Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No trace of the plage de l'Arsenal , where Camus glimpsed for the first time the beauty of the Mediterranean . |
| 2 | Antinomians taught that since Christ died for the actual sins of His people , they are justified even before they are born . |
| 3 | Before Gabriel acted for the first time , she spent hours brushing his hair and fluffing it out with a hazel twig into a frizzy golden cloud , quite indifferent to his squeaks and ouches . |
| 4 | The result was a stutter of no consequence for Rangers , who had done enough to win several games before Coyle struck for the second time . |
| 5 | The mast quivered and bowed as Trent dived for the main and jib sheets , whipping them clear of the cam cleats . |
| 6 | Though Celtic dominated for the next 15 minutes they failed to kill Dundee off and almost paid the penalty . |
| 7 | Forced realignments of the ERM have lately become almost tiresomely familiar : they cause nothing like the excitement of last September 's startling breakdown , when Spain devalued for the first time since joining , and Britain and Italy decided , until further notice , to leave the system altogether . |
| 8 | TERRY COOPER yesterday accused Cambridge of a time-wasting campaign as Birmingham qualified for the international stage of the Anglo-Italian Cup . |
| 9 | Everton were surviving a Leeds siege thanks to Neville Southall 's brilliance when Ablett erred for the first time . |
| 10 | The attack , at 1am , came as London prepared for the annual Lord Mayor 's parade , which Princess Anne is due to attend . |
| 11 | The central issue is whether or not a Third World bourgeoisie can become hegemonic in its own realm and drive towards ‘ real ’ development ( as Becker asserts for Peru 's ‘ New Bourgeoisie ’ ) or whether the only realistic option for Third World bourgeoisies , under the present system of global capitalist hegemony , is to throw their lot in with the TNCs , as Evans argues for the triple alliance in Brazil . |