Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the game going into added time Michael Galwey , after good work by Geoghegan , Clarke and Bradley , got in for an Irish try . |
| 2 | He plunged down for an interminable second , arms and legs splayed out in abandon , forgotten , tumbling anyhow , and crashed onto the stage on his back , lying across Bothwell , whose cloak was the colour of blood . |
| 3 | Botha dropped an early goal , Ian Hunter thundered over for an unforgettable try , and Drikus Hattingh scored one for the tourists just before the break . |
| 4 | Some thirty graduates of the degree came together for an excellent meal in University House , followed by an informal update from one of the joint organisers of the reunion , Keith Moffitt , on the whereabouts of those who had been unable to attend . |
| 5 | Solomona blasted over for an important try just before the break after smart interpassing with Sheals . |
| 6 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 7 | Juul was undefeated by an opponent in his four scheduled rides although in heat 13 when he came out for an extra race he was disqualified for unfair riding when bringing down Donny Odom and Steve Regeling . |
| 8 | Treasury , in its 295 page August 1987 document on education , opted predictably for an open market , hands-of policy in which schools , if left to their own devices , will become more efficient and accountable to their customers . |
| 9 | They teamed up for an after-show celebration after Elton and rock star Eric Clapton thrilled fans at a huge outdoor concert in New York . |
| 10 | The object of the book being to bring about the release of Cooper and McMahon as soon as possible , I also decided to forgo a hardback publisher , whom I knew could not publish in under ten months , and contracted instead for an original paperback . |
| 11 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 12 | The Palestinians pressed unsuccessfully for an Arab boycott of the negotiations . |
| 13 | With the slope in their favour and the wind at their backs , Hammer pressed hard for an early goal to unsettle the favourites . |
| 14 | On Jan. 23 Algeria , Morocco , Libya , Tunisia and Mauritania called formally for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council . |
| 15 | PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin called yesterday for an urgent session of the country 's highest legislature to end a power struggle threatening to derail his reform plans . |
| 16 | Not guilty : Ebbw Vale flanker STUART GRIFFITHS , sent off for an alleged head-butt in the Schweppes Cup game with Dunvant , was cleared after a personal hearing before the WRU 's disciplinary sub-committee . |
| 17 | Somewhere in the middle I spotted Basil , the rough-coated Jack Russell , and squeezed through for an on-the-spot interview . |
| 18 | Primarily , I greatly respected the culture and customs of the people and , as a western woman , although free to dress in my own cultural fashion , I dressed respectfully for an Islamic country and covered my hair , arms and legs and wore loose fitting clothes , so I felt comfortable drawing and was protected from the heat of the sun . |
| 19 | Now she wished fervently for an old-fashioned attendant to match the commissionaire downstairs and the man who had driven Luke 's car away to park it . |
| 20 | One hundred and fifty staff , directors and partners sat down for an excellent meal at the venue followed by an equally good disco . |