Example sentences of "for [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who can blame a liberated woman for not settling for slavery ? |
| 2 | To summarise , the ‘ absolute income ’ hypothesis may be criticised on two major grounds : ( a ) for not providing an adequate explanation of the different sets of income-consumption data ; ( b ) for not taking into account the influence of wealth and the rate of interest on consumption , and so for not being consistent with the microeconomic analysis of consumer behaviour . |
| 3 | Kreitman and Chowdhury ( 1973b ) found that the most common reason given for not getting in touch with a helping agency was that the overdose was seen as a way of relieving strain or going to sleep . |
| 4 | So , she 's not one to play on it for not going to school though , so |
| 5 | ‘ Thomas White , a tippler , for keeping shuffle board play ’ came before the Court during the stern days of the Commonwealth , while in 1666 were charged , ‘ John Parson , James his son , Stephen Parker and Sidney Randall for not going to church on the Lord 's day ’ . |
| 6 | And they would be a coward for not going to war . |
| 7 | Most men and women would be better off for not going to prison at all . |
| 8 | Anyone who has ever suffered at the hands of military pomposity will relish the story of General Patton inspecting a hospital in France and screaming abuse at a man for not coming to attention in his presence , only to be told ‘ Run along , asshole . |
| 9 | Otherwise there is a risk of coming under attack for not complying with Community competition law requirements . |
| 10 | Carers are renowned for not asking for support . |
| 11 | Ideal for just walking round town . |
| 12 | Sedimentation goes on all the time , for ever moving from place to place , for ever cannibalising itself . |
| 13 | ‘ It is just , ’ said Hope , looking at Mrs Crump as if she were a particularly testing landscape — perhaps a copse whose colours were for ever changing under sun and scudding clouds — ‘ it is just , ’ he said , ‘ and I am sure , certain , that someone must have told you this — ‘ |
| 14 | Rose Shepherd goes on to argue that a first affair , usually based on attraction , leads to further affairs based on nothing more than boredom , loneliness , resentment , or the need for further boosting of confidence once the first extramarital partner has bowed out . |
| 15 | For even taking into account my employer 's generous offer to ‘ foot the bill for the gas ’ , the costs of such a trip might still come to a surprising amount considering such matters as accommodation , meals , and any small snacks I might partake of on my way . |
| 16 | There should also be incentives for closer working between primary and secondary services . |
| 17 | Malcolm Kennedy had been jailed at the Old Bailey in September 1991 for allegedly kicking to death his cellmate , Patrick Quinn , at Hammersmith police station in west London early on Christmas Eve , 1990 . |