Example sentences of "failed [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if they failed to arrange for a minor repair in the science labs and a pupil was hurt as a result , they might be guilty of a safety offence . |
| 2 | They took the lead courtesy of Trevor Smith 's sixth goal of the season but were pegged back by an equaliser from Johnny Jameson who failed to appear for the second half . |
| 3 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 4 | He treated Vial leniently in his committee 's report , but failed to press for the early appointment of the necessary second professor . |
| 5 | There had already been a violent expression of xenophobic sentiment earlier in the year when China 's football team failed to qualify for the World Cup . |
| 6 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , Lola could not deliver the cars in time for Indianapolis and Mr Rahal failed to qualify for the race . |
| 8 | He failed to allow for the fact that Lucasta Redburn could not bear to throw away anything that might one day come in useful . |
| 9 | A tradition of language study which neglected this , as nineteenth-century philology did , failed to account for the real nature of its object . |
| 10 | This followed a complaint alleging that he had issued a buffet receipt to two young passengers in lieu of a travel ticket and failed to account for the £5 received . |
| 11 | Lynagh , helped off just before the interval , failed to score for the first time in 60 Tests , but new goal-kicker Marty Roebuck was cool as he amassed 17 points from three penalties and four conversions . |
| 12 | Since all the parties to this dispute had already agreed to Article 14 of the Montreal Convention , the Security Council had no lawful authority to adopt any resolution that failed to call for the arbitration of this dispute . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , a second Iraqi ship has tried to breach the U N trade embargo imposed against Iraq : earlier today a British warship , H M S Battleaxe , fired warning shots across the bows of one vessel that failed to stop for a cargo inspection . |
| 14 | On Sunday , the Vesta Veterans ' Head , over the same course , includes St Andrew , who failed to enter for the big one on time . |
| 15 | The latest official figures were for 1984 when about one in four eligible claimants failed to register for a rebate . |