Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second Expeditionary Force was despatched across the Channel to France , but it WAS forced to return to Britain almost immediately because the French government asked Germany for an armistice , on 17th . |
| 2 | In 1346 Pope Clement VI rebuked Edward for a seizure which would imperil his soul , not to mention those of the sacrilegious laymen occupying church goods . |
| 3 | The word disturbed Maria for a while afterwards , although Cavell probably had n't given it any real thought , since she appeared so untroubled , her manner calmly confident and still strictly professional . |
| 4 | He invited Lila for a night out on the town . |
| 5 | Renata Adler sat down at her typewriter at the New York Times and scolded Nicholson for a ‘ dreadfully written script ’ . |
| 6 | Once , after a long negotiation , Swire invited Bevin for a drink and a sandwich at the City of London Club , and was reprimanded by the chairman for having brought ‘ a working man into the club ’ . |
| 7 | He fled Britain for a time to escape debts . |
| 8 | I therefore approached Herbert for an allowance for John which he refused . ’ |
| 9 | The match resulted in a win for Manchester who having batted first & scored 72 dismissed Bolton for a mere 14 runs . |
| 10 | Clare still swapped one night a week off with Stephanie and reported subsequent events to Gilda , who now managed the shoe shop : occasionally she visited Clare for an evening meal . |
| 11 | He so impressed Kolbe that when the great German chemist , A. W. von Hofmann , professor at the Royal College of Chemistry in London , visited Marburg in 1858 he recommended Griess for a position in Hofmann 's laboratory . |
| 12 | The following Saturday morning I asked Granpa for a couple of hours off . |
| 13 | They played Shostakovich for a week , before turning to Mozart . |
| 14 | D'Arcy savoured his brandy and studied Victor for a moment , before deciding exactly how much to tell the Frenchman . |
| 15 | He studied Nuadu for a moment . |
| 16 | One contributor , reckoning that ‘ his ’ missile had shot down a Sandinista helicopter , pestered Channell for a piece of the wreckage as a souvenir . |
| 17 | Anne studied Robyn for a few moments . |
| 18 | I mean it 's it 's happened and I was ha I was so interested in the subject that I asked Mr for a copy of the report where it goes back in the history and of course it is the history of trading standards and , and so on . |
| 19 | The first man , Maui , begged Mafulke for a little fire and she reluctantly gave him one of her fingers . |
| 20 | Hyde hated Jekyll for a different reason . |
| 21 | He rode for Boro Bears at 16 , before he joined Bradford for a £20,000 fee . |
| 22 | An ankle tendon injury , suffered at practice on the very day he completed his century at Durham , side-lined Smith for a fortnight but he is most certainly a name to watch this summer . |
| 23 | The crowd were settling in nicely to this when Ray ‘ Preston ’ joined John for a few numbers . |
| 24 | He eluded Kinnear for a full hour after the whistle , but when he finally turned up , he no doubt got an earful like the rest . |
| 25 | Appeal judge Sir Stephen Brown said the High Court had had no power to make a residence order and blamed Nottinghamshire for an ‘ unhappy catalogue of errors ’ . |
| 26 | 681 to Malmesbury ( CS 59 : S 71 ) , and a certain Berhtwald , possibly the nephew of Aethelred , who befriended Wilfrid for a time c . |
| 27 | Gambian officials also blamed Senegal for a week of electricity failures in the capital Banjul , power returning to normal on Dec. 3 after supplies of gas and oil were guaranteed from Senegal . |
| 28 | So in the company of Mrs Hunnard and Mr Johnstone ( who appeared , an awkward fourth , at the last moment ) she followed Robert for a viewing . |
| 29 | I certainly never figured Tod/John for a life of crime . |
| 30 | Athelstan said his prayers , the Dies Requiem for Springall , Brampton , his own brother and others , made the sign of the cross on himself and thanked God for a wholesome day . |