Example sentences of "for [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dominant reason for applying for a particular course was vocational ( see Table 1 ) . |
| 2 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 3 | So I think there is a case for going for a fixed-rate . |
| 4 | A significant proportion of women with these disabling conditions are also responsible for caring for a male spouse or other relative with a disability . |
| 5 | The structure plan can not be seen for providing for a major or sudden change in direction . |
| 6 | First of all , thanks to the Editor for asking for a short article from the unions ( soon to be united as Unison ) for the inaugural Highways Department News Sheet . |
| 7 | As a student of these matters , surely the hon. Gentleman recognises that in , for example , the past five years , the peak age for offending for a young male has not gone down but gone up . |