Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lynda Clifford did a sponsored aerobic session , Sue Tons and her family took part in the Great North Walk , Cycle Ride and Run , and Gary Bainbridge joined them for the Run . |
| 2 | Electrical giants Dixons sacked them for ‘ gross misconduct ’ . |
| 3 | Britain 's golden boy who lost his shine when newcomer David Grindley beat him for the final place in today 's 400 metres final is ready to take a year off from the track if it means he can beat the trouble . |
| 4 | A thickly built oak and beechwood sixteenth-seventeenth century refectory table from the Pyrenees , admittedly characterful ( Tajan 's auction staff used it for stacking their telephones on ) but more than difficult to place in a modern apartment , sold for FFr650,000 ( £67,550 ; $117,500 ) , over twice its high estimate . |
| 5 | The former Clipstone Colliery linesman had his progress impeded by a string of top-class seamers during a frustrating period on the Nottinghamshire staff , and considered quitting the game before Ken Higgs recruited him for Leicestershire in 1990 . |
| 6 | At 10 am precisely a bell rang and Miss Maine took me for introductions . |
| 7 | They were there together until 1771 , when Eleanor Coade sacked him for representing himself , instead of herself , as the proprietor of the factory . |
| 8 | Richard Rielly asked him for his views on Graham Kelly 's plea for clubs to share grounds if England are to stand a chance of hosting the nineteen ninety eight World Cup finals . |
| 9 | During production , or soon afterwards , the Alexis Master adapted it for the use of St Christina of Markyate ( born c .1096 , q.v. ) by adding the Alexis and Emmaus drawings , intended to echo incidents in Christina 's own life . |
| 10 | In 1979 Serjeant 's former employer Richard Sheppard recommended him for the post of Surveyor to the Royal Academy . |
| 11 | She said desperately , ‘ Miss Evans sent us for the goose . |
| 12 | Frank Kelly thanked us for our efforts and I somehow was volunteered again to make the reply . |
| 13 | Mrs Bouverie knew this , and she also knew that the Loxford mothers despised her for meeting a child of ten . |
| 14 | Last year the Home Secretary reappointed him for five years : the first of the BBC 's 17 chairmen since incorporation in 1927 to receive a second full term . |
| 15 | The project concentrates on the employment experiences of the graduates in question and examines the extent to which their degree courses prepared them for employment . |
| 16 | Leonard , who plays more golf in the summer than bowls , partners Irish international senior skip and Lisnagarvey club mate Noel Graham in their bid to win the Irish pairs title for the first time since the brilliant Fisher and Ringland combination won it for the Lisburn club in 1970 . |
| 17 | Horsler 's appointment to control British Coal 's marketing strategy came amid reports that his business experience as national contracts director suited him for a negotiating role . |
| 18 | He jumped down and grabbed one , I ran after him , trod on the screws , fell , hurting my gouty foot and breaking the blue vase Auntie Dolly gave us for christmas . |
| 19 | In New York , Lamumba Carson of black nationalist rap group X-Clan criticised her for ‘ contributing to the extinction of the black race ’ . |
| 20 | After the Labour victory of 1929 , Ramsay MacDonald considered him for the post of Foreign Secretary . |
| 21 | Roy Clements wanted it for his collection which is thought to be the largest in Britain . |
| 22 | He did , however , mention his Stunt Bat which Graham Mackereth gave him for giving a speech . |
| 23 | Madame Gautier watched them for a moment , drawing deeply on her cigarette . |
| 24 | Alter this technique had been invented , it was only a matter of time before weapons designers adapted it for the detection of submarines . |
| 25 | Mr Singleton sold them for two pounds each . |
| 26 | The Club Captain , John Gunne and Lady Captain , Josie McPhillips joined us for the Outing and for the evening celebrations . |
| 27 | Eddie Gray tried it for us and look where it got him . |
| 28 | President Zia picked him for prime minister in March 1985 but he was criticised by the opposition for providing a democratic civilian facade to a military dictatorship . |
| 29 | Prince Philip blamed her for bringing shame and ridicule on the Royal Family and ordered her to ‘ help maintain the dignity of the Crown ’ . |
| 30 | Mr. Gordon had persuaded Sir George Phillips , who was a rather crabby old man , to let them use the Park for their meetings , but , all the same , Judy had the feeling that Mr. Gordon did it for Brown Owl and not at all for the Brownies . |