Example sentences of "who [vb past] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ideally , it would involve the six clubs in Scotland and 10 in England who failed to qualify for European competition . ’ |
| 2 | FORMER Barcelona Open winner David Whelan , who failed to qualify for this year 's European Tour , hopes to play regularly in NE and NW PGA events . |
| 3 | This was leaked to the media , who began to clamour for stricter control . |
| 4 | The pumping was said to be done by Germans , faultlessly disguised as British officers , or even , it had been whispered , by genuine British officers who had fallen for German propaganda . |
| 5 | This last-minute addition went some way to satisfying the psychiatric lobby who had pressed for continuing health authority control . |
| 6 | Arafat 's stance of " positive neutrality " had been criticized by more militant leaders , who had pressed for military support for Iraq and the opening of a " second front " against Israel in Lebanon or the occupied territories . |
| 7 | Above right : British hopeful Ben Moon , who had to settle for fifth place . |
| 8 | UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , who had appealed for international aid on May 3 , made a subsequent emergency appeal on May 17 for $168,000,000 . |
| 9 | However they confirm that farmers who had claimed for more quota than they had ewes would be given ‘ around ’ two months after the statutory instrument had passed through Parliament to secure their extra rights to ewe premium and to notify the authorities of the transfer . |
| 10 | They worked steadily , dealing first with patients who had come for audio testing , an important part of the health screening programmes that were regularly carried out on members of the workforce . |
| 11 | But when it arose in the 16th Century , it simply denoted a man who had opted for worldly pleasure by marrying , in contrast to a cleric who stayed celibate . |
| 12 | In 1924 the Committee had more than its quota of ‘ touchy ’ problems , including prosecuting four boys for theft on the course , and precipitating the resignation of an unrepentant member who refused to apologise for ungentlemanly conduct ! |
| 13 | This was quite clearly not an agreement between the employer and the employee but had the effect of being an indirect restraint on any employee who wanted to work for another member of the trade association within the two year period . |