Example sentences of "[been] chosen for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particular airfield had been chosen for the test-flight because it was surrounded by open country , and there in front of me were fields from which I could choose . |
| 2 | ‘ When I heard I had been chosen for the full squad , it was a bit of a shock , but it really was a dream come true . ’ |
| 3 | At the same time , the additional possibility is not excluded that some of the crimes may have been chosen for the ‘ allegations ’ because individuals in high places had vested interests in having them pinned on persons other than the real culprits . |
| 4 | When she was a small child people had stopped in the street asking why this little girl with the blonde , almost white , curls had never been chosen for the Pears soap advertisement … the one where it said , ‘ Growing up to be a beautiful lady ’ . |
| 5 | I was scheduled to be a member of that crew and had been issued with my kit , overseas bag etc and was delighted to have been chosen for the ‘ jolly ’ , but someone ‘ pulled rank ’ and took my place , thus saving my life and losing his . |
| 6 | Pigs have been chosen for the gruesome tests because their skin structure is the closest to humans . |
| 7 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 8 | True to the philosophy behind the series , the new titles have all been chosen for the quality of the writing and because they provide the satisfaction of a ‘ good read ’ . |
| 9 | According to Advanced Micro , the 210 has proven such a popular architecture that it has been chosen for the first speed and power upgrades . |
| 10 | Lawrence was elected British president , and discharged his difficult task with a calmness , courtesy , and firmness which won universal approval , even from the defendants , the soldiers among whom thought that their problems were appreciated by one who had gained the DSO as a gunner officer in World War I. Praise was also given by the British alternate judge , Sir Norman ( later first Baron ) Birkett [ q.v. ] , who was secretly resentful that he had not been chosen for the post . |
| 11 | Hazel heard she ‘ d been chosen for the Scheme in early March — several months after she had submitted her application . |
| 12 | ‘ The Law Society is proud that a solicitor and member of its Council has been chosen for the important post of Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission . |
| 13 | It will be the first time Northern Ireland waters have been chosen for the GP14 inland championship , but representatives of the class association have already visited the area , and they were well pleased with their reconnoitre . |
| 14 | The protracted search for a new chairman for the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) — the party 's leading position — ended on Jan. 7 when the presidential press secretary , Marlin Fitzwater , announced that Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter had been chosen for the post by President George Bush . |
| 15 | Although the Kuwaiti army 's 6th Brigade had originally been chosen for the honour of liberating the city , it appeared that the Saudi commander ordered the Kuwaiti force to delay its advance , after US special forces attached to the Kuwaiti army had warned that returning Kuwaiti soldiers might seek vengeance on the capital 's 240,000 Palestinian inhabitants for the atrocities committed by the Iraqi forces . |
| 16 | He says that moral is low , with workers now waiting to see who have been chosen for the latest redundancies . |
| 17 | A REVUE has been chosen for the summer production of Bunbury Good Companions . |
| 18 | Seventeen players have been chosen for the trip , with a final choice delayed until just before the kick-off . |
| 19 | Since last we featured him in April 1989 he 's left Durham for Sheffield Dolphins and has been chosen for the Great Britain masters ( over 30 ) squad for next month 's world championship in Indianopolis . |
| 20 | Tommy Steele has been chosen for the award for his part in the 1970 's musical Hans Andersen , in which he played the title role . |
| 21 | His games connection that year was more than just a marketing one ; it was also the third time he had been chosen for the Scotland team as a pole-vaulter . |
| 22 | MOLIERE 'S The Miser has been chosen for the next production by Ashton Hayes Theatre Club . |