Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even allowing for a more diverse class-composition , this village inhabits another world from that other . |
| 2 | Conversely , Henry VII 's shell is more tubular , probably allowing for a more natural appearance of majesty when positioning the funerary sceptres in the hands . |
| 3 | Given that conditions had changed greatly in forty years , and that ‘ the right to know ’ had in every walk of life assumed paramount importance , it seemed nevertheless unrealistic — even allowing for the vastly different scale of the conflict — for relatives of servicemen to protest at lack of information over but a few days or even hours . |
| 4 | Even allowing for the traditionally light-hearted Italian attitude toward obtaining government money , Italy 's wolves number at best only about 150 , including puppies . |
| 5 | Could we climb that fast , even allowing for the more modest grading of most of it ? |
| 6 | Indeed , it is difficult to justify many of the cases where tapping is strongly suspected on the ground that it was necessary for the detection of really serious crime or to deal with major subversion , even allowing for the very wide definition of subversion announced by Lord Harris of Greenwich in 1975 when he said that |
| 7 | I literally stopped seeing for a very long time . |
| 8 | In the meantime Emilia was in her room still , fussing for an unconscionably long time over her appearance . |
| 9 | ‘ At issue is a major part of the transmission system catering for a very substantial part of the country 's generation capacity . ’ |
| 10 | As a result of more able children taking up integrated placements or moving into school , the Beacon was now catering for a very small number of multiply disabled children , who were highly segregated as a result . |
| 11 | Companies such as Home Care and Nursing Services , Care Concern and Care Services provide home helps , nursing auxiliaries and care attendants , meals cooked in the home and home nursing for the terminally ill . |
| 12 | Competition meanwhile pushed bidding for a very fine pair of still lifes by Anne Valayer-Coster , ‘ Vase de fleurs et fruits , fleurs dans un vase ’ of 1776 to FFr4 million ( £425,531 ; $846,808 ) on 7 July at Drouot . |
| 13 | Certainly , the phenomenon of a Black man bidding for the most powerful office in the world has raised , irreversibly , the expectations of Americans who , prior to Jackson 's candidacy , never even dreamed about accurate , or responsive , political representation . |
| 14 | The dilemma facing Ray Gasson , is that after decades of being encouraged to expand and produce more , the message from Brussels now is to cut down production , while environmentalists are pressing for a completely different approach to farming . |
| 15 | It is a conversation between equals , even if you are applying for a relatively humble post . |
| 16 | Some have been living for a disconcertingly long time in museums ; but once doubted , the evidence of inadequacy in a fake is quite often soon in coming . |
| 17 | British trade unionists have therefore been pushing for a slightly different wording that European Works Council Representatives should be elected by current workers ' representatives wherever they exist . |
| 18 | In fact their own interests — in terms of improving both their domestic position and their leverage with Moscow — coincided with Castro 's in pushing for a fully socialist revolution . |
| 19 | The meeting was reported to have seen differences between Syria , Iraq , Sudan and Libya on the one hand , which were pushing for a more intransigent Arab League position , and the Gulf states on the other , which spoke out for " international legitimacy " ( according to Radio Monte Carlo on April 30 ) . |
| 20 | Some comfortable suites are also available on request for those looking for a little extra comfort . |
| 21 | The Financial Times Technical Page , for example , will not appreciate a very chatty approach , whereas teenage magazine editors may well looking for a little modern slang with which their readers might identify . |
| 22 | The current obsession with pseudo-Victorian and other bogus ‘ historical ’ styles imposed willy-nilly and quite regardless of the true age of the pub , seems to suggest two things ; firstly that pub designers and fitters have completely lost their way , both in recognising and respecting what is genuinely old and in looking for a wholeheartedly modern pub style ; secondly that there is some king of awareness , correct but misguided , that people like their pubs to look old and feel familiar . |
| 23 | ( Jim is now looking for a completely new team , applications to London West ) |
| 24 | So it' , I 'm looking for a really simple word . |
| 25 | So , if you 're looking for a really healthy holiday this year , grab a jumper and head for Eire , Sweden or the Netherlands , where only three per cent of visitors reported any illness . |
| 26 | ‘ We am looking for a very substantial majority . |
| 27 | Most of our users come into the library looking for a very specific book . |
| 28 | Most of our users come into the library looking for a very specific book . |
| 29 | Well I 'm looking for a very good friend of mine er who I served in the army with called Tony . |
| 30 | They may have a requirement where they are looking for a very high return on capital employed and need to attract and retain the very best people in order to achieve that . |