Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any decent sized salmon would be bound to show itself as it moved around waiting for the next tide to free it . |
| 2 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 3 | It seemed to him that Vincent came home spoiling for a fight . |
| 4 | This may have brought comfort to some but statistically it was as risky as playing Russian roulette , and I laid off smoking for the next seven years . |
| 5 | And although scores of people turned up looking for a pet , new waifs were being brought in almost as quickly . |
| 6 | THE Royal Family spent yesterday preparing for the Christmas festivities much like any other family . |
| 7 | He flew around hoping for a break in the visibility . |
| 8 | We went on walking for a while , in silence . |
| 9 | The lifeboat then lay off waiting for the tug . |
| 10 | They took up flying for a hobby and say all you need is courage and a taste for adventure . |
| 11 | Continuing our exploration we went northward looking for the Tunnel Cave . |
| 12 | Christmas was eagerly awaited for , but the day itself meant chiefly watching for the postman , disappointment , chapel , a heavy dinner and crackers , some squabbling comparisons of our presents , tea … supper … |
| 13 | ( Norman Mailer gave up smoking for a year and wrote not one word in that time . ) |
| 14 | The registration plates said it was only two years old but I stopped believing registration plates about two years before I gave up waiting for the tooth fairy . |
| 15 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 16 | I , I , I , carried on smoking for a number of years after that . |
| 17 | And erm and then like , he went back in after we 'd finished playing and me and Scott carried on playing for a bit and then erm what was he going ? |
| 18 | When I started work I regretted not going for a degree , but promised myself not to miss out . |
| 19 | Allegations were subsequently made against Ibrahim Böhme , the SPD leader , who denied ever working for the Stasi or knowingly passing them information . |
| 20 | There were plenty of examples of schemes and estates in the area ‘ put into place by caring councils ’ , he said also calling for the freeing of sale money . |
| 21 | We do n't say nothing on the way back , but sometimes we just burst out laughing for no reason at all . |
| 22 | ‘ And Gabby turned out to be particularly good , which saved him from having to do the usual terrible , crap jobs that the Hawaiians had to do , and he ended up playing for a living in just about every joint in Hawaii — and there were lots of them in those days , because live music was a big thing . |
| 23 | The band was called Touching Home and we got a lot of church functions and ended up playing for the American community there . ’ |
| 24 | When he played the old rustic Arthur Fallowfield , radio audiences all over Britain — to say nothing of those listening to the BBC 's various overseas services — sat up waiting for the virtually immortal words , ‘ the answer lies in the soil ’ . |
| 25 | At 8am a convoy of vans and unmarked police cars swept out heading for the addresses . |
| 26 | He checked his notes , and shook his head , glanced at Cowley again , who remained impassively waiting for the proceedings to be officially closed . |
| 27 | For years they suffered in silence while barriers were pranged , concrete bollards damaged and other cars blocked in as the 23-year-old careered around looking for a space in the car park . |
| 28 | It would benefit no one if we all sat around moping for the next week . |
| 29 | The professionals sat around waiting for the gentlemen to return before the match was called off . |
| 30 | After positioning the wad in my cheek I sat around waiting for the hit , feeling smug with my new-found anthropological skills . |