Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaflet accused the Moslem of kidnapping children and using them for ritual purposes . |
| 2 | Once again there are different ways in which such data are used , but all share the object of analysing the data anew , using them for different purposes than originally intended . |
| 3 | ‘ As long as nothing offensive is being said during Eircell mobile phone conversations , we have no power to stop anybody using them for any purpose , however peculiar . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They grudgingly agreed , but they are not producing them for general sale . |
| 5 | African hunting dogs ( opposite , bottom ) attack their prey in a pack , pursuing them for several miles if necessary . |
| 6 | Are you condemning me for that ? ’ |
| 7 | And some of the connections are quite revealing , and the actions of the Italians in getting very very frustrated and angry now , and having the Christian Democrats and the Mafia and the and the establishment ruling them for many many years , I think does them proud and er maybe a little bit of anger here , about the same issues , would go down quite well . |
| 8 | I ca n't think of anything else so I 'll finish by thanking you for all your hard work . |
| 9 | I 'm not thanking you for that Phil . |
| 10 | I subsequently wrote to you thanking you for this most generous offer and explaining that we wanted to use them as prizes in a raffle but were unable to proceed at that time . |
| 11 | Di wrote to her after the ceremony thanking her for all the work she had done for fellow cancer sufferers and for raising £40,000 towards the centre . |
| 12 | After tea she unpacked her shabby and much-mended clothes ( no chance of getting stockings for Christmas now , unless Felicity had a practical fit and sent her some ! ) and wrote two letters : a polite little note to Miss Henry , thanking her for past kindness , and a lengthy epistle to Gay , telling her the gloomy news . |
| 13 | The Clerk was to send a letter of apology to Mrs thanking her for twenty years of service and ask if she 'd reconsider the job . |
| 14 | I was just keeping it for wee Jonathan . |
| 15 | But if Mr Menzies had thought of this he must have been keeping it for another Sunday . |
| 16 | showing us that Pip is entering the cold , real world and has left the warmth of Joe 's forge and his chance for contentment , trading it for social status . |
| 17 | Sorry if you take catty as the para now , then D P are n't actually , the reason D P sent the paper questionnaire is to just double check that all the columns and everything are laid out in the correct way are n't they and then checking it for that reason , whereas they are actually doing it on something like Kathy themselves so they , there is n't the same approval going on . |
| 18 | MUSICIANS from a Merseyside orchestra are really knocking 'em for six . |
| 19 | She was pressing it for dear life now as if she was in a panic , and she kept her finger on it until , through the glass door , she saw the flicker of a candle weaving its way down through the shop . |
| 20 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 21 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 22 | The Service Consultancy initiative is a major benefit to clients in this area and I have already received many letters from customers , advised by the circular in their invoicing , thanking us for this additional feature . |
| 23 | I have no hesitation in recommending them for steady moving water and out of the two I feel the series X is more versatile . |
| 24 | TIP : Test unknown materials by soaking them for several days . |
| 25 | It was almost as if he was doing me a favour by not sentencing me for more , even though it was only one specimen charge of supplying . |
| 26 | Indeed , the range of skills which actuaries develop nowadays are ideally suited to fitting them for corporate management in general . |
| 27 | Oh er they 're for some job at Street , they 're wanting it for some job or other . |
| 28 | This method is the first of its kind , and the ministry is considering developing it for commercial application . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that , ’ Claudia said , not believing it for one moment . |
| 30 | Yeah what was it costing us for that weekend ? |