Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] for [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Ten points in five crucial second-half minutes changed the complexion , Rod McCall driving over for his first international try , Roebuck converting then adding a penalty .
2 It is gearing up for its second consecutive presidential election in November , with candidates ranging from far right to soft left , and front-runners representing the centre .
3 GEARING up for their 25th anniversary , the British Aviation Preservation Council staged its 98th quarterly conference at the Yorkshire Air Museum ( YAM ) , Elvington , on November 2 .
4 Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury .
5 That was all they did get … the Gloucester pack huffed and puffed again and blew Bristol down … with Phillips going through for his second try …
6 So it 's an ongoing process that the first medical pra or some medical practice booklets are just coming up for their second resale .
7 D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches .
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