Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] for a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Entertainment was in the capable hands of instrument mechanic Dennis Brown , who acted as compere and arranged for a guest appearance by Blackpool duo Rendezvous . |
| 2 | The lord lieutenants have used their association to act like any trade union , and lobbied for a government grant . |
| 3 | The project was restarted in 1979 , and approved for a World Bank loan in 1985 . |
| 4 | When they heard the news they issued statements : Nkrumah demanded the recall of the Governor and called for a Constituent Assembly . |
| 5 | But the qualifications were elastic ; anyone who could ‘ live without manuell labour , and thereto is able and will beare the port , charge , and countenance of a gentleman , he shall for monie haue a cote and armes bestowed vpon him by heralds and therevnto being made so good cheape be called master and reputed for a gentleman euer after ’ . |
| 6 | West decided to abandon wings and winglets and opted for a lead torpedo bulb suspended on a conventionally shaped fin keel attached to an oak spacer between the top of the keel and the hull itself . |
| 7 | I had invited any of the hospital staff who had cared to come , and my ‘ Dawes Road ’ friend Miss Dorrie Pierce told me that church folk had organized a little wedding tea , and my husband-to-be had ordered and paid for a wedding cake . |