Example sentences of "[vb past] failed [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Straining to ascend off the shattered glass cigarette floor in earnest attempt to join my head apertures and their height of depth sound bouncings , I had failed to allow for their wine intake and just glimpsed them rushing past in their plunge to a new yesterday . |
| 2 | The official also said that Britain had failed to account for its decision to move the colony 's main naval base out of the centre of Hong Kong , a move which he believed would have serious repercussions for the stationing of the Chinese military in the territory after the 1997 transfer of power . |
| 3 | Forlani , 66 , had on May 17 withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency after up to 60 members of parties participating in the former ruling coalition , including many DC deputies , had failed to vote for him in the fifth , sixth and seventh rounds . |
| 4 | England had failed to qualify for the finals , Scotland had defeated Wales in an emotional match at Liverpool 's Anfield Stadium and Ally McLeod , a supremely patriotic manager given to hyperbole and heart-wrenching nationalism had amassed one of the finest footballing sides for years . |
| 5 | Because England had failed to qualify for the finals , the entire weight of the British media inevitably fell on Willie Johnson 's head . |
| 6 | Brian Harley had seemed short of inspiration too , and his putting had failed to compensate for a number of lapses in his long game . |