Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further food for thought : Cohen Griffith , the winger Kettering signed for £3,000 from Leicester United last season , has joined Cardiff for 20 times that amount ; the GM Vauxhall Conference leaders Darlington will defend a 10-match unbeaten start , the best in the competition 's 10 years , tomorrow at Enfield ; and Dunstable have withdrawn from the FA Cup following the 38th-minute abandonment of the tie with Staines when what was left of their team walked off after the dismissal of three colleagues . |
| 2 | If I can demonstrate that the Kaiser himself , the monarch who ruled Germany for thirty years until nineteen eighteen , had ideas very similar if not identical to those of Hitler 's , at a time when he was not in contact with Hitler , when Hitler 's party was nowhere in political terms , then I think that 's yet another very important indication that there is continuity in German history from say the Bismarckian period through to nineteen forty-five , and that Hitler stands in that national tradition , and is not some kind of lightning erm that , that struck Germany erm from a blue sky . |
| 3 | The big studios boycotted Manhattan for seven months last year , months of wonderful peace . |
| 4 | I had been seeing Jessica for twelve months before she admitted to herself that her lover would never come back . |
| 5 | The guard traced his finger down the typed list of names attached to his clipboard , found the name , then asked Whitlock for some kind of identification . |
| 6 | A driver on cIte Nullarbor for 38 years , Coad was squint-eyed from staring at the track . |
| 7 | In 1971 the EPA promulgated NAAQSs for six ‘ criteria ’ pollutants , and the strict legislative timetable required states to submit implementation plans which would achieve primary standards for each pollutant by 1975 , or , if the deadline was extended as the EPA was authorized to do , by 1977 . |
| 8 | This stubborn but uncorrupt dictator ruled Portugal for 40 years , and never once went abroad , apart from rare visits to his chum Franco . |
| 9 | One barman mistook Johnny for one of the regulars and apologised for standing on his foot . |
| 10 | I seriously considered disembowelling Ian for this , but on reflection that would be a little harsh . |
| 11 | He captained Surrey for five seasons from 1952 to 1956 , winning the County Championship in each — a record . |
| 12 | Mr Najibullah , many of his key ministers , elite units of the Afghan army and most of the Pakistan-based Mujahideen groups are members of the Pushtun tribes which have dominated Afghanistan for 200 years . |
| 13 | On Oct. 22 Kuchma visited Russia for further talks and called for " an end to the economic cold war " between the two countries . |
| 14 | THE Tour de France will make a detour through the Channel Tunnel when cycling 's most prestigious race visits England for two stages in July 1994 . |
| 15 | ‘ I have never regretted signing Beardsley for one minute . |
| 16 | It was the same later that year when they visited Canada for three weeks . |
| 17 | Glamorgan Colt all rounder Ben Thomas claimed 4–48 as Builth Wells dismissed Burghill for 186 in the only game to get underway in the Multisigns Marches League . |
| 18 | On checking BRTT for 1985 , for example , one finds Scottish geology theses covering all years from 1978 to 1985 . |
| 19 | The UN Human Rights Commission voted on March 4 not to consider a resolution condemning China for human rights abuses in Tibet . |
| 20 | Lamb got the loss out of his system by driving Patel for six . |
| 21 | In early November a US delegation visited Laos for further discussions on MIAs . |
| 22 | But it was learned today that Polish referee Ryszard Wojoik reported Hateley for violent conduct — and not ‘ rough play ’ which Rangers believed was the case . |
| 23 | Aunshuman Gaekwad , 39 , who played in 40 Tests for India between 1974–75 and 1948–85 , has retired after a 24-year career during which he captained Baroda for 18 consecutive seasons . |
| 24 | ‘ He should have an intensive medical examination and a complete psychological assessment before he could be considered to box Benn for that title . |
| 25 | Thanking God for all we 've done . |
| 26 | This popular prime-time , Sunday evening CBS network show provided Reagan for eight years with ‘ a vehicle for becoming familiar to a whole new generation of young people who would later vote for him . |
| 27 | He lived in France all his life and , apart from three years spent in London ( 1857–61 ) training for a business career , only visited Britain for short painting expeditions on three other occasions in 1874 , 1881 , and 1897 . |
| 28 | Simon beat Pippa for these . ’ |
| 29 | On Dec. 19 the UN General Assembly passed by 144 votes to one ( Iraq ) a resolution condemning Iraq for serious violations of human rights in Kuwait including torture , detention , summary execution and disappearances . |
| 30 | The UN Human Rights Commission ( UNHRC ) adopted a resolution on March 5 condemning Iraq for human rights violations of " the gravest nature " , including systematic torture and mass executions . |