Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] for " 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 | start , what to do or anything so , you need a little bit of practice at doing them for , for revision and then it , it 's not nearly as hard as when you first learnt , it pulls it out of your head again and then sort of puts it back in a bit more settled down and easier to retrieve . |
| 4 | Despite their criticism , peer review is the method most commonly used within the Research Councils for evaluating the scientific contributions of their own staff , in addition to using it for the evaluation of research proposals . |
| 5 | He was a strange man , still lonely in spite of taking her for his wife , and kept his own counsel , never discussing his thoughts with her , keeping his troubles deep , and always ensuring that she had whatever she needed . |