Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [verb] [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But doctors decided not to patch up her wounds in casualty for fear of scarring her for life .
2 But doctors decided not to patch up her wounds in casualty for fear of scarring her for life .
3 Three days ago she had refused her final chance of giving it for love .
4 A curving drive amongst trees leads up to the side of the lake and continues thence along the edge of the water in beautiful surroundings richly endowed with lovely trees planted by the Farrers in the days long ago when woodlands were intended for ornamental display and were allowed to develop to full maturity with no thought of slaughtering them for profit .
5 To round up clans of Ayoreo Indians with the dubious intent of rescuing them for Christianity , massacring those resistant to ‘ taming , imprisoning the remainder and allowing them to sink into ill-health and torpor , seems monstrous .
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