Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
| 2 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 3 | In this action Leftwich was well ahead of his time , as Norwegian ice later became widely used for refrigeration during the nineteenth century . |
| 4 | Early this century jute sacks became widely used for home distribution although the export of cement still continued in battels and later in steel drums . |
| 5 | He had always thought the MP for Arden read little save for the Motor Traders ' Gazette . |
| 6 | A characteristic punk head by Tony Bevan ( lot 83 ) made £4,200 ( $6,300 ; est. £3,000–4,000 ) while a rather low-key landscape by John Keane ( lot 85 ) sold below estimate for £2,000 ( $3,000 ) . |
| 7 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 8 | But Ralph neither wanted nor expected much praise for what he did — he did it mainly because he wanted to prevent other children from experiencing the pain which he himself had felt , and , in the back of his mind , he knew Piggy would have approved . |
| 9 | Unfortunately there have been presenters who became better known for hitting the headlines than their ability to turn washing up bottles into handy household objects . |
| 10 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 11 | Nick warmed up his caddie career from 1971 to 1974 carrying Archer 's bag , and then moved on to work for Australian Bruce Crampton until 1977 , when he moved on to another Australian , Graham Marsh . |
| 12 | One of the few collectors dedicated enough to go for the company context is Peter Card , whose collection of 400 old bicycle lamps is without equal . |
| 13 | She could hear cars and lorries swooshing past and tried desperately to call for help but she had no breath . |
| 14 | A subsequent study of second cancers following anal and cervical cancer found further support for this aetiological link . |
| 15 | Masha and I found further cause for depression as , walking in search of a tube station , we came to a major intersection , a roundabout of relentless , screeching vehicles , three and four abreast : for in the centre , on the small concrete island , we saw a man lying on his side . |
| 16 | As Frederick 's policies turned into those of Bismarck 's Kulturkampf , the Catholic Kaszubians found further cause for alarm . |
| 17 | He looked at her face and tried harder to speak for her . |
| 18 | Pete nodded and moved off to look for some more of Bob Ivie 's jungle juice , and Diane eased her way through into the ballroom . |
| 19 | Paula picked up her try and moved aside waiting for him , flushed with pleasure at seeing a familiar face . |
| 20 | In Kenya , though there was relatively little pressure for further alienation of Masai land after the second Masai move , what pressure there was was resisted by the administration , and R.W. Hemsted tried repeatedly to retrieve for the Masai the land alienated to Powys Cobb , which contained streams of crucial importance to Masai stock . |
| 21 | After the South African War , he tried unsuccessfully to stand for the South African parliament before returning home to marry Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton . |
| 22 | According to the New York Times of Dec. 29 the KIO , which had managed an investment portfolio of $100,000 million from London , had seen " nearly 80 per cent of its huge Fund for Future Generations … used up to pay for bad investments and Gulf War expenses " . |
| 23 | Any decent sized salmon would be bound to show itself as it moved around waiting for the next tide to free it . |
| 24 | The explanation proposed here accounts for this fact in the following way . |
| 25 | THREE-quarters of the track including half the through lines , the semaphore signals , the last vestiges of freight facilities and the last of the men who used proudly to work for the old railway company have gone , yet the long-distance service is faster , more frequent and above all better used than at any time in railway history , and the number of passengers passing through probably at an all time high . |
| 26 | He was a key figure in the Quakers ' side for six seasons and played an equally important role with Bristol City until he moved abroad to play for Turkish side Beskitas . |
| 27 | What is anatomical basis of this orientation selectivity ? ( personal communication ) suggests an answer which is reminiscent of that proposed by to account for the ability of octopuses to recognize spatial patterns . |
| 28 | The UN Security Council , meeting in closed session on Feb. 26 , agreed not to call for a ceasefire until Iraq had agreed to comply with all 12 relevant resolutions . |
| 29 | When the Military Service Act was introduced in January 1916 , the Labour Party Conference , while dissenting , agreed not to campaign for its reappeal , thus enabling the Party leader , Arthur Henderson , to remain in the Coalition Government . |
| 30 | The author seemed somewhat stumped for a reply to such an unusual question and stared into the camera , as if in search of inspiration . |