Example sentences of "by [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means not only that the BA could save money , but that it could make a bob or two by catering for the assembled hacks . |
| 2 | He commandeth you to weep ; and that princely One , who took up to heaven with Him a man 's heart to be a compassionate High Priest , became your fellow companion on earth , by weeping for the dead ( John 11.35 ) . ’ |
| 3 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 4 | Aim for a margin of safety by allowing for a further two to three minutes ' ‘ sudden death ’ extension after that . |
| 5 | The Group believed that the Children Bill further eroded the already inadequate rights of poor families by allowing for the progressive transfer of parental rights to foster-parents and by widening the powers to dispense with parental consent to adoption . |
| 6 | After all , was n't that the very reason why Tyler himself was here … to expand his own business by bidding for a valuable piece of land which was shortly being offered here in Liverpool ? |
| 7 | An ordinary member of parliament who attempted to gratify constituents by pressing for a senior appointment was likely to be put firmly in his place by the Treasury , for this happened even to the well-connected David Scott , when representing the Dundee burghs in 1796 . |
| 8 | By writing for a national radio network , I would enjoy the best of both worlds . |
| 9 | The introduction of the steam press after 1810 reduced the price of books , allowing experts to earn a living by writing for the ever-expanding market . |
| 10 | One of the main ways of distinguishing a European mink Mustela lutreola from this American one is by looking for a white patch on the upper lip . |
| 11 | In the first of a new series Peter Partington shows how to draw birds by looking for the essential scaffolding of shapes on which to build form and detail |
| 12 | And now you can easily spot the best quality Scottish salmon by looking for the tartan Brand Quality Mark . |
| 13 | The way I have phrased this criterion implies that we should begin by looking for the biochemical and cellular changes and then on this basis seek the neurophysiological ones , and that in some way the neurophysiology is a mere incidental product of the biochemical and structural changes . |
| 14 | You can cheat quayside tavernas of their evening entertainment ( and enjoy your cruise a lot more ) by paying for a two day ‘ Brush-Up ’ course in Nidri . |
| 15 | Most of the time is consumed by waiting for the various processes of typesetting , page design and layout , proofing and so on to occur . |
| 16 | But , said Ramsey , the idea that we can get Christian unity by going for a highest common factor and leaving everything else in the shadow will not work . |
| 17 | Or would Eden think of the air marshals , and the children who had lost their parents in a blitz , and former warriors who had seen too much blood on a battlefield , and exercise a silent veto , by going for the second preference ? |
| 18 | President Richard von Weizsaecker , also from the CDU , launched the latest discussion last Christmas by calling for a looser law that could include dual citizenship . |
| 19 | Pressure to move to a policy of electoral reform is certain to grow , and the Left is expected to line up behind Mr Gould by calling for a radical rethink of economic policy . |
| 20 | Last month , Mr Rocard caused a great frisson of excitement to run through the deeply-dejected Socialist ranks by calling for a political ‘ big bang ’ to allow the creation of a new centre left movement consisting of progressive-minded Communists , Ecologists , Centrists and what remained of the Socialists . |
| 21 | Tory rebels believe they have found a legal way of spoking the wheels of the bill 's passage by calling for a judicial review of the constitutional implications of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , which today enters its 18th day in the Commons . |
| 22 | Achille Occhetto , PCI general secretary , had opened the congress with a speech on Jan. 31 designed to conciliate the left wing by calling for a unilateral ceasefire in the Gulf and the withdrawal of Italian naval and air force contingents from the anti-Iraq coalition . |
| 23 | Iraq , meanwhile , attempted to take advantage of the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia by calling for a holy war , or Jihad , against King Fahd in order to protect the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina from " infidel " ( non-Moslem ) forces . |
| 24 | Already Teresa Gorman MP has supported TODAY 's campaign by calling for an automatic life sentence for rape . |
| 25 | Trade union leader Bakary Karambo and lawyer and leading human rights activist Demba Diallo , responded by calling for an immediate , indefinite general strike until the UDPN gave up power . |
| 26 | Environmental campaigners led by Greenpeace responded by calling for an immediate ban on the production of ozone-depleting chemicals , notably chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) . |
| 27 | The PDI , which staged the largest rallies , managed to stretch the limits of official tolerance by attacking " nepotism " in high places , a reference to the business dealings of Suharto 's family [ see also below ] , and by calling for the presidential term to be limited to two years , an implicit criticism of Suharto 's years in power . |
| 28 | Although Egypt offered its full support to Iraq , it still managed to assert its role as a regional moderator and as the main link between the Arab states , Israel and the West ; thus , during a visit to Baghdad on April 7 , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak widened the debate by calling for the mass elimination of all weapons of mass destruction . |
| 29 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by calling for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 30 | WASPS come to attention in the league tomorrow by calling for the old guard in an effort to repulse Gloucester 's rugged raiders at Sudbury . |