Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are other investors , and do n't worry , I 've still got plenty of backing for this show . |
| 2 | If you think I am trying to influence you into sending for this excellent program , part of my horoscope said ‘ You may feel a need to influence people and gain recognition for your talents ’ . |
| 3 | Whenever you give clarification or provide information four times out of ten someone else will follow you by doing the same and three times out of ten someone else will follow you by asking for more . |
| 4 | Remember that there must be something in writing for each ; no one is trusting memory . |
| 5 | It effectively prevented him from working for another insurance company during that period . |
| 6 | He also acquired an oak cupboard with linenfold panels of the same period made in Picardy for FFr380,000 ( £39,500 ; $68,730 ) , more than three times its low estimate and said after the sale only those unexpectedly high prices had prevented him from going for more . |
| 7 | Was it worth aiming for this position ? |
| 8 | What is it like working for such a large organisation ? |
| 9 | Does the Secretary of State believe that the action of the board of Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. in disqualifying us from competing for this work is fair to Cammell Laird ? |