Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last month I went back over the past 40 years of owning knitting machines and described some of the ways that I made sufficient money for the machines to pay for themselves . |
| 2 | I got another tape for the computer . |
| 3 | I paid twelve pound for the waistcoat . |
| 4 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |
| 5 | And I I think I had great admiration for the er in particular for the the woman who was the erm president of the tenants association . |
| 6 | I had hot water for the first time on the island . |
| 7 | ‘ I must admit at that time I had little sympathy for the victims , having heard gruesome evidence at court , but my feelings have now changed . |
| 8 | I waited all evening for the shout of anger , for him to come bursting in and beat the evil out of the liar . |
| 9 | When I suggested this feature for the programme in the clubhouse , I was amazed no one put forward a match from my period as manager . |
| 10 | The overall project , which is not under threat , is funded jointly by Lothian Region 's Health Board and its social services policy committee , both of which provided start-up cash for the counselling service . |
| 11 | This had already begun to gather steam with the publication in February 1988 of a White Paper which promised special protection for the nuclear industry . |
| 12 | Following the inauguration on March 1 , 1990 , of Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera [ see p. 37313 ] , Rodríguez joined the Presidents of Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil and Uruguay on March 2 in signing the Montevideo Declaration which reaffirmed common support for the Paraná-Paraguay rivers free passage agreement of April 1988 [ see p. 36688 ] . |
| 13 | He filled six key posts ( all of which were election-related ) , including that of Prime Minister , with non-party figures , an action which earned him warm acclaim from the main opposition parties both of which pledged full support for the new administration and ended their boycott of the National Assembly . |
| 14 | It was the abiding appeals of bourgeois pacifism , not any new-fangled ideas about proletarian revolution , which informed popular support for the readmission of Soviet Russia to the international community . |
| 15 | Aliki had returned from Cyprus in time to cater for the event , but nobody displayed much appetite for the food she had prepared and most departed as soon as decency permitted . |
| 16 | That the deaf community did not lac patriotism was shown by a special appeal , organised by the BDDA immediately following the outbreak of the war , which raised sufficient money for the purchase of a " motor mobile physiotherapy unit . " |
| 17 | The clearances for sheep farming were delayed by the temporary prosperity of the kelp industry , which required abundant labour for the arduous work of collecting and burning seaweed to extract alkali for use in the manufacture of glass and soap on the mainland . |
| 18 | On March 4 the English-language Tehran Times , which reflected the views of the Iranian government , published an editorial which contained strong backing for the Iraqi rebels . |
| 19 | In the meantime Mogul had been sold to Ennex International ( a company set up by Northgate ) which denied all responsibility for the tailings lake . |
| 20 | This may have been characterised by a mystic other-worldliness which had little time for the concerns of this world , and the working out of faith in relation to the everyday challenges of life . |
| 21 | The CNAA had to decide not only the merits of the particular case , but whether it would be willing and able ( under its Charter ) to validate a teachers ' certificate as well as a degree , and how it might relate to the Area Training Organizations which had some responsibility for the teaching practice component of existing courses . |
| 22 | Desert Orchid 's trainer can fill the gaps between the great horse 's latest achievements by dreaming of his first Classic success with Dead Certain , who became clear favourite for the fillies ' Classic with a courageous victory in yesterday 's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket . |
| 23 | Two men who fought each other for the leadership after the disastrous defeat of 1983 , settled down well together . |
| 24 | It was designed in the Grecian style by Edward Taylor , a York architect who used red brick for the body of the building and stone for the dressings . |
| 25 | Kev , I seem to remember you said you used this method for the Sunderland game and the Elland Road shop — is this address how you did it ? |
| 26 | The Forum would like to take this opportunity to thank those who provided financial support for the conference : The Andersonstown News , the National Union of Public Employees , Tim Davis of the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust and David Bass of Milltown Action Team whose help has also made possible the publication of this report . |
| 27 | ( 1842–75 ) , painter who provided one illustration for the Cheap Edition of The Uncommercial Traveller ( 1865 ) , and four woodcut illustrations for the Library Edition of the same book , in one of which , ‘ Leaving the Morgue ’ , he portrays CD . |
| 28 | For ten years , from the time she arrived in France — after a journey in which she showed considerable enthusiasm for the new life to which she was going , and very little sign of regret about leaving her country , let alone her ‘ dearest mother ’ ( in contrast to Mary of Guise 's grief ) — until her marriage , she was the fêted darling of the French court . |
| 29 | I do n't know if you remember but ages ago , round about October time she borrowed some stuff for the Brownies , for erm , for Sian , Sian was going camping and she had n't got shorts or anything , so she borrowed it off me , I was thinking of Stacey starting , I wanted the t I 'm not bothered about the shorts , but I want the T-shirt and I 'm just gon na get Stacey the culottes and she can wear her shorts and the cardigan with it buy , when she first starts and then we could , Deana 's moving up to Guides this , so she can have that sweatshirt of er , I mean they 're nine pound |
| 30 | Montrose , however , pressed the candidacy of William Hamilton , chiding his fellow peer for ingratitude and suggesting ‘ that its ane ill requitall he 's likely to give by showeing a backwardness to [ a ] brother of Baillie Hamilton 's who showed some zeall for the service of his bro[the]r at his election . |