Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am writing to thank you for the Morrissey article . |
| 2 | ‘ Dear Fatal , ’ writes Philip Saunders from North Devon , ‘ I 'm writing to thank you for the excellent screen wipes . |
| 3 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
| 4 | And for all he knew , pro-Syrian elements , the Lebanese Forces and other narco-terrorist groups were also still looking to revenge themselves for the damage that he and the Asmar cell had done to their drugs , arms and hostage-taking operations in Beirut . |
| 5 | Well , he 's going to do something for the programme and I 'm doing something for TSB . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've had enough X-rays for a while , so I 'm going to do nothing for the moment . |
| 7 | That product there already either exists or we 're going to do it for the first time for an estate agent |
| 8 | Because if we 're going to use it for the ragtime and er |
| 9 | So that you 've got a vague idea of er what 's going to befall you for the rest of today ? |
| 10 | Wallering Remember Christopher Robin , his wise old house spelt his name Wal We 're going to name you for the elms at the foot of the garden . |
| 11 | A sudden wave of panic swept over her and she glanced at the others but it did n't seem as if she was going to learn anything for the moment . |
| 12 | we get one Mark we 're going to get one for the right reasons indeed . |
| 13 | Perhaps he was going to touch me for the air fare home . |
| 14 | Has it been opened cos we 're going to need one for the |
| 15 | No-one could have known that she was going to bring them for the weekend . ’ |
| 16 | The $420m a year that America has been getting to compensate it for the loss in sales of farm products to Spain and Portugal after they joined the Community was due to run out in 1990 . |
| 17 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 18 | However , the NFU and the SLF said their members were seriously concerned at the lack of a requirement for water authorities to seek a way-leave , particularly if the industry is privatised and any work carried out on private land would result in increased profits for the water company without its having to pay anything for the rights to gain access . |
| 19 | Without them having to ask us for the address . |
| 20 | Material , otherwise privileged , would be excluded from protection only in what , it is to be hoped , is the very rare case of the crooked solicitor who holds the material intending to use it for the furtherance of a personal criminal purpose . |
| 21 | Her head swam ; she shut her eyes and pressed herself against the wall , fighting to steady herself for the return trip , struggling to contain an urge to vomit . |
| 22 | Claiming to have everything for the town gardener , the Camden Garden Centre 's profits provide horticultural training for young people . |
| 23 | I do n't tell no lie , I was goin' to ask 'im for the loan of a bob so 's I could get to see this bloke that might be puttin' a bit of business in me way . |
| 24 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |
| 25 | she 's been trying to get something for the mother of the bride . |
| 26 | I wonder whether they were n't trying to get it for the museum . |
| 27 | Slinkton is planning to murder her for the insurance money , and Sampson contrives to warn her of her danger during an interview on the sands . |