Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Nov. 13 the UN World Food Programme ( WFP ) announced a massive humanitarian food plan for Iraq , the first consignment of which involved the despatch of 15,000 tonnes of wheat and cooking oil for the Kurdish population . |
| 2 | At the moment John Cleese is in full sail , way ahead of the field , confident , at ease , and gathering energy for the next thing . |
| 3 | Aside from the fact that he does n't actually discuss it in any detail , there is little more than a disappointed huffing and puffing at the exhaustion of the avant-garde 's shock value ( backed up by a particularly crass quotation from Peter Bürger about Duchamp 's readymades ) and some utterly routine panting over the outlandish prices being currently paid for Van Goghs — plus a quotation from a sub-Warholian Manhattan ‘ artist ’ answering an art magazine questionnaire with a few smart remarks about business and producing art for the market . |
| 4 | This is produced by injecting a small dose of the antigen into the body and allowing time for the person to produce antibodies himself , which then remain in the body for a variable time . |
| 5 | In general its powers included giving information , advice , and assistance to adolescents and their parents on choice of employment and related matters ; filtering available young workers into openings on the basis of a detailed knowledge of each applicant and each vacancy ; acting as a centre for enquiries from other youth agencies , such as clubs , Scouts and apprenticeship committees ; and organizing propaganda for the creation of ‘ responsible ’ opinion among parents , juveniles , employers , and the public as to the ‘ evil ’ effects of the disorganized methods of recruitment into the youth labour-market . |
| 6 | While still in London she worked for many other causes , campaigning from 1869 for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts and organizing relief for the refugees from Turkish atrocities against the Bulgars in 1876 . |
| 7 | During the afternoon meeting , several breaks were called to allow discussions between the various groupings to examine the three motions on the table : a strong attack on the MPs , calling on the executive not to endorse their actions ; a motion regretting their action , and the successful statement welcoming the concession wrung out of the Westminster system and pledging support for the parliamentary group . |
| 8 | On Jan. 26 a single-paragraph statement by Mandela , dated Jan. 25 and reaffirming support for the ANC 's policy of nationalizing the " mines , banks and monopoly industries " , was released to refute rumours that he now favoured a mixed economy . |
| 9 | ‘ Q-shed ’ was once the warehouse and booking office for the much-loved P. & A. Campbell pleasure steamers , Today , a wide range of exciting and dynamic events and activities frequently changed are held here . |
| 10 | No manufacturing assets were sold within the farm feed business as they were to provide the storage , grinding and blending capacity for the manufacture of pet foods . |
| 11 | The Dowty group will provide twenty five million pounds worth of fuel systems and landing gear for the Tornado . |
| 12 | A 30-strong team has worked around the clock since midnight on Saturday to build the stage and seating area for the hall in readiness for the sell-out performance , which starts at 7.30pm this evening . |
| 13 | Current efforts are aimed at finalising the gas price and sales contracts and gaining approval for the field 's development plan . |
| 14 | Interviews conducted by Tamar Pitch with members of the committee revealed that the campaign 's objectives included increasing public awareness of the issue of sexual assault and gaining recognition for the principle that violence against women was a serious offence . |
| 15 | They gave him his first meal , of bread for the body and purifying salt for the immortal soul , and cheered as his tiny red face puckered at the taste and he yelled lustily . |
| 16 | ON APRIL 26 , Qin Benli , the editor of the Shanghai-based Shijie Jingjie Dao Bao ( World Economic Herald ) was sacked for publishing notes of a forum calling for the rehabilitation of Hu Yaobang , the former disgraced Communist Party 's general secretary who died in April this year , and expressing support for the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square . |
| 17 | On May 29 tens of thousands of demonstrators in Tirana 's Skanderbeg Square , calling for the overthrow of the government and expressing support for the hunger strikers , attacked police with rocks , bottles and fire-bombs . |
| 18 | On June 19 , Foreign Ministers issued a joint statement calling on Yugoslavia 's leaders to " resolve their disputes peacefully " and expressing support for the " territorial integrity of Yugoslavia " . |
| 19 | The DHAC had softened up the Unionists by publicising the housing situation in Derry and causing embarrassment for the Stormont government , but it was the Nationalists , as elected representatives , who were able to press home the advantage and force the concessions . |
| 20 | They followed a linear plan , oriented to the departure platform , and access to the railway line was controlled by the building , which contained the company 's offices and waiting accommodation for the passengers . |
| 21 | A further $4 billion would be made available for reimbursing the Soviet Union for moving its citizens off the islands , withdrawing the troops stationed there , and paying compensation for the loss of property . |
| 22 | Prof Chris Payne , HRI 's chief executive , said : ‘ The work is part of our twin goals of achieving environmentally sustainable horticultural production and adding value for the UK grower . |
| 23 | Their relatively humdrum job these days is merely to argue about the best mechanism for finding out what the people want , the best way of looking after the country 's interests abroad and , in economics , the rival merits of maximising productive efficiency and maximising compassion for the poor devils who get least out of the efficiency . |
| 24 | They had a special role in relation to stock-rearing and stock health and as the confidante and sounding board for the farmers ' problems . |
| 25 | A range of services is being provided from local Family Support Centres which will offer short term care for children on a basis of clear , early decision making , with the close involvement of natural parents and based on an assumption that residential and field workers will be working closely together in planning and providing help for the children and their families . |
| 26 | The first is the seance with the ‘ witch-doctor ’ , a magician , part of whose practice is detecting witches and providing vengeance-magic for the recently bereaved . |
| 27 | They shall be developed further and expanded , taking into consideration the interests of all parties concerned and having regard for the principles of a market economy as well as the competence of the European Communities … |
| 28 | Then we would prepare breakfast , which would mean fetching the water and collecting wood for the fire , which the men usually did , while two women would be in charge of making the tortillas . |
| 29 | Di Tella took a personal interest in the lives of his workers , giving gifts at weddings and on the birth of children and taking responsibility for the health and welfare of the workers and their families . |
| 30 | Perhaps the rest of the decade will see greater use being made of this popular business device for raising capital for the franchisor and creating work for the franchisee . |