Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 2 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 3 | Richard Agutter , head of Peat 's merger and acquisition network , said the relatively low average values indicated that British companies were making cross-border deals for strategic reasons ‘ rather than going for the mega-deals ’ . |
| 4 | Such macho tendencies are potentially limiting , rather than enriching for the boys who read such stories , and serve to perpetuate the myth of the ‘ boys do n't cry ’ syndrome . |
| 5 | Power the lower leg into the target , aiming for a light smack if attacking the head , or a more solid thump if going for the ribs . |
| 6 | I had to stand in front of the whole school which gave me ample opportunity to observe the envy on some girls ' faces because knitting for the troops was a popular pastime then . |
| 7 | In this book , spiritual , mental and emotional well-being come first in this section on health and beauty , because caring for the needs of the inner person is not only of primary importance in itself but is also a great step towards achieving physical well-being . |
| 8 | Our assistance breaks that barrier while allowing for the funds to come back to the Network when the company steps up production and is earning a return on its investment . |
| 9 | While searching for the plants , I found many of the invertebrates . |
| 10 | Andrew Saxton and his colleague Andrew Davies faced a life ban after being found to have taken Clenbuterol while training for the games . |
| 11 | Doctor Granville pointed out that one of the most difficult problems facing those taking cures at Harrogate was that of ‘ the best mode of killing time while waiting for the waters to take effect . ’ |
| 12 | Over the fell , near where Deepdale meets Dentdale , is a farm called Coventree , which , Miley Taylor told me one night in the Sun Inn , is named after a tree beneath which the hairy crones of Dentdale would hold their covens and throw eye of newt and armpit of toad into the stew while waiting for the Dales equivalent of Macbeth and Banquo to come riding out of the night . |
| 13 | Having eaten two packets of bacon-flavoured potato crisps , he had purchased another tube of Rowntree 's Fruit Gums , which he was now enjoying while waiting for the lights to dim . |
| 14 | It is about personal experience of particular brands as much as looking for the numbers . |
| 15 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |