Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The females evolve to be larger and brighter coloured than the males , and control harems of dull-coloured egg-sitters , competing for their domestic skills against other acquisitive and territorial females . |
| 2 | They settled with their drinks at the corner table and the young man shook hands with Patrick , apologising for his bad manners . |
| 3 | Strangely , for a man fighting for sport 's most brutal crown , Bowe finds himself apologising for his obvious lack of aggression in the countdown to his day of destiny . |
| 4 | The senator spoke with a sudden and incredible venom , and I realised it was only that angry force that was keeping him from weeping for his two children . |
| 5 | They were getting well clear now , even allowing for its unnatural speed . |
| 6 | Although there are only 15 contractors , they have between them 50-odd transmitters , each of which needs two copies of the commercial ( at least ) , so allowing for your own copies and back-up stock , you will need 115 or so bulks for a national campaign . |
| 7 | It is worth seeing for its two marble medallions which show the Annunciation , with the angel on the left and the Virgin Mary on the right , the work of Agostino Busti . |
| 8 | It was a chilling thought that the very circumstances she was using for her own purpose accorded only too well with the Empress 's schemes . |
| 9 | ‘ As the boat you were using for your ridiculous smuggling attempt belongs to me I should have thought it was obvious . ’ |
| 10 | You can also apply for financing for your first home , a mortgage for a holiday home and re-mortgaging facilities . |
| 11 | At the Versace emporium on London 's Bond Street , customers are clamouring for his suggestive leather look . |
| 12 | He 'll be fightin' for his European Plan as submitted ; including the UK element . ’ |
| 13 | For example , many schools , colleges and environmental groups have spent time in remote islands , producing for their own use reports which contain botanical information which remains rather inaccessible . |
| 14 | She is a local farmer 's daughter and was quite used to cooking for her six brothers and one sister . |
| 15 | Whether preparing solo meals , feeding a family , or cooking for your own enjoyment — here 's everything you need for superb results ! |
| 16 | Having three daughters and an ‘ extended ’ family , I started knitting for them 30 years ago , but not spending a lot of money . |
| 17 | One of the accusations used and levelled against er against Christianity against the , the evangelical message , against things like the , the mission of Graham and , and others is that it , it does n't meet the needs the , the material needs of people but if you deal with the persons spiritual needs , if their sins are forgiven , those problems that are causing the material problem , it 's amazing how there are dealt with as well , the best way to sober up a person , the best way to deal with a person who 's an alcoholic , the best way to deal with a person who is a drug addict , the best way to deal with a person who , who commits adultery is not by telling them the wrongs of those things , it 's not by trying to , to , to do , to , to , you know , to , to counsel them it 's presenting the gospel allowing Jesus Christ to come into their lives and to forgive them , that will make the person sober quicker than all the counselling in the world and Paul says I brought you the most important the fundamental thing , that Christ died for our sins Paul again when he 's writing to the Romans in chapter five and verse eight he says but God demonstrates his own love towards us , in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us so God did in Jesus Christ what we could n't do for ourselves , so all of you have sin , so all of my sin , and he came and he died on the cross and as he was dying there was that transmit there , for he was n't dying for his own sin buy he was dying for your sin and for mine , it was all piled on him and so when we except what Christ has done , when we come to that place and yes I believe that you died for me , |
| 18 | A combination of these techniques can benefit from their individual strengths , whilst at the same time compensating for their individual weaknesses . |
| 19 | For their part , the Western nuclear powers ( USA , UK and France ) have been reluctant to make any ‘ no first use ’ statements , not least because of their traditional reliance on the threat of possible first use as a means of compensating for their presumed disadvantages in the conventional military balance . |
| 20 | Owners of deaf white cats report that their pets are brilliant at compensating for their genetic disability . |
| 21 | When birds are released from cages , they flap and stretch at a very high rate , suggesting that they are compensating for their earlier restriction . |
| 22 | Honey bees , for example , regularly use the Sun as their compass , compensating for its changing azimuth as it moves from east to west . |
| 23 | How far depended on a firm 's skills at trading for its own account . |
| 24 | Ireland , bidding for their first championship win , have axed stand-off Niall Malone in favour of new cap Eric Elwood of Lansdowne , and switched wingers Richard Wallace and Simon Geoghegan . |
| 25 | Farloe Melody , bidding for his third appearance in the Derby final — he won it two years ago — has missed out in the trap draw for heat 15 . |
| 26 | Andrew Castle is the defending champion while British No. 1 Jeremy Bates will be bidding for his fourth title . |
| 27 | The Association was given premises in the San Jacinto Market and set about pressing for their other demands . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth , ’ he replied amiably . |
| 29 | To her surprise she enjoyed it very much , despite the fact that the only entertainment came from her host , who seemed bent on atoning for his earlier hostility by keeping her amused . |
| 30 | Staff have to go through the undignified and anxiety-provoking process of applying for their own jobs . |