Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely , she mused , it had n't been raining long enough for the water levels to rise that far , and even though the middle of the week had proved consistently wet she felt confident she would arrive at the cottage long before the possibility became a reality . |
| 2 | The second problem is that even if a motorist — despite all the odds — actually adheres to the recommended limits , all the evidence points to the fact that he or she is still driving too fast for the safety of local residents . |
| 3 | ‘ A higher proportion of experienced rather than newly-qualified drivers failed because of driving too fast for the conditions , approaching junctions too fast and not anticipating the actions of other drivers . |
| 4 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 5 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 6 | The weather was good , scores were high on the day , but no-one could live with the excellent golf from Dermot who kept a steady throughout , pausing only once for a ‘ chuckle ’ as colleague Kevin O'Leary pitched a 9-Iron into the nearby water hazard , albeit the Shannon . |
| 7 | She had to sit down , she thought , looking dazedly around for a chair . |
| 8 | Houghton convinced himself he was searching so avidly for the match that he was almost willing himself to find it . |
| 9 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 10 | The only real kiss is the platonic one between Dustin and McQueen on the cliff top , before McQueen dives into the sea and escapes , swimming surprisingly powerfully for a man of his age and condition . |
| 11 | I 'm looking very hard for a new amp as a 30th anniversary present to myself and would really like to own a quality ( loud ! ) amp which I can carry in one hand . |
| 12 | Do n't keep pushing too hard for the cherry on the cake or you may well end up with nothing left but a whole plateful of crumbs ! |
| 13 | Pompey are third in the table and are now going all out for a top two place and automatic promotion . |
| 14 | Bingham , in charge of his 116th international and scheduled to retire in December , said : ‘ I 'm going all out for a win . |
| 15 | DAVID ESSEX Going all out for the Cliff Richard Award for persistent youthfulness . |
| 16 | ‘ She carried on chattering away happily for a while before she realized that Uncle Albert was n't saying much . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh well , ’ he said , going as always for the muddly middle way , and hoping to struggle along it to safety . |
| 18 | He had no need of this mewed , motionless falcon , waiting now only for the moment and the means to shake off her jesses . |
| 19 | Believe me , I know — I have reason to know now , for while you were gone I 've tried it and am waiting even now for the blow to fall ! — that there is no future for me in the world I left behind so long ago . ’ |
| 20 | IF you have had problems with operations being cancelled or been waiting too long for an operation , please contact the EADT newsdesk on 0473 282387 . |
| 21 | Then reverse curves were coming up and the train ran through the first curve but was going too fast for the next one and the train left the track , killing certainly the driver and fireman and one or two passengers , I believe . |
| 22 | The major cause of these accidents is drivers going too fast for the road conditions that exist in our village . |
| 23 | he is just like me he 's brain is going too fast for the pencil |
| 24 | This was going too far for the established church in both Rome and Nicaragua , with the result that the Pope called for their resignation . |
| 25 | By the time Follow That Camel went before the cameras as the third ‘ Carry On ’ picture that year — filmed ‘ on location ’ with Camber Sands on the then almost freezing Sussex coast , doubling somewhat unconvincingly for the North African desert — the distribution company for the ‘ Carry Ons ’ had changed from Anglo-Amalgamated to the Rank Organization . |
| 26 | I d I could only glanced at it as I drove past cos the traffic was moving fairly quickly for the lights there you know . |
| 27 | See if you can be as good as Mrs , she was doing well then for a moment , and Mrs makes a good clown , do n't you dear ? |
| 28 | He 's doing pretty well for a puppet . |
| 29 | It started as a minor incident involving a petrol tanker , but then other vehicles travelling too fast for the foggy conditions found they counld n't stop in time and crashed as well . |
| 30 | Recording a verdict of accidental death deputy coroner Andrew Tweddle said evidence showed Mr Still was travelling too quickly for the road conditions . |