Example sentences of "who [vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was platonic , for Louis was a man who lived only for the cause .
2 Guest of honour was Brigadier Garton who came up for the evening from his base at Catterick Garrison .
3 The 24 runners included six from the site Fire Brigade , bravely running in their waterproof overtrousers and braces , and two from CSD 's Brussels staff who came over for the occasion .
4 Close behind is his son , Simon , who came along for the ride on his 1916 600cc Douglas , which falls outside the official December 1914 entry date .
5 Each of the four rounds was played as a pro-am four-ball , with a professional , a celebrity who was usually from show business and two amateurs , who paid handsomely for the privilege .
6 Like the Eighties terrace tearaways in Britain who showed up for the match in Barbour jackets and deerstalkers , these B- boys were appropriating the ruling class style and parading it with a sardonic grin .
7 Forwards and backs combined as Melrose charged for the Jed line from well inside their own territory with Gary Parker managing to evade Liddle before feeding his front row colleague who went over for the try .
8 The intermediary in the deal was Christoph Graf Douglas , head of Sotheby 's Germany , who pleaded strongly for the collection to remain intact in Germany .
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