Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My thanks to David Bogie , studio manager and Fish for their time and patience — and for allowing me to visit the Funny Farm . |
| 2 | With the leave of the House , it remains for me only to thank the Select Committee on Energy for allowing us to hear the Government 's reply . |
| 3 | The Parkinson 's Disease Society has been in touch with me , and I am grateful to its chief executive , Mrs. Mary Baker , both for information and for helping me understand the problems . |
| 4 | ‘ I told you , Murphy , that although I am immensely grateful to you for helping me to repair the shed to make a hen house and for finding me the things I need , these are my hens and I shall look after them . |
| 5 | The three , all members of the legislature 's trade and industry committee , were accused of having accepted $60,000 from the Korean Automobiles Manufacturers ' Association in return for helping it to gain the National Assembly 's approval for a package of state aid . |
| 6 | skin up The Clinique Skin Survival Kit is handy for the gym , for travelling or just for helping you to keep the bathroom tidy . |
| 7 | ‘ That Angy had started an affair with Rodney Shergold , as a kind of quid pro quo for letting her take the art class . |
| 8 | Thank you for letting me share the celebrations . |
| 9 | ‘ Thanks for letting us have the keys . ’ |
| 10 | This is often the feeling the bereaved find most difficult to acknowledge , their anger against the dead person for abandoning them to face the world alone . |
| 11 | In the attainment targets for reading we included the following for levels 8 , 9 and 10 : ‘ Read a range of poetry , fiction , literary non-fiction and drama , including works written before the twentieth century and works from different cultures . ’ |
| 12 | Thank you very much for inviting me to attend the forthcoming AGM in Aberystwyth . |
| 13 | He blames Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell for making him sign the public immunity certificate . |
| 14 | As for leaving you to sail the boat , what could possibly happen that you have n't handled before ? ’ |