Example sentences of "[verb] for [pron] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | As neighbours of the enormously powerful and expansionist United States , the Canadians had a direct and abiding interest in maintaining for their part the fiction that they belonged to the same political entity of the rich and powerful United Kingdom . |
| 2 | ‘ Harry agreed for his part , like Ben said . |
| 3 | But David Dein , the Arsenal vice-chairman martyred for his part in the deal , insists that it is working ‘ eminently satisfactorily ’ . |
| 4 | They had all come to pay their last respects to the local boy , decorated for his part in the Gulf War , who lost his life on a training mission in the Scottish Highlands . |
| 5 | Lucy 's four main contacts were Major General Oster who was the head of the Abwehr ; Admiral Canaris who was later hanged for his part in the 1944 bomb plot ; Carl Goehdeler who was leader of the official opposition to Hitler ; and Colonel Boetzel , the commanding officer of Intelligence Evaluation . |
| 6 | Richard Weston , an associate of Gresham 's , was certainly involved in the plot against Overbury , and was later hanged for his part in the murder . |
| 7 | Moore was sentenced for her part in the 1982 bombing of the Droppin' Well pub at Ballykelly , Co Londonderry . |
| 8 | They were sentenced for their part in laundering £l4 million cash from the robbery near Heathrow airport in 1983 . |
| 9 | THREE former employees of the Top Man chain store in Coleraine have been sentenced for their part in a £10,000 theft of stock and cash from the branch . |
| 10 | VINNIE JONES will today ask the FA to reduce the record £20,000 fine imposed for his part in the video Soccer 's Hard Men . |
| 11 | In congratulating them on their achievement , the mayor said how good it was to hear city and county councillors being thanked for their part in a job . |
| 12 | Breeze had expected opposition in this quarter , but Susan said that ‘ Factota Limited ’ was an inspiration , and promised for her part to do the housekeeping and give lessons to small children , if any could be found . |
| 13 | Xanthe for her part considered her image beside the young woman she 'd been brought up with , and thought how sorry she felt for her . |
| 14 | In the case of Turner , a convicted defendant initiated a prosecution against his accomplice , who had obtained a prior undertaking from the Director that he would not be prosecuted for his part in the offence . |
| 15 | Athelstan tried to apologise for his part in the quarrel at their last parting but the coroner just waved his words aside . |
| 16 | Naomi is an actor , known for her part in the Lenny Henry show . |
| 17 | Sometimes we catch the novelist positively shaping and manipulating the narrator : ‘ The chronicler pretends for his part that he feels the sorrow of a Christian … |
| 18 | Foreman , winner of three world heavyweight title fights in the early Seventies , is best remembered for his part in the one he lost : ‘ The rumble in the jungle ’ in Kinshasa , Zaire , when Ali knocked him out . |
| 19 | Foreman , winner of three world heavyweight title fights in the early Seventies , is best remembered for his part in the one he lost : ‘ The rumble in the jungle ’ in Kinshasa , Zaire , when Ali knocked him out . |
| 20 | Undoubtedly Cranmer will be best remembered for his part in Prince Obolensky 's historic try against the 1936 All Blacks at Twickenham : ‘ I 'll never forget that break which started from a line-out . |
| 21 | And caretaker boss Malcolm Crosby is ready to gamble on 21-year-old Warren Hawke best remembered for his part in the 1990 play-offs victory at Newcastle . |
| 22 | On the previous day the Democratic Party had claimed that at least 200 people had been arrested for their part in the previous week 's demonstrations . |
| 23 | The failed coup of August had led to fundamental reforms of the KGB [ see p. 38372 ] and the appointment of Vadim Bakatin to replace its former chair , Vladimir Kryuchkov , who had been arrested for his part in the coup . |
| 24 | Along with many others the vicar of Louth and one of the monks from the Abbey were executed for their part of the revolt . |
| 25 | In January 1989 two Sikhs were executed for their part in Gandhi 's assassination [ see p. 36395 ] . |
| 26 | By Sept. 13 , 69 soldiers had been put on trial and executed for their part in the coup attempt [ see pp. 37700 ; 37810 ] . |
| 27 | Many leading Whigs were dead : Shaftesbury had fled to Holland at the end of 1682 , only to die in exile in January 1683 ; Sidney and Russell were both executed for their part in the Rye House Plot , whilst another conspirator , the Earl of Essex , killed himself in the Tower ( although some suspected he had been murdered ) . |
| 28 | The talks were held to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland and to commemorate Connolly , the Edinburgh-born socialist and Sinn Fein member executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising . |
| 29 | It was reported on Jan. 12 that legal proceedings were still continuing against 21 people for their alleged role in plots against Bongo ( some held for their part in the Mamboundou affair , and the others detained for their part in an internal conspiracy by Lt.-Col. Georges Moubandjo , a former aide-de-camp to Bongo ) . |
| 30 | The Council of State on Jan. 20 , 1990 , granted an amnesty to 22 of those detained for their part in the coup attempt of Oct. 17 , 1985 [ see p. 34217 ] ; 16 were freed unconditionally , while the remainder , who had been sentenced to death and had had their sentences commuted to 15 years ' imprisonment , remained under house arrest . |