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 .
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