Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb pp] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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1 | In an effort to recoup some of his lost prestige , he attempted to do by negotiation what he dared not attempt by force and so conceived a plan for the purchase by France of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , the acquisition of which would strengthen France 's eastern frontier . |
2 | He told its authors : ‘ I took part in a number of school and house plays at Charterhouse and so acquired a taste for performing in public . ’ |
3 | Rovers were 2-0 in the opening 15 minutes through Morrissey and John Aldridge and perhaps made a rod for their own backs by scoring so early and then failing to add to that lead until the 77th minute through Neil McNab . |
4 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |
5 | Like her elder sisters , Diana was on horseback at three and soon developed a passion for animals , the smaller the better . |
6 | Satisfied that he had done what he had been instructed , the young American walked back down to Bayswater Road and soon hailed a cab for Heathrow . |
7 | In 1952 he joined the Edinburgh accountancy firm of Graham Smart and Annan , and rapidly established a reputation for achieving novel solutions to problems . |
8 | A MEMBER of a West Indian ‘ Yardie ’ gang who tortured and sexually assaulted a businesswoman for two days was jailed for 10 years yesterday . |
9 | In the past I 've painted walls , vacuumed the floor and even salvaged a carpet for the studio from a skip . |
10 | This in itself created a need for new schools and teachers , and therefore provided a platform for educational innovation . |
11 | The ‘ Korean ’ versions included visual but not phonological components of the experimental tasks , and therefore provided a baseline for comparison ( see Fig. 1 for details ) . |
12 | The contest was open to all hairdressing students at the institute but also included a category for senior stylists and salon owners . |