Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The men from the Rathcoole district waited for the order to come for their release , but nothing happened . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | The old abrasiveness over the community budget had for the moment disappeared . |
4 | For an anxious moment Ace waited for the suit 's air system to cut in . |
5 | Such ratios serve to show the very great importance an extension of the waterway network had for the movement of heavy and bulky materials . |
6 | Penge Urban District Council asked for the electrification of all suburban railways . |
7 | M. Chaillot fell for the ruse . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 ! |
10 | In desperation Fleury leapt for the chandelier , with the intention of swinging on it and kicking the sepoy in the face . |