Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [v-ing] [pron] for the " 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 | 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 . ’ |
3 | It is not just a question of exchanging one for the other . |
4 | He can still settle or ask the court to award damages on the old basis of including something for the future risk . |
5 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
6 | I think that 's the voice of conscience and the voice of charity and the voice of doing something for the general good . |
7 | 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 . |