Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] 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 | Last week , I received a touching postcard from a recently divorced friend in Bonn thanking me for a letter . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 8 | And I think they 'd just been hounding him for a while and that was the last straw . |
| 9 | Rachel Still , 23 — who was living with a boyfriend in Wilmslow , Cheshire — drove off with husband Phillip after meeting him for a talk . |
| 10 | Presumably wedding presents will form the basis of their ‘ equipment ’ , but I do n't think Rosie minds roughing it for a while . |
| 11 | ‘ You sound as if you 're interviewing me for a job . ’ |
| 12 | So after today , I shall not be cleaning you for a week . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I have been expecting you for a week , ’ he said . |
| 20 | She took the boxed flower and then , after holding it for a moment and wondering what to do with it , laid it down alongside her place setting . |
| 21 | But though he resumed his speech as though the interruption had never happened , his gaze , holding hers for a moment longer , had turned cold and cynical . |
| 22 | ‘ She 'll not likely be doing them for a while . ’ |
| 23 | With the prospect of William and Harry joining them for a holiday afterwards , Diana was in good heart . |
| 24 | It 's just a matter of hoarding them for a discount on your Sovereign holiday . |
| 25 | I know I 'm not a wallflower — other boys keep asking me for a date — but Harry just does n't seem to notice me . |
| 26 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 27 | He sounded depressed by the thought , but then cheered himself up by asking me for a beer . |
| 28 | It 's asking you for a type . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not asking you for a penny . ’ |
| 30 | Mr R. Melbourne of Loughborough wins our first £25 award by asking you for a list of those clubs who have won the old First Division title and also played in the Fourth Division . |