Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb past] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That notoriety explains why Simon & Schuster paid $275,000 for the translation rights , the highest sum ever paid for a Japanese book . |
| 2 | Duncan and McCarthy examined data for the period 1956–70 and found that ‘ strike activity peaked , as expected , during the last quarter of the financial year but it was also at a very high level ( not expected ) during the first quarter . ’ |
| 3 | To test this possibility , Hemler and Longstaff computed mispricings for the period from January 1986 to November 1987 using both models , and compared the results . |
| 4 | Spain and Portugal took part for the first time , having signed accession protocols on Nov. 14 , 1988 ( see pp. 36105-06 ; 36429 ) . |
| 5 | Discipline at work was harsh : use of the birch only faded out in the 1890s , there was no job security , and management imposed fines for the slightest transgression . |
| 6 | Master waited on servant and beggars became king for the day . |
| 7 | It was all rugby there and Williams played fly-half for the school . |
| 8 | It was all rugby there and Williams played fly-half for the school . |
| 9 | Instead of measuring volatility for a sequence of non-overlapping periods ( days , say ) , as have previous authors , Park and Sears calculated volatility for the remaining period to delivery . |
| 10 | Applegath and Cowper received compensation for the cessation of their project . |
| 11 | Germany and Austria led calls for the west to recognise the independence of Slovenia and Croatia . |
| 12 | By showing in what circumstances a firm 's value would not be affected , Messrs Modigliani and Miller provided clues for the circumstances in which it might be . |
| 13 | For once Stephen and Christina thanked God for the inefficient island infrastructure . |
| 14 | Neighbours and friends collected money for the family who bought a silver trophy , inscribed in Paul 's name , which is now awarded to Kirkby 's best primary school five-a-side team every year . |
| 15 | The Commissioners of Woods and Forests invited tenders for the one acre site , and it was sold to the Corporation of the City of London for around £29,000 . |
| 16 | Ashe was a prominent parliamentarian ; but Shaw advanced £1,810 for the purchase of arms for the king 's army , and during the Interregnum he provided the principal channel of communication between the English Royalists and the exiled court . |