Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] for its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But more recently , TI is gaining a reputation for its disclosures over and above the requirements that , in the words of one analyst , ‘ set a precedent for other companies to follow ’ . |
| 2 | Suddenly South Africa , which desperately wants to lure tourists , was facing a nightmare for its holiday trade . |
| 3 | The apparent aim was to strengthen the Sunday Telegraph , which with a circulation of 667,000 was nearly half a million copies behind the daily and facing a fight for its life . |
| 4 | Natural philosophy had its own garden of Eden , the arguments of natural theology providing a sanction for its preservation . |
| 5 | Bearing this in mind , together with the further possibility of reprovisioning the redesigned space station using Russian rockets , NASA 's review team is considering an orbit for its station that would be inclined at 51.6 to the equator — the sort of orbit that can be reached from the launch sites the Russians use . |
| 6 | The Town Moor draw 's favours are so unpredictable that you may as well stick to choosing a horse for its name alone . |
| 7 | Iran is fighting a war for its survival . |
| 8 | There is no legislative assembly although on Nov. 8 , 1990 , King Fahd announced that a long promised Consultative Council ( Majlis al-Shura ) would be set up to help him run the country without specifying a date for its creation . |
| 9 | Here a young Labrador is retrieving an object for its owner . |
| 10 | CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury is to continue screening an advert for its Flake bar featuring ecstasy victim Rachel Brown . |