Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 2 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
| 3 | Hard , they say , to be too overawed by a character like Cage , whose music includes Roaratorios and a piece composed solely for the white keys on the piano . |
| 4 | Its mouth curled upwards for the first time . |
| 5 | By the end of the year he was predicting , in research carried out for the Scottish National Party , that unemployment would have a worse impact in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK , reflecting the poorer social conditions prevalent there . |
| 6 | As he will be aware , in June the United States Government had a sum of , I think , $21 million which had been earmarked for military aid set aside for the very purposes that the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 7 | In October , Zanussi will be launching the Amie , a washing machine designed particularly for the elderly , disabled and visually impaired . |
| 8 | The backhand slash completing the figure-of-eight sped unerringly for the doomed man 's neck , and an instant later his severed head somersaulted high in the air , to bounce and roll to a stop on the mat several feet away . |
| 9 | A military aeroplane set out for the Kaylayaan islands with voting papers for the village elections being held throughout the Philippines . |
| 10 | This is the storage site planned presently for the proposed freight and coal wagons of the original GC ‘ Windcutters ’ of the 1960's . |
| 11 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 12 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 13 | When the programme 's ratings dipped immediately after the November revamp , Focus came in for the heaviest criticism . |
| 14 | Dorothy and her husband worked tirelessly for the various mission projects . |
| 15 | From about 1750 , population increased yearly for the next 226 years ( figure 2.1 ) . |
| 16 | The Queen , the unit 's colonel-in-chief , stood watching a final march past by as the corps band struck up for the last time . |
| 17 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 18 | I thought , ‘ Well , I 've got second place wrapped up for the Open ! ’ |
| 19 | 1.4 ‘ Net Invoice Price ’ means the price charged by for the Licensed Products to customers and distributors , less the following deductions where they are factually applicable : |
| 20 | THE PRINCESS of Wales last night spoke out for the first time about the ‘ untrue and hurtful ’ allegations about friction between her , and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 21 | The Environmental Protection Service pushed hard for the southern mountain route . |
| 22 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 23 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 24 | On both occasions the Soviet Union made up for the extreme weakness of its client but , by providing the personnel to operate missile sites , it was consciously limiting the ways in which these missiles could be used against Israel . |
| 25 | When education in the true sense existed only for the inheriting classes , acceptable spoken English was something one was raised with at home . |
| 26 | The legislation did most for the better-paid male workers , an increasingly crucial sector of the workforce both economically and politically . |
| 27 | On 15 June , after further demonstrations , the Armenian Supreme Soviet voted unanimously for the disputed region to be transferred to their republic ; the Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet , meeting two days later , was equally unanimous in holding this vote to be in violation of the Soviet Constitution . |
| 28 | Now he 'd lost that sense of fitting the rubrics which his kin and his province drew up for the proper conduct of a man like himself . |
| 29 | After The Second World War the situation changed sharply for the worse . |
| 30 | The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals . |