Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , more than 100 million Europeans are gearing up for this winter 's invasion of the ski-slopes . |
| 2 | Oh the idea of saving now for this year 's Christmas present , there 's one small snag , it will cost around £60,000 . |
| 3 | Bruno 's been training hard for this fight in Leicester . |
| 4 | " I reckon you 're very wise not going in for this lark , " Joanne said , shifting the mound of her body uncomfortably under the bedclothes . |
| 5 | You lot definitely going away for this week |
| 6 | They 're one of 14 national display teams limbering up for this weekend 's International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 7 | Certainly the Devon , in the late eighteenth century , was described by William Marshall ( 1796 ) as being ‘ in size somewhat below the desirable point for the heavier works of husbandry ’ , making up for this deficiency with its agility and exertion so that it was regarded as the best worker in Britain . |
| 8 | If there were several children queuing up for this delight , the second-comers were told , ‘ You can ring tomorrow . ’ |