Example sentences of "for [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was arrested twice , once for trying to get out of the place , and once for just walking around the course , both times without wearing a badge . |
| 2 | There may be considerable scepticism about Pascal 's case for always wagering on the outsider if the odds are high enough . |
| 3 | He wished she was n't for ever tapping on the door of the room that was meant to be his , calling out to him when he did n't answer . |
| 4 | According to Rupert Sutcliffe , the most senior member of the Department , and its most pertinacious gossip , there was a time not so long ago when Philip Swallow was for ever swanning around the globe on some conference jaunt or other . |
| 5 | ‘ There is a buzz going around that I 'm starting a band , ’ quoth Morrissey and no one could blame his Mancunian counterparts for deliberately yawning at the suggestion . |
| 6 | The ESO has the advantage of offering greater scope for really getting to the root of truancy problems by keeping the education welfare service in close contact with the families with which it has been working . |
| 7 | A sticker is earned for initially sitting on the lavatory for the required length of time . |
| 8 | On Feb. 6 the Minister of Tourism , Maj. Mihai Lupoi , was dismissed for allegedly protesting at the transfer of buildings used by his ministry to other bodies . |
| 9 | I particularly thank my hon. Friend and his colleagues for recently calling in the Hillside and Brookshill development in my district so as to protect still further the local green belt land . |
| 10 | But these developments , while welcome , do not usually amount to a cross-disciplinary vehicle for systematically reflecting on the quality of the student learning . |