Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [v-ing] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , a hard-pressed politician could occasionally borrow a cadetship or other appointment from another director , promising to repay the loan in a future year , but the small size of the Indian official class meant that such a practice of burdening oneself for the future could be hazardous . |
| 2 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
| 3 | ‘ If I speak to Nerina , ’ said Bernard , whose blood pressure was so low there was talk of admitting him for a day or so , ‘ she might lift the curse . |
| 4 | Mr Gillance said : ‘ He turned to dishonesty in the hope of providing something for the two of them because by then they were in debt . ’ |
| 5 | It is not just a question of exchanging one for the other . |
| 6 | He can still settle or ask the court to award damages on the old basis of including something for the future risk . |
| 7 | Finally , one other began to use heroin almost by default in that he and a friend bought heroin with the specific aim of selling it for a profit . |
| 8 | He spent as long as he could going round the Smoking Room at a snail 's pace , cleaning clean ashtrays and polishing polished tables , and when summoned once or twice to wait on other members he dragged out the process of serving them for an inordinate length of time . |
| 9 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
| 10 | I think that 's the voice of conscience and the voice of charity and the voice of doing something for the general good . |
| 11 | It 's just a matter of hoarding them for a discount on your Sovereign holiday . |
| 12 | The earlier cases do not make any reference to the possibility of arresting someone for the sole purpose of questioning him or her with a view to obtaining a confession . |
| 13 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 14 | Guillaume was also disturbed by Modi 's unpredictable and unbusinesslike behaviour : ‘ the mere idea of asking him for a signature , which would have legalized a relationship , seemed ridiculous to me ’ . |
| 15 | While BT has the right to terminate the deal between years three and six , it also has the option of extending it for a further three years . |