Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] for the " in BNC.

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1 If future league tables report disaggregated profiles for resources and costs for each study then the costs may be validated or recalculated for the decision maker 's own setting .
2 Anything he pioneered , created or evolved for the series , up to his resignation from the BBC in 1964 , was owned lock , stock and barrel by the Corporation .
3 The tests show people with symptomless HIV did not benefit in terms of survival or spread of the disease , whether they took the drug immediately on diagnosis or waited for the onset of infection .
4 And if you found that you had entered the company of players , of actors , of those descended from strolling vagabonds and historically always noted and envied for the looseness of their morals , then all your Christmases came at once .
5 They marched into the shop and asked for the manager .
6 She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian .
7 As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt .
8 He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his .
9 Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .
10 Next I had yet another idea , I wrote to the American Women 's Club of Thailand and asked for the donation of a video player .
11 He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished .
12 There also sometimes seems to be a feeling that the media could have got themselves better organised and asked for the material earlier .
13 Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons .
14 This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " .
15 I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager .
16 Blanche turned her biro slowly round in her fingers , meditating on the patterns created by the octagonal tube of plastic , and asked for the name of the dry cleaner 's .
17 From a cafe " behind the Nile , Frenchman called the Oberoi and asked for the Queen .
18 Helen to be contacted and asked for the plinth so that this can be completed before this years event .
19 ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money .
20 As soon as they 'd gone , I got on the phone to Directory Enquiries and asked for the number of the Maidstone hospital .
21 It 's been going on for about seventeen months now and the in chief man at Hill House was rather interested to hear that we 'd not actually had it resolved yet , and asked for the reference numbers and .
22 Mr McAteer said : ‘ I was in the Sheriff Clerk 's Office and asked for the defence documents .
23 Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph .
24 he came and asked for the duster and the polish
25 With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way .
26 But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say .
27 He shrugged and made for the door .
28 She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm .
29 Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano .
30 So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was .
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