Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I was a man and I thought the only way to get my jollies was by coughing up for a woman 's veal in a sorrel coulis , I would be suicidal . |
| 2 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 3 | In explaining how he managed to escape active military service during the war by signing on for an officers ' programme , Mr Clinton apparently omitted to mention that he had already received his call-up notice when he sought to join the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . |
| 4 | Get your playgroup involved by writing off for the Playweek kit , which contains all kinds of money-making ideas . |
| 5 | They are even willing to give parents a much needed rest in the evenings by listening out for the children ( once settled ) , thereby allowing the parents time off . |
| 6 | Rideout , boosted by scoring twice for the reserves in midweek , admitted last night : ‘ Graeme 's been one of the top strikers in the game for several years and he is a hard act to follow . |
| 7 | Nottinghamshire SSD had tried to avoid applying for powers under a care order to remove three children from their home by going instead for a prohibited steps order to exclude their abusing father . |
| 8 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |
| 9 | He had infuriated the government by calling publicly for the resignation of Foreign Minister Geza Jeszenszky , whom he described as incompetent , and by complaining that he had been forced to lie to US politicians about the sale of Hungarian weapons to Croatia . |
| 10 | Not only did the sturdy lock crown a storming performance by bullocking over for a try in the final minute , he undoubtedly played himself into a Lions place . |
| 11 | But , according to trading standards officers , shops can charge what they like for something and if they choose to recoup the cost of making curtains by charging more for the cost of raw materials they use , then they 're entitled to do this . |
| 12 | Sometimes companies will make up what they lose in terms of labour by charging more for the parts . |
| 13 | You are all alone ; no one will interfere ; in a college no one helps your studies ( although your best friend may do the opposite and interfere by dropping in for a chat ) . |
| 14 | Both the Congress Party and India 's constitution have kept the rivalry in check by standing firmly for a secular India in which the state is impartial between religions . |
| 15 | ‘ And you show it by putting in for a transfer behind my back , ’ he roared , his face as black as thunder . |
| 16 | R. E. Kaske puts it extremely neatly by claiming only for the Miller 's Tale an " " implicit orientation " " towards " " a controlling set of [ moral and religious ] values " " creating a framework within which , ultimately , the actions within the tale and the actions of writing , telling and reading the tale , are to be evaluated . |
| 17 | There was no rain in the darkness , and she could make even its sound go away by concentrating hard for a few moments . |