Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But United embarked on what Mr Ferguson dubbed ‘ kamikaze football ’ against City and ended up hanging on desperately for a point . |
| 2 | To date it is a subtle but important change of mood that , with luck , will grow stronger over the winter — allowing spring to bring those green shoots of recovery that the Treasury and the Chancellor have been banging on about for the last two years . |
| 3 | In a most interesting essay in the recent volume of Essays on the Depopulation of Melanesia the great psychologist W. H. R. Rivers adduces evidence which has led him to believe that the natives of that unfortunate archipelago are dying out principally for the reason that the ‘ Civilization ’ forced upon them has deprived them of all interest in life . |
| 4 | Filling in perfectly for the missing men , women filled in the gaps in such important industries as agriculture , to provide food , weapons and munitions manufacturing , and railways and transport . |
| 5 | Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room . |
| 6 | Looking around then for a non-union post he succeeded in getting an appointment to the Script Department at Ealing Studios , a complex famous the world over for its comedies . |
| 7 | Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party . |
| 8 | Batty , speaking on Leeds clubcall , said yesterday : ‘ The speculation has been going on now for a couple of years . |
| 9 | Many of the drivers are Brunel enthusiasts , but others are going along just for the ride . |
| 10 | Well , I saw his van really , once when he came to pick up Billy when they were going off somewhere for the weekend . |
| 11 | Yesterday 's match-winning pair up front , Aberdeen 's Booth and Dundee United 's Duncan Ferguson , were lining up together for the first time during the current campaign . |
| 12 | Remember — it 's always worth turning up even for the most popular events , but we suggest that you check with the Box Office on availability first . |
| 13 | I do n't want you turning up late for the shop tomorrow morning . |
| 14 | No excuse for turning up late for an appointment in Aarau . |
| 15 | I told myself I was waiting out there for the signals to let me know David and Leon had gone to bed , lights switched off at their bedroom windows , at least some movement of the curtains . |
| 16 | It would be a record label for their own music and for the struggling artists just waiting out there for the benevolent despotism of the Beatles to pluck them from obscurity . |
| 17 | The Germans , who are so widely attacked for not coughing up more for a war on which they were n't consulted , are the only Western country making real sacrifices , not only to integrate East Germany , which is costing them 150 billion Dm this year , but also to help Poland , Czechoslovakia , Hungary and even the Soviet Union . |
| 18 | This provides medical , laboratory , and nursing back up for the village outreach programme and deals with health problems of local townspeople . |
| 19 | and er they 're coming down here for the morning she always does it |
| 20 | No she ai n't , cos she ai n't coming down here for the and I told her that we would be nipping to town to so we can do it then when she ai n't with me , the offer 's only on till tomorrow . |
| 21 | ‘ I can always remember once , the head footman coming in once for the tea-tray . |
| 22 | Instead of getting all hot and bothered and self-righteous , how about calling your legal weasels off this morning and coming over later for a meeting . |
| 23 | They 'll be here on the Friday night and then they 'll come up to , coming up just for the day on the Saturday . |
| 24 | I mean he said down Southall Road they was always claiming down there for an armchair |
| 25 | You feel you are standing up straight for the first time in your life ; you can do anything while this feeling lasts , you can take on the world . |
| 26 | A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day . |
| 27 | This section provides a step-by-step guide for users setting up Offline for the first time . |
| 28 | Straightening up again for a brief rest , he worked out a method of getting through the opening . |