Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Hemmings , aged 54 , was found guilty by magistrates at Dartford , Kent , of illegally possessing for sale 22,902 eggs . |
| 2 | Students could be given the opportunity of actively searching for information about some topic in which they are interested . |
| 3 | So RE needs to attend to encouraging pupils consciously to get beyond just looking for information or entertainment and see that there is a quite different way of looking at things . |
| 4 | Sir : I was interested to read Terence Bendixson 's article ( 5 October ) on directly charging for road use . |
| 5 | As both manoeuvred for position , whether it was cutting down trees and digging up streets in Hanoi or sending ‘ unauthorized ’ French battalions to various strategic points , the risk — and incidence — of clashes increased and both sides were at least preparing for war . |