Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From here , a futher interpretation of the Miller 's Tale may be proposed which is similar in form to that of Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin recalled just above , although far less severe , morally , than either that proposed for the French fabliau or that of the allegorizers . |
| 2 | In my opinion the Italian Federation should even now refund substantial sums of money to all the countries that attended for the dreadful food and facilities . |
| 3 | It was Daedalian blood that accounted for the native handiness and wit and industry of the people of Ninfania , the father had always thought . |
| 4 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 5 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 6 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
| 7 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 8 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 9 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 10 | Freud moved from Vienna in 1938 , when the Nazis took over , and lived for the last year of his life in London . |
| 11 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 12 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 13 | The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank . |
| 14 | He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital . |
| 15 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
| 16 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 17 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 18 | I left him there , and headed for the next block . |
| 19 | At about 5.30pm on Sunday everybody shut off their music and headed for the main stage to hear the results . |
| 20 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 21 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 22 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ I was on the verge of the England squad with Norwich and played for the Under-21 side a few times . |
| 24 | He then went to South Africa with the FA summer touring side and played for the national team in one of the representative games . |
| 25 | In 1878 he arrived in the United States and studied for the Unitarian ministry at Meadville Theological School in Pennsylvania . |
| 26 | That done , the wee dandy , roofed by a wig of blazing defiance , hooked thumbs into his waistcoat pockets and sauntered for the bar-top city heights . |
| 27 | This was known as the PC-5A and flew for the first time in July 1939 . |
| 28 | But why should someone murder him decades later because he betrayed his country and worked for the Soviet Union ? |
| 29 | Mitchell trained as a journalist on The Scotsman and worked for the Scottish Tourist Board , Apex Publishing in Oman and British Gas Scotland before setting up Elliot Mitchell Communications , which later merged with Commpress . |
| 30 | Doreen glanced down , and blushed for the first time in a long while . |