Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Palace striker Chris Armstrong has confessed for the first time that manager Steve Coppell took a huge gamble signing him . |
| 2 | England marksman David Hirst has trained for the first time in five weeks after recovering from a cracked ankle , and is desperate to link up with Chris Waddle . |
| 3 | With its new MouseMan Cordless , Logitech has opted for the alternative cordless solution , radio . |
| 4 | ENGLAND boss Graham Taylor has admitted for the first time that his team flopped in the European Championship finals because they were n't fit enough . |
| 5 | Material collected in south-east Ecuador has revealed for the first time Triassic marine sediments with bivalves , as well as Jurassic microfloras and Cretaceous macrofaunas . |
| 6 | SWINDON player-manager Glenn Hoddle has called for the new back-pass laws to be changed immediately . |
| 7 | The position of the team test driver , which McNish has occupied for the last two years with Marlboro McLaren , can lead to a permanent seat in the team — as happened to Damon Hill , who has replaced Nigel Mansell alongside Alain Prost with Williams-Renault . |
| 8 | When on two occasions Ewen turned to make for the open sea , Neil , increasing our speed slightly , held on to what looked like a collision course . |
| 9 | The champagne reception — at which Kylie began to demonstrate for the first time a new found confidence with both press and public — also gave them the perfect opportunity to milk their golden child 's latest achievement , three UK gold discs for ‘ Kylie ’ the LP , and the singles ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 10 | It was the point at which her mother usually said , ‘ You are only fourteen , ’ — an undeniable truth which Molly decided to save for the endless discussions on the subject which would be bound to occur in the weeks to come . |
| 11 | The silver-framed photograph of Philippe Chaumont had appeared for the first time since he had known Chantal . |
| 12 | Dennis Heslop has arranged for the large ornate circular window to be set up at St. Paul 's church in West Witton near Bishop Auckland . |
| 13 | Sheila Silcock has spoken for the first time about her anger when her son Ben was banned from a MIND drop-in centre in Roehampton , south-west London . |
| 14 | BEVERLY Hills 90210 heart-throb Luke Perry has spoken for the first time of his nightmare childhood with a drunken father who beat up his mother . |
| 15 | It was the first time two West Indian batsmen had made a century stand for the sixth wicket in each innings of a Test and it took the game right away from England ; when the last wicket fell , Logie was left unbeaten on 95 , the score was 397 , and England had to survive for the best part of two days . |
| 16 | SCOTLAND — SCOTLAND have qualified for the last five World Cup finals , but with only one point from two games they already face an uphill struggle to qualify for a sixth time . |
| 17 | The amendment stated that the USA would attempt to dissuade any NATO ally from making force reductions , and that , should this attempt fail , the USA would seek to persuade other NATO allies to compensate for the resultant shortfall in overall NATO force levels . |
| 18 | In addition to seeking a long overdue first global hurdles title , Jackson wants to qualify for the 100 metres and compete alongside his great pal , Linford Christie . |
| 19 | In addition to seeking a long-overdue first global hurdles title , Jackson wants to qualify for the 100 metres and compete alongside his great pal , Linford Christie . |
| 20 | Crime in Strathclyde has fallen for the ninth consecutive month . |
| 21 | German units were now leaving Sicily in a steady trickle as the Luftwaffe began regrouping for the forthcoming attack on Russia . |
| 22 | I had nothing against Dr Hill , except that he seemed to me an entirely incongruous appointment that Harold had made for the wrong reasons . |
| 23 | The dangerous logic of events was leading to a predictable conclusion , though Sarah and Coleridge had met for the first time only nine days before and were of fundamentally different temperaments , she sharp-tongued , humorous and practical , he procrastinating and visionary . |
| 24 | There were unpaid bills , receipts and invoices , all spread around the large dog-eared ledger that Fred had used for the past-few years . |
| 25 | In a statement issued in Bonn , he stressed ‘ the importance that Western countries lend to the continuation of the reform process that President Yeltsin has represented for the past one and a half years ’ . |
| 26 | Britain 's trade gap in the first six months of this year was £6 billion — nearly the total Chancellor Lamont had predicted for the whole year back in March . |
| 27 | As the sky slowly brightened and they waited , Fleury thought of how he and Harry had waited for the first attack of all at the beginning of June . |
| 28 | Earlier in the year Jordan had called for the homeless to be set to work on a state-run farm . |
| 29 | South Africa have named for the same job , not a professional journalist , but Dr. Nick Labuschagne , a man who has just been ousted as President of the Natal Rugby Union . |
| 30 | Why should the people of Liverpool have to pay for the self-inflicted deficits of their local council , and why should the people of Lothian suffer the same dismal experience ? |