Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 2 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 3 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She saw her tutor 's enquiring look and dismissed her benefactor for the moment . |
| 6 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 7 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The book helped him and satisfied his mind for the time . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 16 | ‘ We told the family how bad he was and won their permission for the vet to do the kind thing . ’ |
| 17 | And left her Toilet for the Chimney Side : |
| 18 | Scottish Television 's Controller of Drama , Robert Love praised her for her bravery and praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her . |
| 19 | ‘ You — ’ he began , and searched his memory for the worst word in the Trob tongue ; the happy little beTrobi did n't really know how to swear properly . |