Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was not ‘ cushion ’ the term which eventually became vogue for the extra help which was thrown over the poll tax time and again in a vain attempt to douse the flames of dissent . |
| 2 | In a study of 400 of the biggest bank mergers in the 1980s , FMCG Capital Strategies , a New York consultancy , found that four out of five deals failed miserably — to the point where they soon destroyed value for the acquiring bank . |
| 3 | Still had time for the essential cup of coffee ! |
| 4 | On the outbreak of hostilities , a small ministerial committee was established to co-ordinate the UK 's role in the operation , comprising Major , Hurd , Tom King ( the Defence Secretary ) and John Wakeham ( the Energy Secretary , who also had responsibility for the general co-ordination of government information ) , together with , as appropriate , other members of the Cabinet and the Attorney General ( Sir Patrick Mayhew ) . |
| 5 | 12 patients consistently preferred oxygen to air ; similarly , the investigator consistently chose oxygen for the same 12 patients . |