Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun] [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The show was The Henderson Kids and Kylie auditioned for the part of Charlotte Kernow — known as Char — in a tomboy role that was to prove remarkably similar to the character that would one day transform her into a superstar . |
| 2 | ‘ It is where the Christian martyrs met their deaths , and where wild animals and gladiators battled for the pleasure of the city 's populace . ’ |
| 3 | Normally unaffected by any type of political show biz , the factory was deluged by the media as scores of photographers and journalists jostled for the best position . |
| 4 | Maggie sat with the others and Natasha made for the bar where Muriel , an orange-haired dragon somewhere in her seventies , held sway as chief barmaid . |
| 5 | That and the rain , which stained the concrete a dirty brown , gave the place a deserted look even during term-time , but the fact that it was so close to London meant that it really was deserted at the weekends as students and staff headed for the bright lights . |
| 6 | They finished filling the sugar bowls and Catriona left for the afternoon . |
| 7 | In 1963 Miles and Haynes met for the first time , in Edinburgh . |
| 8 | With the widespread translation of Early Irish stories into English around the turn of the century a younger generation of Irishmen and women discovered for the first time a fresh and potent source of images to define their sense of nationality . |