Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] for [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ray Floyd failed to join them recently when he finished tied for 8th in the Bank One Classic . |
| 2 | On a much more optimistic note , the European Open marked a change in fortunes for Sandy Lyle — he finished tied for 8th place on 284 — and also saw Russell Claydon in fine form on his professional debut in the British Isles . |
| 3 | He had converted one of the outhouses into a sort of workshop where he tinkered with a collection of small engines , antique lighting plants and water pumps that he had bought for next to nothing at country auctions over the years . |
| 4 | About 25,000 people — over a third of the holidaymakers who stayed at the holiday camp this year — had rebooked for next year , he said . |
| 5 | She thought of the tragic woman who 'd been deserted by her father and had settled for second best . |