Example sentences of "[det] [v-ing] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This regulation was exploited by over 1,000 pro-Indian individuals and organizations each applying for the opportunity to participate in the hearings and thereby assist Harper in delaying a vote . |
| 2 | Woolly monkeys and howlers , spider monkeys and capuchins , tamarins and marmosets scramble around one another reaching for the fruit . |
| 3 | This jockeying for the truth may be fine for doctors engaged in expensive research , but where exactly does it leave the rest of us , constantly struggling to keep up with the latest medical thinking and changing our diets accordingly . |
| 4 | Utility player Neil Cox , defender Ugo Ehiogu , goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and the German duo of Mattias Breitkreutz and Stephan Benlich are all itching for the chance to make their mark . |
| 5 | When they came near the princess 's tower they saw a great number of people , all walking in the meadows , all searching for the princess 's lost keys . |
| 6 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 7 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 8 | All waiting for the dust to settle . ’ |
| 9 | Because admitting your relationship is foundering is to acknowledge that your home , your security , your way of life and your dreams of the future are all heading for the rocks . |
| 10 | ‘ Are you all staying for the fireworks ? ’ asked Greg . |
| 11 | What we do need is the co-operation of the residents , and I must say that we are beginning to get the co-operation now and in fact many people did phone in after the last incident when the officers were assaulted , first of all asking for the condition of the officers and showing concern , and secondly giving us information . |
| 12 | Both he and my own doctor warned me to stop all running for the sake of my health ; their manner was so grave as to imply danger to my life . |
| 13 | He lacked all feeling for the men whose lives he destroyed . |
| 14 | Although Mr Parkinson did not entirely dismiss rule out road pricing , he will disappoint a the growing lobby wanting of those pressing for the Government to introduce schemes result in estimated charging s of £3 to £4 around £3 — £4 for to drive through central London . |
| 15 | After ‘ most diligent discussion ’ convocation concluded that the process against the Despensers was erroneous , sinful ( sic ! ) and revocable ; on the king 's orders these conclusions were solemnly published as quickly as possible in each church in the land , together with an indulgence of forty days for those praying for the health of the king and the peace of the realm . |
| 16 | But for those searching for the stuff of rock'n'roll greatness , as yet they lack the scope and dynamics which is an essential ingredient . |
| 17 | And those looking for the story-book world of graceful minarets , the mysterious Kasbah and the far muezzin 's cry wo n't be disappointed either . |
| 18 | Many theological students and those training for the mission field have started back at University and College . |
| 19 | Pray for all those training for the mission field at the Glasgow Bible College or the Scottish Baptist College , that they would be anointed for their task and that they would not lose their first love of Jesus Himself as they study scriptures . |
| 20 | All the published sermons preached at St Paul 's Cross in London from 1570 onwards took a firm Calvinist line on predestination , and the theology faculties at the universities dispensed doctrinal Calvinism to those training for the ministry ; meanwhile the laity were provided with the Genevan Bible in 1560 and a Calvinist catechism in 1563 . |
| 21 | Moreover , those acting for the politicians similarly have a capacity to play an active role . |
| 22 | Any of these is quite traumatic enough to cause long-lasting and damaging effects upon the mind of the child and yet each event simply ‘ happened ’ and there was no way that those caring for the child could have prevented it . |
| 23 | Having fixed a reasonable standard the court must then consider how those caring for the child , usually the parents , actually measure up to this . |
| 24 | A consolation for all those waiting for the repeats of Up Pompeii . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , those waiting for the chance to go soon passed the age of seventeen , the upper limit for Youth Allyah emigration visas . |
| 26 | This applies also to those waiting for the death of someone close . |
| 27 | AGROUP of moderate Muslims yesterday launched a campaign to silence those calling for the death of the novelist , Mr Salman Rushdie . |
| 28 | For those opting for the Graphics element , a range of presentational techniques , drawing and illustrative skills , photography , desktop publishing , and typographical processes are studied . |
| 29 | Unlike most of those reading for the Bar or enrolled in university he felt a responsibility for less privileged Africans washed up on British shores , mainly seamen , who had no recognised place in Britain . |
| 30 | It has been argued that very few electors usually read them and that many of the commitments made do not enjoy widespread support among voters , even among those voting for the parties that issued them . |