Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner .
2 BHUTAN : AI visited Bhutan for the first time in January at the invitation of King Jigme Wangchuck .
3 A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia .
4 They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time .
5 In November Nelson Mandela , deputy president of the African National Congress , visited Swaziland for the first time since his February release .
6 In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre .
7 To have released Meehan from seven years of wrongful imprisonment , recommended a free pardon for him , and then to have arrested and charged Waddell for the same crime would have required a greater degree of resolution than either of them possessed .
8 Now in January 1979 , as he fled Teheran for the second time in his life , the Shah had intended to fly on to America after just a few day in Egypt .
9 In November a Vatican delegation visited Vietnam for the first time .
10 They returned in April , and in June visited Leeds for the last time .
11 When his friend Calder took an autumn break , Sole skippered Scotland for the first time , in a 38-17 win against Fiji at Murrayfield .
12 The alarm clock woke Claudia for the second time and she sniffed appreciatively at the aroma penetrating her room .
13 However , Mitterrand denied on Jan. 20 that there was any geographical limitation on French commitment to the allied force and on Jan. 24 French aircraft bombed Iraq for the first time .
14 Middlesex dropped Ramprakash for the next championship match against Hampshire at Southampton but recalled him yesterday for their game against Sussex at Hove .
15 When ‘ Dick ’ met Wayne for the first time , Widmark said to the Duke , ‘ Tell your press agent that the name is Richard . ’
16 Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying .
17 The first man , Maui , begged Mafulke for a little fire and she reluctantly gave him one of her fingers .
18 Hyde hated Jekyll for a different reason .
19 Berry dismisses criticism of climbs of this kind , made recently by Reinhiold Messner among others : ‘ It 's all very well for him to say this kind of thing , but when he climbed Everest for the first time without oxygen and on other occasions , he was quite happy to make use of heavyweight-style expeditions .
20 She hated Nora for the double betrayal and swore that she would never forgive her .
21 Goal machine Martin McGaughey , even deadlier than Cowan at his Linfield peak , had a chance to decide for himself when he faced Smith for the first time last week .
22 Luton are likely to insist on recouping the £135,000 they paid Leeds for the veteran midfielder , even though Kamara turned 35 on Christmas Day .
23 He eluded Kinnear for a full hour after the whistle , but when he finally turned up , he no doubt got an earful like the rest .
24 Commenting on its figures ( see page five ) , Eschborn , Germany-based Linotype AG says its 1992 domestic orders fell by 6% but the company enjoyed solid gains in key foreign markets , with the US up 18% , Japan up 24% and the Middle and Far East showing gains of between 15% and 49% ; the US market surpassed Germany for the first time , and exports at the computerised printing systems and equipment company accounted for 72.1% of overall business in 1992 after 69.1% a year earlier .
25 Chairman David Nairn thanked Grant for the open manner with which he had answered these questions and brought the first day 's business proceedings to and end .
26 Athelstan said his prayers , the Dies Requiem for Springall , Brampton , his own brother and others , made the sign of the cross on himself and thanked God for a wholesome day .
27 When parliament heard the news of Crécy the commons ‘ thanked God for the great victory He had given their king and they said that all their money had been well spent ’ .
28 I thanked God for the small wrist compass that I wore as a matter of habit whenever I set out in a boat .
29 For once Stephen and Christina thanked God for the inefficient island infrastructure .
30 THE pride of the ‘ 74 Lions are to embark on an adventurous trip that could be more hazardous than their unbeaten trek through South Africa when they hit Ulster for a 20th anniversary bash next April ( writes JIM STOKES ) .
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