Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't drink , ’ Magige assured him shakily , ignoring her previous thoughts of raiding his cupboards for stiff drinks . |
| 2 | All investigations into the perpetuation of evil point ultimately to the conclusion that the human race has never placed anywhere near sufficient emphasis on the importance of training its members for parenthood . |
| 3 | But this made the Department and ministers once again vulnerable to charges of abdicating their responsibilities for financial and policy goals . |
| 4 | In his introduction to the Annual Review , Dr Eyre stressed the importance of strengthening our opportunities for new business by forming commercial partnerships by acquisition and joint ventures . |
| 5 | More importantly , however , David Agnew , the collector of Wigtown , McCulloch of Torhouse , the controller of customs , Gordon of Drumbeg , the surveyor , and a tide waiter named McKeen , were also councillors , and all of them were in some danger of losing their posts for incompetence if nothing worse . |
| 6 | He has a habit of giving me messages for my dad or asking about the family that does n't go down well . |
| 7 | She come off the phone and she said , bloody hell she said that one of the rare times I go to the trouble of making myself butties for dinner , cos usually she gets a pasty or something , and I get invited out for dinner , you this Viv er , a friend of hers , you know the one that was having trouble with all that drainage underneath the |
| 8 | Someone who says he 's ‘ held one in his hand ’ , thinks that Intel has done a good job hyping up the industry over the P5 without having much chance of delivering its promises for some time to come . |
| 9 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |