Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] for [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Living amongst the Indonesians , where the pursuit of wisdom virtually amounts to a national pastime , the elements of Earth , Air , Fire , Water and Ether became real for me in a way they had never been in the writings of the Gnostics or the Pythagoreans . |
| 2 | Yesterday it all came good for them with a thrilling five shot ( 78-73 ) victory over Old Bleach in the final at Jordanstown , a result that finally takes away the sour taste following their defeat by Bangor in last year 's final . |
| 3 | The Minoan priests and priestesses became so expert in this art that they became famous for it throughout the Aegean world . |
| 4 | ‘ Something about this entire operation never rang true for me from the start . |
| 5 | Er clearly when we have got that situation , we do n't just simply put the numbers in and press the button and you get the answer out at the end , er the people who er did this for us at the time , er are professional er transportation consultants er and given that the key er one of the key outputs from this model was the effect of a er a bypass , then this is something that we looked at in in some detail as well as er the actual effects that the model was putting out . |
| 6 | A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the dining-room , but he did not come home . |