Example sentences of "for [verb] [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you so much , ’ she said sarcastically , ‘ for allowing me to eat with such revered company , but I 'm tired now . |
| 2 | I am grateful to the hon. Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) for allowing me to speak in this valuable debate . |
| 3 | I , personally , was struck by Basil 's gift , when he taught children and teachers , for helping them to observe in such a way that detail was noticed and imagination was touched . |
| 4 | hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 5 | Hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 6 | RECENTLY , 12 WOMEN who accused Barclays Bank of sex discrimination for forcing them to retire at 60 have won a total of £160,000 , and their jobs back . |
| 7 | Thank you , yes , erm thank you very much for inviting me to attend to those meetings and giving me the opportunity to meet you all . |
| 8 | I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to speak at this conference and to say that I am very pleased to be here . |
| 9 | But the general proposition that human affairs must be understood from within does not require the assumption that individuals make history , except perhaps as a convenient device for identifying what calls for deeper understanding . |
| 10 | There 's something in his soul o'er which his melancholy sits on brood , and I do doubt the hatch and the disclose will be some danger ; which for to prevent I have in quick determination thus set it down : he shall with speed to England … |