Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The draftsman should therefore consider whether the landlord should have the right to enter the demise for other purposes also ( eg testing the property , taking samples from it or measuring it for the purpose of rent review ) . |
| 2 | Sometimes , however , it is sensible to think of reducing length for a short player or increasing it for the giant . |
| 3 | He flung the bedcovers off and stood up , shaking and staring wildly into the darkness , trying to identify the threat , knowing it had to be the Corsican and bracing himself for the shotgun blast that would cut him in half , disembowel him , blow his head off , send it bouncing across the floor of the bedroom . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ Money 's available to George , but there 's no point in him rushing out and spending it for the hell of it . |
| 5 | They are using it as part of their module to train for the real business world by setting up their own venture and running it for the school year . |
| 6 | It will invigorate you , clearing the night away and preparing you for the day . |
| 7 | By closing time the place was like an alcoholic Turkish bath , and leaving it for the trip over Stonesdale Moor in the lashing rain was a sore wrench indeed . |
| 8 | But getting it for the Megatape ? |
| 9 | It 's understandable that they can admire academics , but that 's not quite the same as loving them for the person they are . ’ |
| 10 | It would not allow it to be enforced against the promisor ; and if property had been transferred , the recipient was treated as holding it for the benefit of the person who had parted with it , and as bound to restore it . |
| 11 | Again , a person who acquires property for his own benefit by taking advantage of his position as trustee will be treated as holding it for the benefit of those entitled under the trust . |
| 12 | Accordingly , Angel One had drawn on his ninjutsu training when preparing himself for the arena , with the purpose of springing a nasty surprise on his twin enemies — the Executioner and the Controller — should the opportunity present itself before he was himself killed . |