Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeff Probyn , the England and Wasps prop overlooked for the Lions tour , has been called up as his replacement . |
| 2 | One year after the US invaded Panama with 30,000 troops on December 20 , 1989 , and removed General Manuel Noriega from power ( see SR Feb 1990 ) , significant issues surrounding that invasion seem destined for the dustbin of ‘ murky endings ’ . |
| 3 | The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter . |
| 4 | The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter . |
| 5 | You sound poised for a pleasant Christmas , which is nice . |
| 6 | comes along , it 's a tremendous support , I 'd love to be a bowler on England 's side cos you get clapped for an whatever happens . |
| 7 | ‘ He had — I tell you this in confidence , Superintendent — he had , on the occasion of the annual Parents ’ Night , doctored with alcohol the fruit punch intended for the boarders who helped serve the modest refreshments . |
| 8 | Leeds 0 Ipswich 0 ; Ipswich get praised for a resolute defence . |
| 9 | You have to pick yourself up when you get rebuffed for the thousandth time , and despite the discouragement , do n't lose heart . |
| 10 | Mr William Soeryadjaya ( Chinese name : Mr Tjia Kian Liong ) , the 67-year old seigneur , is a founder-member of the Euro-Asia Centre at INSEAD , the Paris-based business school where Astra 's middle managers get sent for a spot of polishing . |
| 11 | The smell of lighting barbecues drifted in , and the buzz of gentle conversation as guests returned to their villas and apartments to put the children to bed and get changed for the evening . |
| 12 | All right , now we 've got pretty well way out — have we been able to reach the furthest objects in space by these methods , or are we stil stuck for a method ? |
| 13 | ‘ There 's a real danger in the field of design these days that you become known for a specific style , like a particular type of chair , for instance , and that is all that people will ever want you to do . ’ |
| 14 | It 'll be a working holiday , but my goodness it 'll be the experience of a lifetime and to find out how you can join us stay tuned for the Dougie Down Under competition thanks to QUANTAS , Australia 's national airline . |
| 15 | Stay tuned for the Dougie Down Under competition , thanks to QUANTAS , Australia 's national airline . |
| 16 | And we 're looking for two couples , four people , two couples , to travel with us , and to find out er , how you will be able to travel , and what you have to do when you get there , stay tuned for the Dougie Down Under Competition , thanks to QUANTAS , Australia 's national airline . |
| 17 | Now , we 're looking for two couples to accompany us down under , to find out how you can perhaps qualify , stay tuned for the Dougie Down Under competition , thanks to QUANTAS , Australia 's national airline . |
| 18 | Stay tuned for the Dougie Down Under competition , thanks to QUANTAS , Australia 's national airline . |
| 19 | Fianna Fáil campaigned for a " yes " vote to all three proposals , whereas the opposition parties favoured a " no " vote to the " substantive issue " proposal . |
| 20 | ‘ So I 've arranged for a whistle-stop tour around the country houses of some influential contacts , and there are one or two long-standing debts and favours due to me that I 'm going to call in over this weekend . ’ |
| 21 | erm I 've arranged for an independent assessor to view this vehicle , and the view of that independent assessor is this is a straightforward claim against the insurance company , and I at the moment am pursuing that , so it 's a little bit of a conflict of interest that one , but that does give you some background on that particular case . |
| 22 | But on the other hand I 'm pleased the reasons they 've given for the delay are the points we 've been raising with them over the last two years . |
| 23 | I mean at the moment of choice you 're faced with a set of people , including , let's say , one man and one woman , who on paper match each other and who perhaps , even if you 've adjusted for a possibility of the woman 's having to fight and so on , they 're equal on paper . |
| 24 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 25 | As one delegate to the discussion put it ‘ The women still do n't understand what the real world is like when it comes to their commercial value but at least they 've realised for the time being that they have bitten off more than they can chew . ’ |
| 26 | I 've fallen for a boy who goes to the same school as me , but is two years younger than I am . |
| 27 | ‘ But I 've come for a boy ! |
| 28 | If you 've come for a session with Kafy , you 're out of luck she 's booked for the whole night by one of the priests from the Temple of Khepri . |
| 29 | Hello there … welcome to Australia for a Central South sporting special … where we 've come for a race of the future … the Solar Challenge … sun powered cars racing through the wild outback … that 's our Friday Feature … first it 's back to Britain … for our football parade |
| 30 | He went to his old billet and the old lady living there , after welcoming him warmly , said ‘ You 've come for the instruments of course ’ . |