Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once Smith finally began to criticise union influence in the party and voiced his preference for an electoral college composed solely of MPs and individual members , Gould penned a letter to the Guardian promising to strengthen rather than loosen union links . |
| 2 | Rich women with Chanel bags rested their weary shopping feet and met their friends for a drink . |
| 3 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 4 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 5 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 6 | Michael Dods replaced Appleson and retained his place for the plate match with New Zealand , for which , happily , there was some cloud cover from the blazing sun . |
| 7 | He looked up and stopped his hammering for a moment . |
| 8 | She saw her tutor 's enquiring look and dismissed her benefactor for the moment . |
| 9 | Rory secured her hair with a heavily jewelled clasp and studied her reflection for a moment before giving a little nod . |
| 10 | After its first emergency meeting on Aug. 3 the GCC Ministerial Council met again in Jeddah on Aug. 7 and reiterated its call for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal . |
| 11 | The PLO leadership ( including the PLO executive committee ) met in Tunis on July 20-21 and reiterated its demand for a total freeze on settlement building , calling for imminent elections to a " legislative council " which would have " complete authority " in the occupied territories during the transitional period . |
| 12 | The Expenditure Committee returned to this field in 1978 , and reiterated their recommendations for the appointment of planning assessors and for a review of the planning system . |
| 13 | He pulled her close , his arms tight around her , and buried his face for a moment in her hair . |
| 14 | Hatch straightened up from the plant box , and surveyed his handiwork for a second before looking at Cowley and saying , ‘ Maiden Lane or Memory Lane ? |
| 15 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 16 | In what must rank as one of the most ingenious ruses in the history of Hampden Babylon , Patsy Gallacher struck up a relationship with the hotel chambermaid and borrowed her clothes for the night . |
| 17 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 18 | At the time of his father 's death in April 1788 Sutton and his brothers were still ‘ very eminent in the practice ’ and in 1796 he published The Inoculator , in which he explained his method and displayed his contempt for the medical establishment . |
| 19 | In a statement afterwards , the BBC said it had ‘ apologised to Mr Wright and his family and expressed their regret for the damage and distress caused ’ . |
| 20 | In Brazil Bush thanked President Fernando Collor de Mello for adopting sanctions against Iraq ( one of Brazil 's major export markets ) and expressed his support for the government 's efforts to protect the Amazonian rain forest . |
| 21 | Nicci Gerrard in the Observer reckoned Conran had cribbed the plot from King Lear and indicated her preference for the original , which was hardly biting , but Ruth Dudley Edwards in The Independent ( ’ bilge ’ ) and Moira Shearer in this paper ( ’ high-flown twaddle ’ ) did n't mess about and Julie Burchill in The Spectator ( ’ truly appalling book … ) was predictably excoriating . |
| 22 | True , the new Secretary of State for the Environment laid stress , from the outset , on the need for economic regeneration , and indicated his sympathy for the voluntary sector in the tackling of urban problems . |
| 23 | The landlady , a woman in late middle age with a beehive hairdo and a face like fallen stone , gave no reaction , and Joe stepped out into the street and raised his arm for a taxi . |
| 24 | The book helped him and satisfied his mind for the time . |
| 25 | When Teacher came out and rang his bell for the children to line up in neat rows , she held Frankie back so that he was the last to obey the signal . |
| 26 | We wore our full uniforms and covered our heads for a refuelling stop at Arar in Saudi Arabia . |
| 27 | During the censure motion debate leaders of the right and centre opposition parties reiterated their criticism of the government as being out of touch and not in control , and repeated their demand for an early general election . |
| 28 | Joe gazed at the ceiling and tapped his fingers for a little longer . |
| 29 | We told no one what we knew and kept our secret for a year , while we plotted revenge . |
| 30 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |