Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Gordon had persuaded Sir George Phillips , who was a rather crabby old man , to let them use the Park for their meetings , but , all the same , Judy had the feeling that Mr. Gordon did it for Brown Owl and not at all for the Brownies . |
| 2 | Lynda Clifford did a sponsored aerobic session , Sue Tons and her family took part in the Great North Walk , Cycle Ride and Run , and Gary Bainbridge joined them for the Run . |
| 3 | At 10 am precisely a bell rang and Miss Maine took me for introductions . |
| 4 | Leonard , who plays more golf in the summer than bowls , partners Irish international senior skip and Lisnagarvey club mate Noel Graham in their bid to win the Irish pairs title for the first time since the brilliant Fisher and Ringland combination won it for the Lisburn club in 1970 . |
| 5 | They all knew that they had to go on fighting , and be strong for their children , and Mr Edwards commended them for that strength . |
| 6 | The former Clipstone Colliery linesman had his progress impeded by a string of top-class seamers during a frustrating period on the Nottinghamshire staff , and considered quitting the game before Ken Higgs recruited him for Leicestershire in 1990 . |
| 7 | It was in 1977 and ‘ 78 that McEvoy won this title before Ronan Rafferty beat him for the first ( and only ) time in nearly 30 matches for England . |
| 8 | Why should he sit there when Abu Salim hit him for no reason ? |
| 9 | ‘ When Chris Nicholl re-signed me for Southampton last March for £600,000 , he told me I was a big part of his plans . |
| 10 | Bob Willis 's Test career came to a sad end at Headingley in 1984 , as Michael Holding hit him for five sixes . |