Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [indef pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can still settle or ask the court to award damages on the old basis of including something for the future risk . |
| 2 | Mr Gillance said : ‘ He turned to dishonesty in the hope of providing something for the two of them because by then they were in debt . ’ |
| 3 | I think that 's the voice of conscience and the voice of charity and the voice of doing something for the general good . |
| 4 | The earlier cases do not make any reference to the possibility of arresting someone for the sole purpose of questioning him or her with a view to obtaining a confession . |
| 5 | It is not just a question of exchanging one for the other . |
| 6 | Saddam has never been known for doing something for the benefit of others . |
| 7 | What 's the point in saving everything for a comfortable old age if you 're suffering hardship now ? |
| 8 | And it 's possible that the curious telephone conversation in the flat , with its reference to postponing something for a week , related to your time limit . |
| 9 | I 'm … er … afraid I did n't get round to doing anything for the understudies . ’ |
| 10 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |
| 11 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |