Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no idea she was using me for a purpose of her own : I was too naive to realise until it dawned on me what it was , a few weeks later . |
| 2 | The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness . |
| 3 | If you have gas or coal fires , and can avoid using them for a while , it would be a useful addition to this list . |
| 4 | Photographing them for an interval gives portions of particle paths , which , if short enough , can be used to synthesize a streamline pattern even in unsteady flow ( e.g. Fig. 3.7 ) . |
| 5 | Last week , I received a touching postcard from a recently divorced friend in Bonn thanking me for a letter . |
| 6 | Thanking someone for a compliment |
| 7 | For example : I 'm sorry to keep pressing you for an answer but we do need to make a decision if we are to avoid being the last in the market with this product : Is it to be A or B ? ’ |
| 8 | If Duke Egeus did not ask Hermia to choose between Demetrius and life in a nunnery in Act 1 , there would be no point pressing her for an answer four acts later . |
| 9 | What possible reason could a sane man have for thanking her for an evening that had never happened ? |
| 10 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |
| 11 | Mrs Verity 's expenditure turned out to be far more than she guessed and their decisions were also affected because the bank was overcharging them for a time . |
| 12 | Similarly , ‘ vocational ’ training was regarded more as a means of making prisoners work hard than of training them for a task to which they were individually suited . |
| 13 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 14 | And I think they 'd just been hounding him for a while and that was the last straw . |
| 15 | Rachel Still , 23 — who was living with a boyfriend in Wilmslow , Cheshire — drove off with husband Phillip after meeting him for a talk . |
| 16 | Presumably wedding presents will form the basis of their ‘ equipment ’ , but I do n't think Rosie minds roughing it for a while . |
| 17 | The city was bracing itself for a party to beat them all , but the Spaniards decided to re-write the script . |
| 18 | ENGLISH football is bracing itself for an invasion of South African soccer talent . |
| 19 | ‘ You sound as if you 're interviewing me for a job . ’ |
| 20 | So after today , I shall not be cleaning you for a week . ’ |
| 21 | Three of the medical staff who attended her independently assured her that had she not been so fit and supple they would have been measuring her for a wheelchair , or worse . |
| 22 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 23 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |
| 24 | Finally , one other began to use heroin almost by default in that he and a friend bought heroin with the specific aim of selling it for a profit . |
| 25 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 26 | As you will be expecting me for a visit on your return tomorrow I am writing to let you know I shall not be attending your sessions again . |
| 27 | ‘ I have been expecting you for a week , ’ he said . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Around half a mile away was the small Hertfordshire town of Tring with shops and bakeries providing everything for a canal side picnic . |
| 30 | And getting a permit for a waste-to-energy plant is every bit as difficult as getting one for a landfill in most places . |