longest racetrack in the world for cars … cars that run on sun power alone … driving for britain driving for a world first are a team of adventurers from Central South … this is their solar challenge … |
| 2 | I mean , if I sort of just stay for a , for a while but er I 've still keep looking for work looking for a job cos I do wan na get away from B T. |
| 3 | IPC is looking for sponsorship deals for several of the magazine 's regular puzzles . |
| 4 | Well over 400 individual environmental measures have been taken over the past 12 months to deliver our commitments , ranging from telephone helplines for those concerned about air quality to major international agreements on new standards for cars and water . |
| 5 | * Some 47 per cent of British soils , vegetation and surface water will still be at risk from acid rain early in the next century , despite the planned 60 per cent cut in sulphur dioxide emissions , according to research conducted for Friends of the Earth by consultancy Earth Resources . |
| 6 | Yet how many people this Christmas will be going into debt to pay for the festive season ? |
| 7 | No wonder national reports indicate many of the poorest sections are going into debt to pay for food and clothing . |
| 8 | She hated to think of his sister lying in hospital waiting for her husband to come to her while all the time he was with Dana . |
| 9 | A further £300m is going on pension increases for widows and an improved scheme for current workers but they are getting nothing . |
| 10 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 11 | Staying in communication allows for discussion and possible help , whereas losing touch will categorise you only as someone who is failing to meet deadlines . |
| 12 | ‘ You are calling on Moray to fight for you , ’ Groa said . |
| 13 | Even with Smith & Nephew moving to oxygen bleaching for Lil-lets , and Tambrand 's denial that they use chlorine bleaching ( though Tampax do contain rayon , produced using chlorine ) , there are still problems with tampons and sanitary towels . |
| 14 | The council is aiming at money earmarked for spending on rural development , what the European Commission calls Objective 5b , the status which the Highlands and Islands have been the only Scottish region to have had in recent years . |
| 15 | Invalid care allowance is for people of working age who can not work because they are staying at home to care for a severely disabled relative . |
| 16 | Firstly , if you are a woman and were claiming child benefit , HRP would have been credited to you automatically , whereas a man staying at home to care for a child would have needed to arrange the transfer of child benefit to himself . |
| 17 | She was riding around town looking for George on his Bay Horse to hear of his encounter with the Dragon . |
| 18 | As well as supplying the field staff with identification of rocks , the work also involves dealing with rock aggregates for potential use as suitable road metal or for use in the production of concrete . |
| 19 | First of all , you have to ascertain whether your strategy up the first part of the beat will make you want to carry on sailing on starboard tack for some time after the starting signal , or to tack onto port as soon as possible after the start . |
| 20 | Towards the end of the decade , however , Rogernomics became associated with economic stagnation , growing inflation and , consequently , high interest rates , cuts in the welfare state and growing income disparities arising from tax cuts for the highest paid . |
| 21 | She 'd be sitting at home waiting for this bloody man , who at best thought she was some kind of alien , and at worst , stark , staring mad . |
| 22 | She 'll have to get used to going out at night again instead of sitting at home waiting for a husband who never shows up . |