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Meanings of practising for in English

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Usage of practising for in English
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Blaine was seen practising for the stunt in Fresno, California in August.
The South African
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I'm not going to be practising for at least four or five days.
The Guardian
3
Somebody must be married; or else they are practising for Christmas.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
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She felt as if she had been practising for days instead of hours.
The Hippodrome
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I have the option of practising for myself after a year.'
A Pair of Blue Eyes
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He who could do this was indeed practising for his calling as Conqueror.
William the Conqueror
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You will be amused when you see us practising for action.
On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
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He thinks it might be a man practising for a play.
The eye of the leopard
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You, practising for your pleasure-nay ,hearme out!-thatsweet and lowly handicraft which-
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
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He answered the barrage of questions like he had been practising for this moment.
The Irish Times
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She is practising for her part of woman by playing at being in love.
Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)
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It also happens to be something that the BBC has been practising for decades.
The Guardian
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And so both crews began practising for the grand trial.
A Mortal Antipathy
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The choir was practising for a funeral that afternoon, but Melissa didn't know that.
Missy
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We are practising for an English Academy of Letters.
The picture of Dorian Gray
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I think she's practising for when you get back.
Futures 1
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