Example sentences of "[pron] for [noun sg] of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prime minister , Harold Macmillan , took refuge behind the usual claim that he could say nothing for fear of damaging national security . |
| 2 | I have a pretty good idea what Charlotte 's just-a-handful of also ran last-among-equals might be , although the press release does not name them for fear of diminishing the glory of Verbier 's triumph . |
| 3 | Several hon. Members who spoke after the opening speakers — I shall not name them for fear of causing inter-party embarrassment — said that it was an urgent matter , and I applaud them . |
| 4 | The 900 Belgian troops stationed in Kismayu were unable to stop them for fear of hitting the civilians . |
| 5 | Claudia said , hardly daring to look at him for fear of betraying how much she loved him . |
| 6 | But again I held myself warily at a certain distance , not daring to make contact with him for fear of falling into the kind of trap Dana had prepared for me . |
| 7 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |
| 8 | Even among the 3 men who aligned with the UUUC , there was reluctance to identify too closely with it for fear of losing a stratum of middle-class voters more conscious of social status than constitutional complexities . |
| 9 | I think he was frightened to give it for fear of hurting me . ’ |
| 10 | We found the locals do n't like to talk about it for fear of putting off money-spinning tourists . |
| 11 | Eventually he falls asleep , one arm outflung across her breasts so that she does not dare move it for fear of waking him , and , constricted , can not sleep herself . |
| 12 | For the next four years a great part of my time was spent in secret meditation upon this subject , I could not speak to anybody about it for fear of giving pain . |