Example sentences of "by [verb] [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 2 | Confuse a waitress by asking her for a Big Mac and chips ? |
| 3 | He sounded depressed by the thought , but then cheered himself up by asking me for a beer . |
| 4 | Mr R. Melbourne of Loughborough wins our first £25 award by asking you for a list of those clubs who have won the old First Division title and also played in the Fourth Division . |
| 5 | By nominating you for a building society mortgage under the Support Lending Scheme which is designed to help first-time buyers . |
| 6 | Hopefully , however , there will be plenty of others sailing , and you can learn a lot by watching them for a while . |
| 7 | If the craving returned , I could cope by contemplating it for an hour or two , until it went away . |