Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " There 's a regulation about using it for private matters . " |
| 2 | Here we 're talking about basing yourself for three weeks on that same golf course . |
| 3 | And even when it succeeds , there is still a chance that after pursuing it for some way another gazelle passing in front will impede it and its first , tiring target will be able to escape . |
| 4 | After coaxing him for 20 minutes , one officer grabbed the man — only to discover he had been bleeding heavily from deep cuts to his wrist and arms . |
| 5 | So instead , a confident horseperson was engaged to do battle with Honey , but after riding her for two weeks Honey 's behaviour was worse . |
| 6 | This method is the first of its kind , and the ministry is considering developing it for commercial application . |
| 7 | People who use land and invest their labour in it are benefiting society more than those real owners who neglect it to the extent of ignoring it for twelve years or more . |
| 8 | It can be extended for the specific purpose of retraining you for new work provided that any agreement to do so : |
| 9 | If he played at West Brom there would always be the risk of losing him for three or four matches . ’ |
| 10 | But by now I was crazed with the idea of doing something for this woman that retained some shred of playfulness to it , so she could think to herself : ‘ All in fun , all in fun ’ , and yet which conveyed the full force of the idea that I had been alone in that office that weekend with a huge erection thinking of her . |
| 11 | But she could not stand the thought of doing nothing for two months . |
| 12 | The interpretative work of field staff , particularly the procedures by which they graft meaning onto the behaviour of polluters for the purpose of categorizing them for future decisions about enforcement , is , then , a central theme . |
| 13 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
| 14 | I , I , I am certainly not that man , I would , I would not dream of offering myself for such a ghastly post |
| 15 | Most of the friends were too old or too physically enfeebled to be capable of offering themselves for military glory . |
| 16 | ‘ I feel like suing somebody for all this . ’ |
| 17 | Although he was still hungry , he decided against asking her for second helpings now that he had forgotten to use her new name at the very first test . |
| 18 | He felt like starting one for like-minded gentlemen . |
| 19 | Institutionally , there are no mechanisms for punishing someone for deviant behaviour of any kind . |
| 20 | We should closely look at why this flopped before suggesting it for next year as another failure would be demoralising . |
| 21 | I have no hesitation in recommending them for steady moving water and out of the two I feel the series X is more versatile . |
| 22 | Security was tight at yesterday 's ceremony , with press photographs banned and a single TV cameraman shepherded around by two naval security officers , who had to view his film before releasing it for public consumption . |
| 23 | This frequent contact with families is given strong emphasis by the prison authorities , who see it as one of the key elements both of encouraging prisoners to participate and in preparing them for successful reintegration . |
| 24 | Thank you for taking me for that delectable breath of fresh air — it 's something I 'll always remember . ’ |
| 25 | Indeed , the range of skills which actuaries develop nowadays are ideally suited to fitting them for corporate management in general . |
| 26 | Their two-year project initially involves the implementation of software on a massively parallel Single Instruction , Multiple Data system , with a view to converting it for Multiple Instruction , Multiple Data systems at a later date . |
| 27 | It 's worth trying it for eighteen miles , is n't it ? ’ |
| 28 | Despite her protestations , it was evident Jane Pargeter still resented David Parkin for dumping her for another woman . |
| 29 | He also spoke about beating him for alleged sins . |
| 30 | I ca n't think of anything else so I 'll finish by thanking you for all your hard work . |