Example sentences of "[pron] for a [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 Anderton struck twice in three minutes in the first half to stun 20,000 fans allowed in for nothing for a game marking Sunderland 's new status as a city .
2 Kruger collected 7,582 points at Sheffield , where Brannen decided to withdraw after eight events , saving himself for a multi-events meeting at Stoke this week , where he hopes to battle his way to the top of the rankings .
3 I did take you for a couple staying there together , and normally I would have retreated smartly and come back here again , but for what had already happened .
4 These have countersunk screw holes , pointing in different directions — usually two for screws going into the back of the mirror frame , and one for a screw going into the wall .
5 I should love to read a reference by her for a maid leaving her employment … .
6 He obviously still took us for a couple holidaying together , and his embarrassment at intruding took the form of ignoring my presence .
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