Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reid was convinced that the British Empire had given New Zealand the Cook Islands mandate because the Americans wanted it for their sphere of influence . |
| 2 | If I had n't made that bet , and had n't then gone both ways , nine times out of ten Jude would have shown a beaten hand and raked in half the pot — while the lads trashed me for letting him off lightly . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’ |
| 4 | The Belgian team ADR are to sue Greg Lemond after the American left them for their French rivals Z. Lemond , the Tour de France winner and world champion , was lured to Z in September for a record £3.5million fee , having served only half of his two-year contract with the Belgian team . |
| 5 | The Belgian team ADR are to sue Greg Lemond after the American left them for their French rivals Z. Lemond , the Tour de France winner and world champion , was lured to Z in September for a record £3.5million fee , having served only half of his two-year contract with the Belgian team . |
| 6 | Jane Wrightson was arrested last year after officers matched her prints to stolen cheques , written by her in 1989 , after the bank sent them for analysis . |
| 7 | And tears rolled down her flushed face as Sabina helped her wash between her toes , hastily , so that the evidence should be put away before the others joined them for a piece of bread and a glass of hot milk . |
| 8 | He was surprised when the girl asked him for threepence . |
| 9 | you 're expecting a baby and were pregnant when the dentist accepted you for treatment or |