Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sanderson Townsend & Gilbert and Healey & Baker acted for the vendor , while Lowther Scott Harden acted for Southlands .
2 Neither Willaert nor Rore composed for the keyboard though their works were often published in lute or keyboard transcription .
3 The show was The Henderson Kids and Kylie auditioned for the part of Charlotte Kernow — known as Char — in a tomboy role that was to prove remarkably similar to the character that would one day transform her into a superstar .
4 Men like Jeremiah and Ezekiel looked for the day when God would forge a new covenant , or agreement , with men .
5 They finished filling the sugar bowls and Catriona left for the afternoon .
6 ND argued for more free-market economic policies and deep cuts in government spending , while Pasok and Synaspismos called for the preservation of welfare provisions and for a higher productivity in the public sector .
7 The Arbuthnots hunted on odd days with the Meath and Tom lived for the sport .
8 This is reflected in the significant interaction between FSE and SAM found for the change in external locus of control ( χ 2 =8.0 , df=1 ; p=0.005 ) .
9 Gajewski questioned Pons about this and Pons apologised for the lawyer 's insinuation , both to Gajewski and to Jones on 21 February .
10 It would become fiery and restless , something I noticed when Bowyer and Southgate left for the hunt .
11 Then , closing all , the chains of the bridge rattled evenly through their pulleys , and Parfois withdrew for the night into its impregnable walls .
12 It so happened that the Missions to the Adult Deaf and Dumb of Ireland were seeking a missionary , and Maginn applied for the position .
13 The angel struck Jacob on the thigh and Jacob limped for the rest of his life .
14 The days when the Royal Brothers and Jackie Pallo plied their trade in exotic venues like Brent Town Hall and WWF stood for the World Wildlife Fund , not the World Wrestling Federation .
15 Alongside the programme of developing the franchise chain — Wilmslow and Bromley open shortly , with Belfast , Harrogate and Kingston planned for the end of the year — Rodier Hommes is building up a network of approved stockists around the UK .
16 Mitchum and Geisler arrived for the trial , surrounded by frenzied fans .
17 That night , quite late , he was taken quite dramatically ill himself , and Chris rang for the emergency doctor .
18 Twenty years of club tours to the Midlands , Kent , Herts and Essex recorded for the delectation of those who enjoyed them .
19 Kosi left her plastic beaker of tea steaming gently on the nearest flat surface while she and Lars headed for the centre of the room .
20 ‘ That would be the case if Liverpool won the championship and Wales qualified for the World Cup .
21 ‘ It is where the Christian martyrs met their deaths , and where wild animals and gladiators battled for the pleasure of the city 's populace . ’
22 Agreements in March and June provided for the introduction of common identity cards ; the relaxation of travel restrictions ; the construction of a rail link joining Rabat , Algiers , Tunis and Tripoli , and a motorway linking Algiers to Casablanca ; and the creation of a joint Maghreb airline company .
23 Maggie sat with the others and Natasha made for the bar where Muriel , an orange-haired dragon somewhere in her seventies , held sway as chief barmaid .
24 The dozen or so rounds included music , sport , history , geography , art and literature but Crawley waited for the film , TV and theatre questions before playing their joker .
25 When Sir Alec lost the 1964 election their hour arrived , and all but Macleod stood for the leadership under a new system of open elections within the party .
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