Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In explaining how he managed to escape active military service during the war by signing on for an officers ' programme , Mr Clinton apparently omitted to mention that he had already received his call-up notice when he sought to join the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . |
| 2 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 3 | Robert Taylor has been listening out for the sounds of an economic recovery |
| 4 | They are even willing to give parents a much needed rest in the evenings by listening out for the children ( once settled ) , thereby allowing the parents time off . |
| 5 | As the sky lightened even more and they began to make out their surroundings more clearly , Fenella and Caspar both found themselves looking out for the signs that Floy had hoped to leave . |
| 6 | Of course , Preston did not spend all his time looking out for the holes . |
| 7 | Jack fell quickly into the routine of looking out for the absurdities in his father 's speech to put into a P'dayta-Pie for Warnie ; but he had no heart for it . |
| 8 | the fastest time down the hill at Eastnor for those that managed to stay on was about one minute. , .16 seconds … the top 16 will be racing off for the champions crown but win or lose … fast or slow … they all seem to enjoy themselves … so what 's the fun of it … |
| 9 | the fastest time down the hill at Eastnor for those that managed to stay on was about one minute. , .16 seconds … the top 16 will be racing off for the champions crown but win or lose … fast or slow … they all seem to enjoy themselves … so what 's the fun of it … |
| 10 | Some of the south 's top-staying chasers will be in action at Tweseldown , lining up for the areas ' longest race — the Field Seymour Parks four-mile mixed open . |
| 11 | He hoped to make amends in the 200 metres and would have started a clear favourite had first the marksman and then the referee not barred him from lining up for the heats . |
| 12 | Crowds waited outside the venue to catch a glimpse of pop stars turning up for the awards ceremony , being televised on ITV by Carlton tonight . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't feel like spending the rest of my life waiting around for the parts David Niven turned down , ’ was how he expressed it . |
| 14 | From where I 'm sitting ( in a Paris café as it happens , pal , limbering up for the days 500cl — I mean 500 word slog ) , a rest in that sense would take the form of a couple of shifts in a Bolivian tin mine — and Club Med do n't fly there . |
| 15 | Branching out for the men |
| 16 | At the first sign of the emotional see-saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . |
| 17 | The wife 's brother is coming up for the festivities . ’ |
| 18 | Even after they moved , and that 's ten years ago now , she would make a point of coming up for the children 's party , at Christmas . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He 's in there and you 're out here , carrying on for the children 's sake . |
| 20 | I think that year we were making up for the limitations of the one before . |
| 21 | Chris Lewis and Paul Jarvis were the pick of England 's attack , making up for the spinners ' lack of success with gutsy new-ball spells either side of tea . |
| 22 | Chris Lewis and Paul Jarvis were the pick of England 's attack , making up for the spinners ' lack of success with gutsy new-ball spells either side of tea . |
| 23 | As you may know , FAMILY GO TOWN have the unenviable task of warming up for the Inspirals on the current tour and in an effort to be matey , after the Nottingham gig , Graham started chatting away to a bunch of people he took to be the support group . |
| 24 | I should have thought that hon. Members would have got behind the work of the regulators , who are standing up for the interests of the customer . |
| 25 | It was a little confusing to find ourselves setting off for the summits of the Viluyos barely an hour after the decision to do so . |
| 26 | ‘ Ow , McAllister , that do n't look safe , ’ panted Rose as she wheeled herself and the bike into the road , preparatory to setting off for the buildings . |
| 27 | Another man in another village was setting off for the fields , his hoe over his shoulder . |
| 28 | Erm and it 's a birthday issue and and a quite an important one for setting up for the Euros and the mail action . |
| 29 | Film scripts specified free-spirited nymphets in mini-skirts , and there were younger actresses with more malleable identities queuing up for the parts . |
| 30 | It was the feeling he got while watching out for the bookies when the police were in the area . |