Example sentences of "['s] [noun] and [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researchers concluded that ‘ one may infer that many felt there had been a conflict between studying for interest 's sake and studying for examination success ’ . |
| 2 | For women without previous commitment to their own career , dependent as they still often are on the normally higher earnings of men , there may be the excitement of starting their life project , married to their husband 's job and caring for him and their much hoped-for children . |
| 3 | Another person who was around the scene at the time was Chrissie Hynde who , after Malcolm 's shop and writing for the NME , had really been scuffling around . |
| 4 | We have spent some passionate evenings together changing traveller 's cheques and looking for medicine to cure stomach disorders . |
| 5 | NLD deputies convened in Yangon on July 28-29 , when a tough statement was issued attacking the " shameful " delay in the transfer of power , denouncing the military 's July 27 statement on the role of the People 's Assembly and calling for the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners . |
| 6 | A Charter making Stockport a free borough was granted by the Earl of Chester in about 1220 ; and a second Charter granted in 1260 gave the right to hold a market each Friday and an annual Fair , commencing on St. Wilfred 's Day and running for the seven days following . |
| 7 | Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay . |
| 8 | A. T. The worst part of the job was after passing the Sergeant 's exam and waiting for twelve to thirteen years to get promoted — you 'd have the Chief Constable 's Orders come out and you 'd see people who had passed years after you being promoted and you 'd think that I 'll do my thirty years like this . |
| 9 | In addition to the national objectives such as Health of the Nation , Patient 's Charter and Caring for People , NEHA has identified specific targets of its own for the coming year . |
| 10 | Fitzgerald 's oleander-worship and longing for rain are like those ‘ survivals ’ Eliot discussed in 1917 . |
| 11 | I heard you were living with a cabinet member 's daughter and fighting for Gay Rights in Fast Cheam ? ’ |
| 12 | Dad 's Army and waiting for the final push — ( l-r ) Hill , Teague ( obscured ) , Winterbottom , Dooley , Probyn and Ackford ( the only one to have retired so far ) . |
| 13 | A petition was presented to Henry McCubbin , the Labour Euro MP for North-east Scotland , stating the Timex workers ' case and calling for the introduction of standards of employment protection equalled to those in other European countries . |
| 14 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
| 15 | The Merchant Seamen 's Fund provided an illustration and stimulus for the development of a large number of private philanthropic societies to provide relief for sick and shipwrecked mariners , Sailors ' homes and schooling for seamen 's children which endeavoured to do something to ease their lot . |
| 16 | ‘ That was a reverse of the journey we made so many times to council planning meetings , ’ said Steve Clarke , chairman of the Supporters ' Club and standing for election to the board . |
| 17 | In the famous debates between the Levellers and the army leaders , principally Cromwell and Ireton , at Putney in the autumn of 1647 , the Levellers argued that those who had fought on Parliament 's side had earned the right to be enfranchised : " if ever a people shall free themselves from tyranny , certainly it is after seven years ' war and fighting for their liberty , " said Maximilian Petty . |
| 18 | Education Secretary John Patten is also fighting off a cut in teachers ' pay and campaigning for his budget to push through education reforms and repair crumbling schools . |