Example sentences of "[v-ing] for the [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will come round the wicket to start probing the rib cage and looking for the catch as the batsman tries to fend off the ball . |
| 2 | Only the last-minute availability of Donny Davies , his soccer senior and a formidable broadcaster , writing for the paper as ‘ Old International ’ , saved Arlott from the broken Elizabethan and the Manchester United catastrophe on Munich 's wintry runway . |
| 3 | Readers can check this result by subtracting Project C's cash flows from Project D's cash flows and solving for the IRR as outlined in the previous paragraph . |
| 4 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 5 | As a general rule , when the demand for a resource is such that it is allocated for two thirds of the available time , then programs spend twice as long waiting for the resource as using it . |
| 6 | ‘ I do believe that girl 's beginning to grow up , ’ observed Brian , reaching for the jam as Camille left for the streets . |
| 7 | He screamed in fear and panic , threw his weight frantically against the door , grabbing for the handle as he did so . |
| 8 | Before embarking on a management buy-out , the advisers to the management team must read carefully the provisions of the directors ' service contracts , bearing in mind that if the buy-out attempt fails , the members of the team may well wish to continue working for the company as before . |
| 9 | The elder son was working for the father as usual . |