Example sentences of "of [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both legal literature and the documentary evidence attest the use of what can be called trust clauses , as well as the practice of using for a single disposition the wording of both legacy and trust . |
| 2 | Among attractions of a combined survey is the economy of mobilising for a larger survey with fewer turns for the ship . |
| 3 | It will cover many kinds of shaping for a huge variety of subjects and once learned will save you a good deal of time in making up and garment fitting . |
| 4 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 5 | Producers were so busy fighting their own corner , and so mesmerized by the success of Hollywood , that they did n't have the strength to argue that keeping the industry fragmented and flexible , learning from Hollywood 's example without simply imitating its outward forms , might be a better way of catering for a market the size of Britain than heading up the road of monopoly . |
| 6 | The section allows a licensing board to grant an occasional permission to a representative of a voluntary organisation whereby liquor may be sold during specified hours in the course of catering for a function outwith licensed premises , which function arises from the activities of the organisation ( subs . |
| 7 | The art of palpating for a pyloric mass should be taught by experienced senior staff to junior staff and students . |
| 8 | He thought longingly of returning for a cup of cocoa and a slice of toast to the TARDIS . |
| 9 | The Profitboss , in developing his contacts , never forgets that the friendly Steven Cook he met at the conference last month might just be the head of purchasing for a major customer in two years ' time . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , they played in blue strips and Nicholas could not face the prospect of signing for a team that wore the same colour of shirts as Rangers , and so he returned to Celtic Boys Club to await his calling from Paradise . |
| 11 | ‘ I would also state my belief that in relation to Class AA , our parent company has behaved entirely properly ; the process of applying for a patent necessarily entails wide publication and ample opportunity for opposition . |
| 12 | The girl , Lorna , announced her intention of applying for a transfer : ‘ I do n't know how you 've stuck it with her so long , I really do n't . ’ |
| 13 | They had no intention of applying for a weekly permit to play on the street corner in every town throughout Scotland . |
| 14 | Professor Herbert argues that such an arrangement is neither cold-blooded nor out of keeping for a family . |
| 15 | But the Stokesley sprinter , whose season has been delayed by the combined effects of study and injury , summarily dismissed her chances of qualifying for a second successive Olympic Games after winning the 200 metres title for the third time in seven years . |
| 16 | Roxburgh put the occasion , a friendly with no bearing on Scotland 's prospects of qualifying for a sixth , successive World Cup , even more sharply into perspective . |
| 17 | Indeed , it had been rising much faster than the cost of living for a number of years . |
| 18 | If we were biologically capable of living for a million years , and wanted to do so , we should assess risks quite differently . |
| 19 | One of the attractions of swearing for a child is that it seems a grown-up thing to do . |
| 20 | ( g ) Special arrangements for companies The company form 395 has already been mentioned in the context of acting for a mortgagor above . |
| 21 | The closest thing to a suggestion of further co-operation with the SNP was Dennis Canavan 's argument that talks could be held on the narrow agenda of pushing for a multi-option referendum , and a reserved hearing the conference accorded to the Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary , Campbell Christie . |
| 22 | Hilton was certainly conscious of writing for a wide monastic audience , but The Ladder is ostensibly written for a nun , who was enclosed in a convent and bound by traditional monastic disciplines , but who also seemed about to begin a more solitary life . |
| 23 | It is perhaps the imperative of writing for a national gallery with international exposure which prompts this emphasis on ‘ mastery ’ and ‘ genius ’ . |
| 24 | Pauline is also in the middle of writing for a new BBC programme about women 's health to be screened around next April . |
| 25 | You , you ha you establish a rapport of listening for a little while to whatever it is that they 've got to say , and their troubles and their anxieties and I was n't happy that |
| 26 | There had been talk of meeting for a drink in the evening , but the talk had taken place at five in the morning as Kelly was hurriedly slipping into her clothes and now Nick seemed to have forgotten . |
| 27 | He is also in the process of looking for a joint venture production partner who would be interested in taking a 49 per cent stake in MTM . |
| 28 | He is also in the process of looking for a joint venture production partner who would be interested in taking a 49 per cent stake in MTM . |
| 29 | Instead she rushed angrily about the house , screeching threats and peering uselessly into dark corners in the pretence of looking for a switch . |
| 30 | As one observer noted , there is a need to develop democratic practice in the classroom as well as outside it , if people 's education is not to become simply ‘ a process of looking for a new set of right answers ’ . |