Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these words , often carelessly spoken , can have such a long-term and devastating effect , think how much good we can do by encouraging our children and praising them for what they have achieved . |
| 2 | God seems to get a real kick out of choosing people who think that they are useless , or who others think are useless , and using them for something important and useful . |
| 3 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 4 | By taking V2s from here , from the mountains , shipping them back and using them for their own experiments . |
| 5 | Using them for their filthy business . |
| 6 | Nor did the Flemings feel that he was really supporting them ; he had appeared to be using them for his own ends . |
| 7 | If you were protecting me for my own good , she thought , I would be cross with you , but not this cross . |
| 8 | The trial judge directed the jury if at the time he collected the coins the defendant had formed the dishonest intention of keeping them for himself he was guilty of theft . |
| 9 | Account executives at the insurer , who monitor its agents , had Wright marked down as a man with constant cash flow problems — he was always hassling them for his commission . |
| 10 | Skins on the segment and the pith both contain substances called bioflavonoids which enhance the effect of vitamin C , so it 's better to make use of the whole fruits rather than simply pressing them for your breakfast juice . |
| 11 | At the end of the question period , refocus attention on yourself through repeating your main points , wishing everyone well and thanking them for their attention . |
| 12 | She responded with a round-robin letter to all her employees , thanking them for their contributions and enthusiasm and reassuring them how highly she thought of them all . |
| 13 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
| 14 | That this ‘ slippage ’ is so slight is due to the fact that the other Enterprise staff have worked a great deal of extra time and taken on extra responsibilities and I take this opportunity of thanking them for their hard work and support during this period . |
| 15 | Begin with thanking me for him ; look at him as a person as important to me as you are . ’ |
| 16 | ( thanking me for my congratulations on her beautiful master-piece ) : ‘ It is hopeless the way life has to change , and become less than life . |
| 17 | Perhaps now is an opportunity of thanking everyone for their generosity and to say how greatly I know it is appreciated by the charities and organizations concerned . |
| 18 | Thanking everyone for their support and encouragement , Mr. Nicole said they were finding in the parish ‘ a diversity of experience ’ which they knew would help them grow as Christians and as ministers . |
| 19 | Thanking everyone for their help Sue Barratt paid tribute to volunteers and their friends , Hairlines of Station Road who had created the hairstyles , beautician Beverly who helped with the make-up and all those who went to the show . |
| 20 | There is a certain grudging margin , to be sure , about all that Mr Eliot writes — as if he were compensating himself for his limitations by a peevish assumption of superiority . |
| 21 | And I think that is the message which I want to get over to you , because if you can find that way to tread that difficult line which is there in our society which is over-protective , over-secretive , which is concerned about not not letting people unless they 're of a certain rank , level or certain job , speak out publicly unless you can break through it I think you 're actually , first of all , denying something for yourselves , and that you 're denying something for the public at large . |
| 22 | ‘ She was representing him for his life . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well — I was thanking Him for you . |
| 24 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 25 | A year before his death , Charles had written to Lord Mountbatten , once again thanking him for his help . |
| 26 | One was a personal letter from the President of United Motors , Nate Cocello , thanking him for his services to the Corporation . |
| 27 | The other was from the Vice President in charge of Overseas ' Operations , thanking him for his personal contribution to the expansion of European Component Operations . |
| 28 | At Thanksgiving 1985 , Bush sent North a postcard thanking him for his work ‘ with the hostage thing and in Central America ’ and exhorting him to get some turkey ; North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval , but it was all delightfully vague . |
| 29 | I recall thanking him for his consideration , but quite probably I said nothing very definite for my employer went on : |
| 30 | He took a sheet of Gordon 's notepaper and typed a short note to Alan Bleath , thanking him for his recent contribution to the stimulating seminar on lenses of a high refractive index , signed this with a fair approximation of Gordon 's hand and put it in one of the ‘ Gordon Beamish : See ? ’ envelopes , addressed to Alan Bleath , 329 Carradine Road , Mitcham . |