Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically Tory MEPs may secure a better working relationship with their Westminster cousins than the Labour party , thanks in part to the respect the Tory MEPs have won for refusing to buckle under Thatcherite pressure over European union . |
| 2 | They were protesting against the dismissal of an estimated 15,000 Albanians , since the imposition of Serbian direct rule , for refusing to work under permanent police supervision or to sign compulsory pledges of loyalty to Serbia . |
| 3 | Even in this sense , Cotte makes a case for analysing let as evoking permission from the point of view of non-intervention , " permitting " being represented here in a purely negative fashion , as not intervening to stop the realization of an action which the permittee wishes to perform . |
| 4 | We have got to work towards a situation where burning is no longer the routine disposal method for getting rid of surplus straw . ’ |
| 5 | The charge of $1,500m was primarily for getting rid of surplus employees , plant consolidations and related administrative costs . |
| 6 | I have often thought of inventing a spray for getting rid of small children . |
| 7 | She said it was Humphreys ' responsibility as managing director to follow the correct procedure for getting rid of toxic waste . |
| 8 | No doubt there were formulae for getting rid of evil spirits , and it may be that the mysterious painted symbols written inside two cups from Knossos are spells of this kind . |
| 9 | Napoleon III had a personal reason for wishing to intervene in Italian affairs . |
| 10 | Once again raising the issue of Clinton 's avoidance of service in the Vietnam war , Bush denounced him for having participated in anti-war demonstrations while residing as a student in the UK , and also questioned the nature of a European holiday in 1969 in which Clinton had visited Moscow . |
| 11 | Oliver Sweeney , who makes shoes for a select range of stores worldwide , believes there 's no excuse for having to break in new shoes : ‘ You are simply reshaping them to suit the shape of your feet , and weakening the construction . |
| 12 | A lead story in Bob Gledhill 's column headlined ‘ Beware of Non-Fishing Bureaucrats ’ ( November 24 issue ) criticised one of local boat clubs for failing to invest in electric winches and described the committee as ‘ armchair rulers . ’ |
| 13 | Other market proxies have laid down rules for pricing according to marginal cost . |