Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One example of how she uses her position for the good of the game , and for others , occurred in October when , suffering from a painful wrist injury and against her doctor 's advice , she played an exhibition , not for personal gain , but to raise money for multiple sclerosis . |
| 2 | We can see how he used his knowledge for the chapters on Hannibal in Gaul of Book 3 of his histories ; but Book 24 in which he summarized his findings is lost . |
| 3 | I received a straightforward message recently when I telephoned her flat for a chat : ‘ Elizabeth says she 's busy . ’ |
| 4 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 5 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 6 | MR BRYAN GOULD proposed a decisive break with the programme on which Labour lost last week 's general election when he launched his campaign for both the party 's leadership and deputy leadership at Westminster last night . |
| 7 | Hendry then experienced fear at first hand one night when he took his dog for it 's nightly walk on the beach near his apartment in South Queensferry . |
| 8 | Adrian Gozzard , ex-Plessey , spoke for many executives responsible for recruitment in Britain 's largest companies when he argued his preference for broad-based search firms , rather than those specialising by functional discipline . |
| 9 | His association with Bush dated back to 1980 when he managed his campaign for the Illinois primary against Ronald Reagan . |
| 10 | Indeed , he had , in fact , smashed one of their violins when he lost his temper for the same reason in the previous year . |
| 11 | The organization nevertheless attracted 50,000 supporters to a rally in central Sofia on Jan. 14 when it presented its platform for the round table talks . |
| 12 | He had been at Cambridge , where he got his Blue for rowing . |
| 13 | On 13 August Sir John issued orders for his various detachments to assemble at Stirling , the key strategic point controlling the approach to Edinburgh and the road into England , and on the 19th , the very day that Charles was hoisting his standard , Cope himself moved up to Stirling , 80 miles [ 127 km ] from Glenfinnan , where he organised his column for the coming march . |
| 14 | In 1917 he could refer Garvin to a speech made in 1905 where he stated his ideal for the British Empire : ‘ we think of a group of states , all independent in their own local concerns , but all united for the defence of their common interests and the defence of a common civilisation , united not in an alliance — for alliances can be made and unmade — but in a permanent organic union' . |