Example sentences of "[noun] and was [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lincoln went into receivership and was put up for sale on 4 February , 1922 . |
| 2 | Stephen Morrow played at left back against Albania and was singled out for praise by Bingham . |
| 3 | Gwendolen had had a distressing day and was making up for it with several glasses of this delightfully spicy lemonade . |
| 4 | Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors . |
| 5 | All I remember is that at one point he walked along with one foot on the kerb and the other in the gutter and was told off for limping . |
| 6 | Habré arranged elections and was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , but was overthrown on Dec , 1 , 1990 , by rebel forces from the east under the leadership of his one-time military commander Idriss Déby , leader of the Patriotic Salvation Movement ( MPS ) [ see p. 37907 ] . |
| 7 | ‘ I found a flea market in Holborn and was walking around for three hours . |
| 8 | Mr Baines needed stitches and was kept in for observation after needles from the artificial conifer , wielded by wife Lorraine , became embedded in his scalp . |
| 9 | A twice-cracked shin-bone reduced Ian 's initial impact on his bow in the First Division , although he completely proved his worth among that august company and was called up for England B duty in December 1989 , before the injuries were sustained , but no one , friend or foe alike , will ever forget his dramatic appearance , again as a ‘ super-sub ’ , in the FA Cup Final of 1990 . |
| 10 | He carried on playing despite the pain and was singled out for praise by coach Berbizier who thanked him for his dedication and courage . |