Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Bowers , an agricultural economist at Leeds University , estimates that they will have to pay double the true ‘ conservation value ’ to protect sites — the rest goes on compensating for lost grants and agricultural subsidies of various kinds . |
| 2 | In the New Testament Jesus uses two images to convey God 's extravagant concern for the world : one is the shepherd who risks the rest of the flock in order to go searching for the lost sheep ; the other is the woman who turns a house upside down looking for lost coins . |
| 3 | ‘ The council really needs to consider fully the effect this would have upon the ratepayers , particularly if other groups come along asking for similar dispensation , ’ the DoE spokesperson also explained . |
| 4 | It is realized that some teachers have had to temporarily give up teaching for various reasons and the longer one is out of teaching the harder it is to build up confidence to teach again . |
| 5 | Then he turned up playing for Real Madrid . |
| 6 | According to the Kaisha Society , 90 per cent end up working for overseas subsidiaries of Japanese firms — and become outcasts in their own countries . |
| 7 | ‘ Or might he be out looking for other slaves to turn the Looms ? ’ |
| 8 | Carry on protesting for Soviet refusniks ! |
| 9 | There were dozens of people sitting around waiting for other people . |
| 10 | In 1952 , in an article entitled ‘ Discourse Analysis ’ , he analysed an advertisement for hair tonic — from which he coyly omitted the brand name — and set about searching for grammatical rules to explain why one sentence followed another . |
| 11 | He set about looking for new sites . |