Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I , I , I am certainly not that man , I would , I would not dream of offering myself for such a ghastly post |
| 4 | ‘ I feel like suing somebody for all this . ’ |
| 5 | Thank you for taking me for that delectable breath of fresh air — it 's something I 'll always remember . ’ |
| 6 | Despite her protestations , it was evident Jane Pargeter still resented David Parkin for dumping her for another woman . |
| 7 | I ca n't think of anything else so I 'll finish by thanking you for all your hard work . |
| 8 | TIP : Test unknown materials by soaking them for several days . |
| 9 | Her position is that the person who calls on Osiris or Krishna or Buddha with a pure heart receives the Holy Spirit within his own tradition and not by abandoning it for another . |
| 10 | I tried running but gave up after two paces , and then went from meditation to mental arithmetic , calculating the length of each step by counting them for each revolution of the wheel . |
| 11 | The unguarded nature of the latter , which was never worked over by Thomas , provides occasional glimpses of the youth who left St. Paul 's after his seventeenth birthday in order to achieve a twofold purpose : ostensibly to please his father by attending a few practical evening classes and in the day by preparing himself for some form of Civil Service clerical post , while privately , he sought the freedom of a young nature-writer who was determined to collect his papers into a book . |
| 12 | Begin by watching yourself for half an hour each day as if you are a stranger . |