Example sentences of "on [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent months many software vendors which used to concentrate on producing for the Commodore , Amiga and Atari have started to supply versions for the IMB-PC and its clones as well . |
| 2 | Okay so if you can learn to concentrate on looking for the patterns and looking for , Oh well what sort of word is this , is it going to end in a K end in c sound so it 'll be C K. |
| 3 | He intends to concentrate on writing for the next year , with a summer break to make an irreverent beginner 's Guide to Opera , co-written with his colleague Paul Whitehouse . |
| 4 | Slater was silent for a second , gazing disdainfully at Graham 's snapping fingers , then he said tiredly , " Graham , either concentrate on searching for the title of the book you 're talking about or devote your full energies to practising calling for a waiter ; I 'm not convinced you possess the RAM for doing both at the same time . " |
| 5 | Ocean Toy ( right ) from Anne Wilkinson Designs ( 0242–578666 ) is printed with hints on caring for the ocean , and has creatures to attach by Velcro or pop into its pockets — for small children , or an ornament for older ones . |
| 6 | Boxing was the only sport I was any good at , but I often wondered , sitting with gloves on waiting for the fight before mine to end , why on earth I did it . |
| 7 | Before her conversion , she would doubtless have insisted on waiting for the results of a number of studies being conducted by an international panel on climatic change set up by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environmental Programme . |
| 8 | I suggest the patient takes it on waking for the first two or three days and then experiments either with increasing the amount or by introducing an extra dose in the afternoon or evening . |
| 9 | While everyone waited irritatedly behind her , Phyllis insisted on calling for the supervisor . |
| 10 | The railway companies did not initially appreciate their potential as a means of mass cheap travel and concentrated on providing for the better-off . |
| 11 | There is , as I said , a section on sketching for the applied arts like jewellery , fashion and theatre . |
| 12 | Above left John Harvey-Jones leading a seminar on managing for the ‘ 90s ; and the Grand Hall of Olympia 1 , where next year 's book fair will be held |
| 13 | Only facility IN answer to the letter from F. Kid ( May 26 ) regarding the closure of the William Roberts Centre , Norris Green , the people of this area are intent on fighting for the William Roberts because it is the only recreational facility that the area has . |
| 14 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 15 | I just meant I do n't have any to fritter on shopping for the sake of it . ’ |
| 16 | As a young Christian exclaimed to me on realizing for the first time the titanic implications of this claim , ‘ I always knew Christianity was true , but I never realized it was this true ! ’ |