Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can still settle or ask the court to award damages on the old basis of including something for the future risk . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Instead of blaming them for a small error , I praise them for being 99 percent perfect . |
| 4 | I think that 's the voice of conscience and the voice of charity and the voice of doing something for the general good . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This means that you can perform operations on it , such as scanning it for the particular information you want . |
| 8 | What 's the point in saving everything for a comfortable old age if you 're suffering hardship now ? |
| 9 | He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night . |
| 10 | Once the girls are at playgroup , Faith spends the rest of the morning catching up on chores before collecting them for a leisurely lunch . |
| 11 | Apply it with a roller in a thin , even coat and let it dry without disturbing it for a good 24 hours . |
| 12 | The temptation to say the coin caused the bar to come out can be explained by seeing it for the ordinary cause that it was , and of what event it was the cause , and of what nearby event it was not the cause . |
| 13 | Confuse a waitress by asking her for a Big Mac and chips ? |