Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I find that autumn-sown oats or rye ripen early and often allow me to squeeze in a catch crop of oats or rye after the main harvest to be grazed in the late autumn and spring before ploughing for roots . |
| 2 | Then he pulled her to him , and kissed her and this time stayed kissing her , and when she did not struggle , he pressed on , and went down to the ground with her and months of longing for her flooded him almost instantly , so that he had no time to swing with her long , cool firmness as he had dreamed of so often , but the instant release in contact with her swept away all his turbulence . |
| 3 | The Initiative has aimed to bring about major changes in the content and methods of schooling for 14-18 year olds . |
| 4 | But what is happening now is worse than discretionary whim , it is an echo of the power of the means-test " nark " of the 1930s who could make people sell their goods and chattels before qualifying for relief . |
| 5 | Peru had strongly denounced the US invasion , and had joined Venezuela , Colombia and Mexico in calling for early elections to be held . |
| 6 | Liberal Democrats aim to increase both participation and flexibility in studying for degrees , because not all students want to follow traditional three-year courses . |
| 7 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 8 | Alcalá Galiano 's explanation was simple : ‘ the repugnance of the rank and file against embarking for America ’ for the first time made soldiers and sergeants receptive to ‘ the sublime and generous ideas of their officers ’ . |
| 9 | The awards were presented by Ray Wilson , head of the Northern Karate Association and director of coaching for the Federation of English Karate organisations . |
| 10 | What are the pros and cons of writing for TSB and/or the Prog ? |
| 11 | Although there is a growing awareness and pride in playing for Hong Kong , the territory 's rugby player is still ruled very much by other commitments , which do not include a national flag . |
| 12 | But if the worst happens , I will join my dad and Shirley in hoping for a Bangor win . ’ |
| 13 | This fatalistic ageism can be another reason for failing to discuss the problems and difficulties of caring for ageing relatives as they arise — there is no point , for there is no possibility of change taking place . |
| 14 | And provision by the welfare state expanded until the 1970s with benefits increasing in real value , access to higher education and health care expanding , and rights to housing for the homeless being guaranteed by law for priority groups . |
| 15 | Economic crisis ( as we saw earlier ) or simple chance factors like media coverage and fashion will affect the scale and permanence of giving for particular purposes . |
| 16 | Patterns of leaving home are affected by housing availability — indeed the relatively late age at which British children leave home compared to many other countries is probably tied up with the lack of suitable type and tenure of housing for young single people ( Kiernan , 1986a ; Sullivan , 1984 ; Jones , 1987 ) . |
| 17 | It reads : ‘ We urge the government to give housing a higher priority , by making 100,000 affordable homes available each year , using both public and private housing , to meet rural and urban housing need ; by improving choice and quality of housing for all tenants ; by further measures to tackle homelessness especially among young people ; targeting government resources , such as mortgage interest relief , to those in greatest need . |
| 18 | Moderate Sunni Moslem organizations in Turkey and Indonesia joined militant Shia opponents of the Saudi regime in Lebanon and Iran in calling for an international team to investigate the incident . |
| 19 | After being responsible for your pet 's welfare for many years you may feel that you are repaying your pet 's love and loyalty by arranging for their death . |
| 20 | Afterwards , there was still time for a spot of shopping and sight-seeing before embarking for home after a very enjoyable day . |
| 21 | Whether the end result will lead to better governmental accounting is impossible to say , but it seems clear that major steps are being taken and will continue to be taken at least to understand the commonalities and differences between accounting for businesses and accounting for governmental units . |
| 22 | Eventually an agreement was fixed whereby budding Australian authors could come to Britain and learn from their peers the art and craft of writing for stage , screen and Television . |
| 23 | The Warburg Institute is an indispensable library and centre of learning for scholars worldwide who are engaged in studies related to the survival of the classical tradition throughout the history of European civilisation . |
| 24 | Camping facilities will be available on site , and charges for skating for the whole weekend will be kept to a minimum to make everyone stoked . |
| 25 | Having decided on the type and style of framing for your picture , you must make sure that you buy the right materials if you are going to make the frame yourself . |
| 26 | The methods and techniques which have been developed to cope with the child-rearing process seem to apply equally to families who are experiencing the difficulties and frustrations of caring for an ageing relative . |
| 27 | She was oddly reluctant to start the day 's work although previously the demands and challenges of working for Luke had given a spice to her days . |
| 28 | What the report should try to do is to appear to offer an improvement in existing facilities and support to teachers and pupils without calling for a dramatic reorganization of timetables , syllabi or teaching methods . |
| 29 | I hope that the paper will contribute to the debate about the nature and form of organizing for health in other countries . |
| 30 | How important were the depressed economic conditions and unemployment in accounting for the slow down in population growth ? |