Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1812 he accepted an invitation to stand for Liverpool at the election with his friend Henry Brougham ( later Baron Brougham and Vaux , q.v . ) . |
| 2 | Robinson , made redundant by the takeover of Camerons Brewery , where he had worked for 19 years , will continue to play for West for the rest of the season . |
| 3 | Affleck , who hopes to play for Wales in the World Cup this year , had a steady 67 , five birdies and 13 pars , while Sam Torrance , beginning at the 10th , did well to come in with a 68 . |
| 4 | The appointment of a transport adviser has now been made and she is preparing to leave for Accra at the time of writing this report . |
| 5 | Someone sent somebody out to kill two hens ; a local gentleman , knowing the lie of the land , sent his servant to the inn with rum and sugar and an apology for not knowing of their arrival in sufficient time to put them up , and he had to leave for Inverness at the crack of dawn ; Boswell still had some bread despite the amount he had doled out to the Macraes . |
| 6 | Beryl also welcomed Rita Quick and thanked her for coming to deputise for Molly at the afternoon session on Devising Display Items . |
| 7 | And from now until September he will be concentrating on his athletics training as he may be selected to compete for Britain in the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 8 | Tony Morrell dashed Steve Cram 's hopes yesterday when he informed the AAA that he would be fit to compete for England in the Commonwealth Games 1500 metres . |
| 9 | Turning to care for Paul after the age of nineteen the approach of Mrs is very much at variance with the approach of Mrs , both agree that Paul will require a resident carer present , twenty four hours a day . |
| 10 | So they held a roadside meeting and decided to head for Castlemorton over the border in Worcestershire . |