Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Musicians knock 'em for six |
| 2 | JIM COURIER redeemed himself for past Davis Cup failures by beating Switzerland 's Jakob Hlasek in Fort Worth , Texas last night to clinch the Cup for the United States for the 30th time since 1900 . |
| 3 | So wrote Mr Avray Tipping in 1918 , persuading the traveller to take the winding road from Shrivenham ( pronounced ‘ Shrinam ’ by the locals ) and to glimpse down its fine avenue of limes heralding what for all the world could be the Petit Trianon plucked from Versailles and set down here in Berkshire . |
| 4 | Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . |
| 5 | Petal DK , a long established yarn in 100g balls with a lustre effect has four new designs to support it for 1992 . |
| 6 | Di wrote to her after the ceremony thanking her for all the work she had done for fellow cancer sufferers and for raising £40,000 towards the centre . |
| 7 | And David says it for all of us , I was born in sin and shapen in inequity . |
| 8 | It has now been decided to write to Rangers asking for their views on statements attributed to the three men since Ferguson 's club dropped him for disciplinary reasons , after which it came to light that Murray had spoken to United 's manager/chairman , Jim Mclean , about buying the Scotland internationalist . |
| 9 | After completing the orchestral score , Reger reworked it for two pianos , but this version for piano duet has more of the original material . |
| 10 | Northamptonshire signed him for four years he shared digs with Colin Milburn and though he progressed less spectacularly than his former Durham colleague , Scott proved an able bowler . |
| 11 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 12 | Bob Willis 's Test career came to a sad end at Headingley in 1984 , as Michael Holding hit him for five sixes . |
| 13 | He had the impertinence to berate me for knee-jerk reactions on behalf of the Government when he opposes absolutely everything that the Government do , however sensible it obviously is . |
| 14 | Land was parcelled out to major mamluks to enrich themselves and this unusual form of alien rule perpetuated itself for several centuries . |
| 15 | No eyes beheld them for any of its windows ; no one beat a carpet or scraped a cauldron or swilled out their slops . |
| 16 | Where Ann wrote it for last year , for my ri |
| 17 | A week later , poor Walsh was involved in another traumatic final over as Pakistan despatched him for 14 to win off the final ball . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd have gone there last year but for the shin splints ’ she added , before a note of irritation and frustration became evident as she went on to say ‘ This question haunted me for half of last year . |
| 19 | Mr Singleton sold them for two pounds each . |
| 20 | I had had a week in this quiet place in which to relax and order my thoughts — a week of peace to sustain me for this encounter , not to mention a good meal and a half-bottle of wine just consumed . |
| 21 | The borough council blames them for serious defects found in the building . |
| 22 | I remember , one bloke , mind-reader he was — Steenie booked him for some Variety bill , forget where it was now . |
| 23 | Luton 's Philip Gray replaces him for next Wednesday 's qualifier against Denmark . |
| 24 | The financial sector prepared itself for full deregulation and open competition with foreign institutions . |
| 25 | His lips twisted in scorn , and Lissa hated him for that look . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , dear , you do n't want to hear my stories , ’ he would say when Benny and Eve plagued him for some information . |
| 27 | There is no greater modern illusion , even fraud , than the use of the single term work to cover what for some is , as noted , dreary , painful , socially demeaning and what for others is enjoyable , socially reputable and economically rewarding . |
| 28 | I think Simon blamed her for this . ’ |
| 29 | The Secretary of State is anxious to concentrate on rebates to do something for those who will by hit be the property tax , but the Minister has scorned property taxes and is determined to weight the tax in favour of the better-off . |
| 30 | have managers been made adequately aware of the potential of the system and given help to use it for strategic and management control decision making ? |