Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who makes the ‘ Dual Sound ’ pickup Frank chose for the bridge position on the Ibanez FGM 100 ? |
| 2 | The men from the Rathcoole district waited for the order to come for their release , but nothing happened . |
| 3 | The chains for the bridge were cast at Upton Magna in Shropshire and thoroughly tested on a machine Telford devised for the purpose . |
| 4 | We drove all day and at 10.00pm reached our destination — a small village called Waldsee — just before the camp site closed for the night . |
| 5 | The old abrasiveness over the community budget had for the moment disappeared . |
| 6 | During the war Montagu worked for the Ministry of Information in the film division . |
| 7 | For an anxious moment Ace waited for the suit 's air system to cut in . |
| 8 | This particular political failure of the post-war welfare policies , to provide equality and not just the opportunity for individual achievement , was set in its turn against the dislocation that my mother 's 1950s represent : welfarism in one country did not embody the desire people felt for the world that had shaped them . |
| 9 | Such ratios serve to show the very great importance an extension of the waterway network had for the movement of heavy and bulky materials . |
| 10 | Moreover , despite the efforts of Liverpool City Council and Merseyside County Council during the 1970s , no realistic development plans existed for the area . |
| 11 | Until the past two years Drexel was right that the total return from investing in a diversified portfolio of junk bonds overcompensated for the default rate . |
| 12 | This accommodation , named " Hudson Flats " , bears witness not only to the enthusiasm with which the late Jimmy Hudson and his wife Mary worked for the provision of annual " Old Folks ' Holidays " , but also to the sum of £72,000 which they raised themselves towards the purchase of this property . |
| 13 | Penge Urban District Council asked for the electrification of all suburban railways . |
| 14 | Stocky , powerful wing whose father Vernon played for the Springbok soccer team . |
| 15 | With this fearsome military instrument at his disposal Henry waited for the invasion . |
| 16 | The transformation was vividly recalled by the man Macmillan pipped for the premiership , R. A. Butler : |
| 17 | In spite of the war , trolleybus conversions continued for the time being in other parts of London , but did not affect the Croydon area directly . |
| 18 | M. Chaillot fell for the ruse . |
| 19 | This move hindered subsequent investigation into Bloody Sunday and nullified further criticism of the Army — largely because the government 's Press Office appealed for the suspension of any media coverage which might prejudice the Tribunal 's findings . |
| 20 | At an extraordinary session of the Diet , which opened on Oct. 30 , Prime Minister Miyazawa apologised for the scandal and promised to seek political reforms designed to reduce the influence of money within the Japanese political system . |
| 21 | Our Rally was just super — more people than before — But what they did n't know was that they had a treat in store : The National Display Team came for the afternoon To show their special item — we were all over the moon ! |
| 22 | In desperation Fleury leapt for the chandelier , with the intention of swinging on it and kicking the sepoy in the face . |
| 23 | The municipal coat of arms and fleet numbers remained for the time being . |
| 24 | On the contrary , middle class feminists asked for the repeal of all protective legislation because they believed it to represent one of the barriers to female employment . |
| 25 | It featured more than 100 works , some made as early as 1915 , and was introduced , in part , by an essay O'Keeffe wrote for the exhibition brochure Stieglitz had prepared . |
| 26 | Brymbo will be without county player John Shone for the testing home game against Colwyn Bay , but Hull University student Nick Jones could be home to fill the gap . |