Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] example [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So as not to be full of wind and fury alone , the report closes with alternative budget proposals , suggesting for example that proposed spending on nuclear energy be halved and spending on energy conservation be increased from 2 to 34 per cent of the energy budget . |
| 2 | I had to keep the fire going for example and I had to go and get er some e Eccles cakes for Uncle Jonathan for his tea . |
| 3 | He argued that Russia had been exploited and impoverished more than any other republic by the " imperial policy of the Centre " , noting for example that although ranking third of the 15 union republics in labour productivity it was last in social expenditure . |
| 4 | Melrose , who led 7-6 at half-time , put in a storming finish , with captain Robbie Brown leading by example as he notched two late tries . |
| 5 | An external cost arises from coal burning for example because the emission of sulphur dioxide causes air pollution , for which the sufferers receive no compensation . |