Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , by UV-cross-linking experiments , a polypeptide of 85,000 daltons has been found to bind to this region , a molecular weight similar to that found in our experiments for the factor binding to oligonucleotide I ( see Fig. 6 ) .
2 She argues that , before the Public Order Act 1986 was passed , ‘ it was the moral panic surrounding football hooliganism which the government used in its publicity for the new law .
3 Although , in manners bound , he held and played with her hand for the rest of the drive home , he felt that he could have done instead with a nice talk about hunting .
4 O'Leary is in his first season at Saracens , and impressed England coach Dick Best when he scored on his debut for the London Divisional side against the Midlands earlier this month .
5 He sounded ‘ a bit doubtful ’ when he telephoned with his claim for the £10,000 jackpot in Saturday 's game with number 10-10-02-13 .
6 When he arrived with his parents for the interview the headmaster took him to a field where a few golf holes were laid out , handed him a wedge and a bucket of balls , and told Jack to hit some shots at one of the greens while he organised some tea for his parents .
7 The day before the Sale Arthur Crawford arrived with his plants for the Sale , suddenly as if by magic , turning a whole section of the pews into a beautiful living garden — perhaps the most appropriate way of all to support this particular cause ?
8 In 1878 he was appointed minister of the New West End synagogue , then in the course of erection in St Petersburgh Place , west London ; he served as its minister for the remainder of his life .
9 Sabrina zipped up her anorak as she stepped out into the cold night air and rummaged in her pockets for the keys to the Audi Coupe .
10 She rummaged in her handbag for the key on its wooden key ring and tried to fit it into the lock .
11 As I settled into my trench for the night Allied bombers were passing overhead to drop their bombs on Caen .
12 JULIO ANGUITA , the leader of the Spanish Communist Party , is looking for the thief in Madrid who smashed his windscreen and broke into his car for the third time .
13 I could hope that they 'll leave before dessert , she thought bitterly , as Melissa 's affected laugh rang in her ear for the fourth time .
14 On Monday night he rang from his car for the score .
15 On Monday he rang from his car for the score .
16 We used to do the live show that was never broadcast — it was just the bit after all the other stars have been on stage and mimed to their records for the audience .
17 The artist for this year was Helen Chadwick whose exhibition Of Mutability held at the ICA in 1986 led to her nomination for the Turner Prize in 1987/ The critic selector was Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton , formerly editor of Artscribe International .
18 That led to his selection for the 1990 district championship in the North and Midlands side and also this season he has played twice for Scotland ‘ B ’ , scoring a try in each match .
19 The exceptionally high quality of his work and his strong interest in conservation and historic work practices led to his nomination for the Fellowship .
20 It was the designer 's work on the planes which won Britain the Schneider trophy — the World Cup of the aviation world , which led to his designs for the Spitfire .
21 ‘ By the way , I checked on their story for the night Sir Ralph died ; both Sir Fulke and Rastani were absent from the Tower and there are people who can guarantee their whereabouts . ’
22 Bridget looked after her son for the first eighteen months before getting a job so he recognises her as his mother , whereas it could be quite easy for a baby to start calling its grandmother " Mum " .
23 He was motionless , the only movement a nerve jerking in his tense jaw as she reached her hands up to slip the shoe-string straps from her shoulders , then felt behind her back for the zip .
24 They regarded each other for long moments , then Julie reached into her handbag for the envelope .
25 As he edged past the dustbins he reached in his pocket for the keys to the Mercedes .
26 Mr. Crowther reached in his pocket for the key but Matthew was there before him .
27 She felt in her pocket for the key .
28 He put the chicken in a roasting bag and felt in his pocket for the vial of thallium .
29 He looked from the overcoat to the grimy , torn green flannels and the scuffed brown shoes laced with uneven lengths of string , then felt in his pocket for the cigarettes he had bummed off a group of Swedish students in Bonn a few days earlier .
30 He felt in his pocket for the key it was not there !
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