Example sentences of "and [adv] for [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , the statistics appearing in the background paper were frequently berated for failing to make clear the actual level of default amongst partnerships and thus for misdirecting the profession on the issues . |
| 2 | And also for doing the programme . |
| 3 | The low waters of this summer have provided us with a superb opportunity for fish spotting and also for mapping the contours of the river bed . |
| 4 | He criticised them for being ‘ too optimistic as to what is and what is not possible to us ’ , and also for under-estimating the enemy 's ability to launch a major offensive . |
| 5 | The apparatus required for imprinting , and then for measuring the efficacy of the imprinting response , was large and elaborate ; it was impossible to train more than a few birds at a time . |
| 6 | All that has so far been written in this book , has been directed towards instilling in the reader a curiosity about the ideas behind the concept of ‘ The Created God ’ , and in offering justifications for , and explanations of , the various arguments and assumptions put forward , and virtually for justifying the writing of the book at all . |