Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb pp] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl had gone to police to have her lover arrested for having sex . |
| 2 | Lime was particularly good for coppicing and its timber prized for turning , furniture making and much used in coachwork . |
| 3 | For instance , landowners who find their land scheduled for housebuilding may enjoy an immediate increase in capital value . |
| 4 | Were there species adapted for living at particular depths ? |
| 5 | ‘ That 's right , and got his sentence reduced for doing it . |
| 6 | And so it was that she did n't hear Andrew come in and enter the sitting-room , there to see his daughter dressed for going out in her wide-skirted jersey dress , her black hair hanging loose about her shoulders , and wearing , of all things , green-lobed earrings . |
| 7 | The other 10.3% of our time accounted for sleeping and eating , and was working under the assumption that no argument took place whilst sleeping , which was not true . |