Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Many of the drivers are Brunel enthusiasts , but others are going along just for the ride . |
| 5 | Well , I saw his van really , once when he came to pick up Billy when they were going off somewhere for the weekend . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I do n't want you turning up late for the shop tomorrow morning . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This provides medical , laboratory , and nursing back up for the village outreach programme and deals with health problems of local townspeople . |
| 12 | and er they 're coming down here for the morning she always does it |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I can always remember once , the head footman coming in once for the tea-tray . |
| 15 | They 'll be here on the Friday night and then they 'll come up to , coming up just for the day on the Saturday . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This section provides a step-by-step guide for users setting up Offline for the first time . |