Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [pron] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The misery of unemployment or of repossession is all the more stark for seeing it written in a face rather than on a page . |
| 2 | Students are responsible for keeping themselves acquainted with notices posted on official notice boards . |
| 3 | Deep inside our ears is the mechanism for keeping us balanced . |
| 4 | ‘ It sounds a little elaborate as an excuse for getting yourself laid , ’ she said half-jokingly . |
| 5 | ‘ I use a bottle and a bed pan , thank you very much , thank you very , very much , Mister Bloomin' Corby , for getting me stuck in here when the football season 's started ! ’ |
| 6 | Matilda was still ranting and raving against the absent Earl for getting himself captured . |
| 7 | For special services , for getting it done . |
| 8 | Uncle was really responsible for getting it organised — sponsorship and so forth . |
| 9 | But we used to put the oats to the mill and the and the corn for getting it bruised for feeding the horse and the cattle . |
| 10 | If they are not mounted , we can perhaps discuss procedures for having them mounted , probably using the services of our own Preservation Division . |
| 11 | We could be accused of listening to foreign propaganda even if we were not , and now that we were on the suspected list this could have been a good excuse for having us arrested again . |
| 12 | Please could you let me know if the old mill chimney in the grounds of one of the houses there is a listed building and if it is not what is the correct procedure for having it listed . |
| 13 | Blame me for having it sprung on you like this . |
| 14 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |