Example sentences of "from [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to the two-year probation order , Ironside was banned from driving for a further two years . |
| 2 | Composers of new hymn tunes should be discouraged from writing for a traditional text which is either wedded to a well-loved tune or has more than one good tune to which it may be sung . |
| 3 | Those and many other pressures may distract them from remaining for a long period in the Territorial Army . |
| 4 | Many adult children gain great happiness from caring for a much-loved parent in the closing years of their life . |
| 5 | A spokesman from the Department said : ‘ There is nothing stopping us from asking for a total ban . |
| 6 | At the recent IWC annual meeting , Iceland and Brazil , both previously die-hard whaling nations , abstained from voting for a total ban on whaling , but did not vote for a continuance . |