Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] a [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She successfully sought a venue for the meeting at the university and then called a phone-in Irish radio chat show to recruit support . |
| 2 | Their presence and interest alone did a lot for the morale of the schools involved . |
| 3 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 4 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 5 | ‘ Last time , ’ he grins , ‘ one guy said , ‘ I just kissed a man for the first time and it felt good . ’ |
| 6 | After that I was blacked by the quality schools , but I soon landed a job for the rest of the year with a cowboy outfit in Italy who needed a replacement teacher in a hurry . |
| 7 | Ralemberg said he already had a buyer for the wine , a vintner living in Trinity . |
| 8 | The home selectors had been ridiculed in the press for the squad they chose , and it hardly seemed a match for the mighty West Indies ; yet by steady bowling and sound batting , England won all three games convincingly , and chemists did a good trade in indigestion tablets as much humble pie had to be eaten . |
| 9 | Ladbrokes yesterday opened a book for the first time on the title and make Scudamore an apparently generous 4–6 shot . |
| 10 | Durham City Magistrates yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of Anthony Nazir Ahmed , 23 , of Fairfax Court , Hemlington , Middlesbrough . |
| 11 | It specialises in Secessionist and German Expressionist art but later became a showcase for the work of Grandma Moses . |
| 12 | It also provided a forum for the latest research results . |
| 13 | It also provided a basis for the subsequent investigation , encouraging the analysts to approach the second phase in a structured and methodical manner . |
| 14 | Yet it also provided a basis for the dynamic interpretation of biological processes , leaving room for a high degree of psychosomatic interaction . |
| 15 | The singer also hosted a benefit for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation at Madison Square Garden in New York last month , which raised $580,000 , and subsequently announced all profits from his US single are to be divided between American AIDS foundations . |
| 16 | When he started ‘ writing in earnest ’ , after the war when he also joined a club for the hard of hearing which had a great effect on his life , he at first concentrated on prose , turning to the medium of poetry about 20 years later . |
| 17 | She also developed a need for the English language . |
| 18 | He also offered a prize for the formulation of a synthetic edible fat ( later to be called margarine ) . |
| 19 | Like the Rhine it also marked a boundary for the Romans ; beyond it — unknowable nomads ! |
| 20 | The WWF also launched a Caring for the Earth Campaign for Change , seeking pledges from individuals to make personal contributions to the strategy 's goals over the next year by using energy-efficient light bulbs , cutting car mileage by 25 per cent , planting 10 trees and helping to organize recycling initiatives at their workplace . |
| 21 | But the man who has amassed a world record 51 tries in 71 tests also had a warning for the Welsh team . |
| 22 | Johnny 's silky touches and ball playing skills , nurtured by the great Arthur Rowe , drew huge admiration from Palace fans and he inevitably became a target for the bigger clubs , but he was still with the Palace when he gained his first full England International cap ( against Northern Ireland at Wembley on 22 November 1961 ) and Palace 's first such honour in thirty-eight years . |
| 23 | Race plea : Milk Race winner Chris Lillywhite today made a plea for the race 's future . |
| 24 | Agoos was 22 at the time and even scored a hat-trick for the youth team during his brief spell at the Prenton Park club . |
| 25 | Agoos was 22 at the time and even scored a hat-trick for the youth team during his spell at Prenton . |
| 26 | I then drafted a statement for the management side and sent it by hand to Mellowes who was sufficiently impressed by this initiative to pop his head around the door an hour later with a look of something less than mistrust . |
| 27 | On 20 March 1989 papers were served on him and he then consulted a solicitor for the first time . |
| 28 | He then built a machine for the piano which had a series of lights which went on and off ensuring that you played the right note — without ever having to understand what a sharp or a flat was . |
| 29 | The turning-point came when King was supported by the long-serving vestry clerk , who gave evidence against Merceron before a House of Commons committee in 1816 , and then instigated a prosecution for the appropriation of £925 of parish funds and partiality in the renewal of liquor licences . |
| 30 | She supplemented the once-weekly group sessions by finishing activities begun in the session with her class and she sometimes initiated a task for the whole class to do to reinforce what had been done with the advisory teacher . |