Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The understanding of our history we achieved in preparing for the 70th anniversary of October is not something frozen and given once and for all . |
| 2 | But , Alfa Romeo returned to racing for the first World Championship in 1950 , he was invited to join their team and he finished second in the inaugural championship , having won the Monaco , Belgian and French Grands Prix . |
| 3 | Why he or the Queen never thought of searching for the King is a mystery . ’ |
| 4 | Emerson admitted then he felt like quitting for the rest of the season . |
| 5 | A walkway is also to be constructed around the centre , passing Helen 's Tower in Clandeboye Estate , the last landmark the troops saw before leaving for the Somme . |
| 6 | While everyone waited irritatedly behind her , Phyllis insisted on calling for the supervisor . |
| 7 | Most of the day-to-day trade came from the man in the street , and it would be wrong to infer that every coffin-maker and funeral furnisher hungered after catering for the top end of the market . |
| 8 | On several occasions , people who had been drinking in the Sparrow Farm tenants ' association club opposite the shop left the club and attacked the Ks , both inside the off-licence and , sometimes , as they left after closing for the night . |
| 9 | The former England midfielder , who is expected to be player-coach , said before leaving for the talks : ‘ I would be happy to come back north and it will be great to be working with Howard again . ’ |
| 10 | As editor of The Colonial Magazine , Kingston 's Magazine and The Union Jack ( the last-named started in 1880 , the year of his death , and taken over by Henty ) , Kingston could claim all the space he needed to express his views on the importance of colonisation and use the experience he gained from working for the Colonial Land and Emigration Board . |