Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My plans for flying around the beautiful Nelson and Marlborough Sounds area happened to be frustrated by the fact that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was visiting nearby . |
| 2 | Finally — for now — my plans for getting rid of our enemies . |
| 3 | ‘ So much for my plans for running away from you . |
| 4 | In my statement to the House of 15 January , I explained th steps that I had taken to improve the first five environmentally sensitive areas designated in 1987 , my plans for reviewing this year those ESAs designated in 1988 , including any boundary adjustments , and my timetable for designating a further 12 areas this year and in 1993 . |
| 5 | This climate has made me conservative and changed my plans for growing the business . ’ |
| 6 | I determined to spend the first part of my prison leisure working out my reasons for knowing I was right . |
| 7 | I will not rehearse again my reasons for believing that the European Parliament is incapable of filling this democratic void and that for the foreseeable future the elected legislature should remain in national hands . |
| 8 | I 'll give my reasons for voting against this budget . |
| 9 | My reasons for distinguishing the Petralona and Steinheim crania included their contrasting facial morphologies and very large size difference . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , I find that all my reasons for postponing giving birth still apply : I do n't particularly like children ; I value my independence , the freedom to come and go , the open doors ; I want to write , and literary history tells me that my chances of succeeding as a writer and a mother are pitiful ; I hate and fear the nuclear family , the stifling atmosphere , the exploited wife and mother , the generation gap . |
| 11 | I do n't like gritstone : never did — it does n't fit any of my reasons for enjoying climbing , which is why I ca n't see any reason for not bolting it . |
| 12 | So it was that in indicating my reasons for preferring the West Country for my motoring , instead of leaving it at mentioning several of the alluring details as conveyed by Mrs Symons 's volume , I made the error of declaring that a former housekeeper of Darlington Hall was resident in that region . |
| 13 | I wonder how many climbers today empathise with my reasons for climbing ? |
| 14 | So I still have n't been in the autumn , so one of my reasons for finishing is , is so I can go on holiday in the autumn . |
| 15 | He considered the biographer had entirely misunderstood the period and wanted to know my reasons for doing the book and my qualifications for attempting it . |
| 16 | After a troubled night I went to Government House next morning and said to HE that I was convinced that this would be a disastrous step and that if it was decided to take it I must resign on the spot and announce in public my reasons for doing so . |
| 17 | My reasons for doing so are twofold . |
| 18 | One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something . |
| 19 | I have my reasons for asking . |
| 20 | My thanks for suggesting this month 's solo go to Mr. B. Searles from Cork in Ireland . |
| 21 | My thanks for suggesting this month 's solo go to Mr. F. Donavan from Milton Keynes ; a couple of sets of Scalar strings , courtesy of Clive Norris at Selectron , will be sent on their way to you soon . |
| 22 | My thanks for suggesting this month 's solo go to Mr J. Evans from Cardiff , Wales . |
| 23 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 24 | Before I go any further , though , what are my credentials for giving this talk ? |
| 25 | Last month 's PFK introduced you to some of my ideas for using herbs in the treatment of ill-health in fish . |
| 26 | Convey my thanks to Dame Sybil and Master Thomas and my apologies for bringing trouble upon them . ’ |
| 27 | Yes , my apologies for raising it . |
| 28 | ‘ Please accept my apologies for having to cancel our meeting on the 24th January . |
| 29 | My apologies for having caused this mistake in an otherwise excellent report . |
| 30 | ‘ My apologies for coming without warning … it 's Mr Holly , is n't it ? ’ |