Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for doing [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The justices made the order and , in giving their reason for doing so , stated that the order was required so that the child could be given help and guidance to meet his special needs . |
| 2 | Their penalty for doing so is frequent failure , for polar habitats are harsh and highly variable , unbuffered and unpredictable . |
| 3 | I he opportunity for doing so arose in the Middle East . |
| 4 | His motive for doing so is that he thinks that English verse has been ill-served by prosodists in the past . |
| 5 | They all seek declarations to the following effect : ( a ) that as a matter of law in the case of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence the Secretary of State is required to set a period for retribution and deterrence which does not exceed the tariff recommended by the judiciary ; ( b ) that the Secretary of State is required by law to tell the prisoner what period the judiciary have recommended , and the reasons for that recommendation , and also if he has departed from that recommendation to tell the prisoner his reason for doing so ; ( c ) that the prisoner is entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before the tariff is set , and for this purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State will make his decision which is not in his , the prisoner 's , possession . |
| 6 | Our current performance is at around the Group average , and I have no doubt not only of our ability to keep this up , but of our potential for doing even better in the longer term on any standard of assessment . |