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Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court .
2	The common denominator of this type of use is not therefore non-entailment but rather viewing knowledge of the referent denoted by the direct object of know as a condition for attributing what the infinitive denotes to this referent .
3	But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ?
4	I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to reinforce the Government 's commitment to protect green belt districts .
5	She did not thank this nun for making her the centre of attention .
6	He sued Jax Liquor Store for selling him the booze .
7	So we may want to introduce a more sophisticated mechanism for determining what the desired level of supply is and what we 'll do is that we 'll say this is actually a special case of a much more general , er more s sophisticated .
8	I 've got I , I as I say , I feel very grateful to the society for giving me the chance .
9	‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here .
10	Thank you President and Congress for granting me the honour to report back on behalf of the ten G M B Members in the European Parliament .
11	Shame on the Ordnance Survey for giving it the name of Ingleborough Hill on some of their maps : it is every inch a mountain and , although not the highest in England as was once thought and is overtopped by many others , one of the grandest .
12	In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy .