Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |
| 2 | NMW is launching a new award for the silliest job title in Britain ‘ to demonstrate the degree to which posing has penetrated many companies , at the cost of performance ’ . |
| 3 | However , GEC returned to the fray in November 1988 , launching a joint bid for Plessey with Siemens of West Germany , which valued Plessey at £1.7 billion . |
| 4 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 5 | A turnout of at least 40 per cent was required to make a first round vote valid , but on Sept. 30 this threshold was not met in the majority of constituencies ( turnout nationwide was only 36 per cent ) , necessitating a second ballot for more than 80 per cent of council seats . |
| 6 | Also , there are 37 rooms in other hotels and inns , over 100 rooms in guest houses and B&Bs and accommodation for 80 people in self-catering — all representing a sizeable market for evening restaurant and bar business . |
| 7 | Towards the end of 1992 Draught Guinness was launched in Sweden , representing a significant breakthrough for the import of foreign draught beers . |
| 8 | The move was provoked by evidence that Venezuela was fast becoming a major centre for the laundering of drug profits and the storage and shipment of cocaine abroad , especially to growing markets in Europe . |
| 9 | What prevents sabbatarianism becoming a major vote-loser for the Party is the absence of serious competition from any group to the right on the constitution . |
| 10 | ‘ I look forward to the branded Share Shop identity enduring beyond the offer and becoming a recognised symbol for accessible and affordable advisory and dealing services . ’ |
| 11 | Magazines — deriving their name from the word in several languages for ‘ storehouses ’ — are increasingly becoming a recognised field for the collector . |
| 12 | The growth in the installed base of IQs suggests that the device is fast becoming a viable platform for third-party publishing . |
| 13 | Overthrown Tsar Nicholas II , his wife Alexandra and three of their five children were slaughtered on July 17 , 1918 , to stop them becoming a focal point for opposition to communist leaders Lenin and Trotsky . |
| 14 | I referred sir at the beginning to er the limited experience I 've had in Nottinghamshire where erm a criteria based policy was put into a structure plan erm for er in that case for a prestige business development I think is what they call it , prestige business park , that was a criteria based policy as a way of containing , stopping this strategic issue becoming a Trojan horse for lots of other things . |
| 15 | Basrah had a hard war , first by being caught up on the fringes of routine military engagements and later by itself becoming a direct target for bombardment . |
| 16 | Some inkjet printers use black ink only but colour inkjet printers are becoming a popular choice for cheap colour hard-copy output from microcomputers , as prices start at around £600 . |
| 17 | And on a more mundane level , they may well want the tourists back , before martial law , Lhasa was becoming a sought-after destination for western travellers and for their dollars . |
| 18 | Nat West Chairman Lord Alexander said : ‘ The late payment of trade debts is becoming a considerable problem for many businesses . |
| 19 | Housing workers say the case highlights what 's becoming a growing problem for unsuspecting tenants . |
| 20 | In many environments , the need to advertise in this way is limited by the danger of becoming a conspicuous target for a predator . |
| 21 | Cockburn himself was one of those whose reappraisal led to East Lothian becoming a notable region for agricultural reformers , ploughing their profits back into the improvement of the earth . |
| 22 | Council housing is rapidly becoming a residual service for specific categories of clients : the poor , the unemployed , the elderly and the disabled . |
| 23 | It is important , therefore , that feminists challenge the current definitions of housing need , and campaign against the public sector becoming a residual category for those who can not afford their own housing . |
| 24 | THE avenue to UEFA Cup qualification is fast becoming a blind alley for Hibs . |
| 25 | This attempt failed and the Rotonda served time as a hospital for contagious diseases and as the Milan hospitals ' laundry before becoming a permanent centre for exhibitions . |
| 26 | He did not feel that he would want to return to university , so he decided to apply for an unclassed ‘ War Honours ’ degree — ‘ probably not worth the paper it 's written on ’ , but perhaps enough to get him started in some profession , such as colonial service or , possibly , journalism ; he rather liked the idea of becoming a parliamentary correspondent for a newspaper . |
| 27 | She did n't recognise any landmarks , so she went on again , keeping a sharp lookout for her ‘ pony tree ’ and for any other tree or open space that would tell her she was on the right path . |
| 28 | The maximum of pilots keeping a visual lookout for other aircraft has little relevance when fast and slow aircraft are operating in the lower airspace . |
| 29 | It is well worth keeping a special watch for fossils of this kind when hunting in Cambrian localities — it is still perfectly possible to discover a completely new kind of echinoderm ! |
| 30 | Colour the remaining royal icing green ( keeping a little back for the flowers if liked ) and cover the drum around the postbox , peaking with a palette knife for a grass effect . |