Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing on the ground floor that was similar to a dressing-room was a gents ' loo , so we set about disguising its true purpose by dressing it up for the evening . |
| 2 | To relax the feet totally , start by soaking them in for 20 minutes in some herbal bath salts . |
| 3 | We came to recognize the furtive knocking of these late callers , and tried to alleviate their disappointment by inviting them in for tea and sympathy . |
| 4 | Present owners British & Commonwealth announced that it hoped to raise an estimated £130 million by putting it up for sale . |
| 5 | Its sudden reappearance , a product of the uncertain economic times in Eastern Europe , at first seemed easily explained , but whether it was wartime booty or a token of gratitude , whether a museum who may or may not have owned it wanted it back or not , whether it was legally correct or amoral , by putting it up for auction ( and illustrating it on the catalogue cover ) Sotheby 's assured themselves of one thing : whatever they did would be wrong . |