Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt sorry for poor Heathcliff , and while the Earnshaws were at church , I helped him wash and dress in clean clothes . |
| 2 | Walden are next to bottom without a win all season but their brave defence reduced Colchester to a kicking game on a day which seemed perfect for running rugby . |
| 3 | Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps . |
| 4 | Dunlop took over the lead in the 125 championship race on lap 13 , which proved unlucky for Italian Ivan Cremonini , who had set the pace for eight laps . |
| 5 | Thurland and Höchstetter had , they wrote , divided the mines into 24 shares or " whole parts " and sold them to Nobles and Lords , who paid 11,200 for one-twentyfourth part , besides 1850 towards the maintenance of the works . |
| 6 | The saintly Vicar of Keyingham , Philip of Beverley , who did much for local clergy , was venerated as a saint . |
| 7 | However , the deaf politician who did more for deaf people than any other politician apart from Jack Ashley was the 6th Duke of Montrose . |
| 8 | Biba banned ATHLETICS : Marathon runner Iris Biba was yesterday banned by the German athletics federation after she tested positive for muscle-building steroids during training . |
| 9 | THE NEXT morning Erika helped Omi dress in black , the only colour she considered suitable for Divine Service . |
| 10 | Asked what they thought responsible for declining behaviour among young people , 43 per cent of all those questioned blamed the breakdown of the family — the same number who pointed the finger at housing conditions . |
| 11 | From Jan. 1 , 1990 , it became illegal for European industries to dump fly ash ( the residue from coal-fired power stations ) in the North Sea . |
| 12 | Italian and other styles were ripped out of their European context when , during the 1980s , it became permissible for young people in Britain , and most significantly young men , to be interested in fashion on a scale undreamed of in the 60s and the 70s . |
| 13 | The government , which had reportedly paid US$120,000,000 in debt interest arrears to the two multilateral agencies in the previous six months , had still to repay a further $540,000,000 in further interest payments before it became eligible for new loans . |
| 14 | He became hungry for evil pleasures . |
| 15 | It substituted Spanish for Austrian influence in southern Italy . |
| 16 | As well as a sideswipe at the DTI 's failure to spend all the money it had available for industrial-academic arrangements such as the Link scheme , the spokesmen promised various schemes to improve public understanding of science . |