Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no doubting that this young relative of his made a fine figure of a man , he thought , as he announced that he was going upstairs to change for dinner . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that in the years 1877–1904 70 per cent of Pomeranian farmland was held in large estates and only 30 per cent in peasant smallholdings of various kinds : about two-thirds of Pomeranian farmers were smallholders living in the most appalling poverty ; their assets were non-existent or too small for them to think of trekking westwards to look for factory work ; they were too poor to pay cash for their land , and too impoverished for any bank to risk giving them a loan . |
| 3 | Those who formulated the rules for admission to the College , who were afraid they might deter men from coming forward to train for membership of a still infant profession , limited the requirement for admission to an ability to read and write well — quite a severe restriction at the time — plus personal recommendation . |
| 4 | He misses the Yorkshire Cup clash , opting instead to play for Dudley Hill reserves in the Yorkshire League . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's his mother again , ’ she said , stopping suddenly to wait for Marjorie , another woman in the group , who was lagging behind . |