Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | My deeper antipathy to Germany and Germans I restrained for a while , on the absurd grounds that it was somehow unreasonable to abominate each of two mutually ill-disposed nations . |
| 2 | concrete stairs and , George nearly killed himself on them one morning , but er , and we tried everything to get out of there you know , no one would exchange a two bedroom maisonette for a house and of course I longed for a garden , but , and er George got a job in Hatfield and they offered this three bedroom house The Commission for The New Town , rent was cheaper than here , so we moved over there , but er , as I say we were only there two , three years and we came back again , we were over here , we used to come over here three times a week , when we lived there did n't we ? |
| 3 | A psychological astronomer , I calculated its apogee at approximately 2 to 3 o'clock , unless of course I stopped for a drink . |
| 4 | Further controversy was prompted by a manifesto issued from the self-styled South London Ratepayers ' Association which called for a ‘ display of fearless strength ’ by local people , advising that ‘ a discriminating application of the ‘ cat-o'-nine-tails ’ ’ will soon sweep away this reign of terror' . |
| 5 | Some were clergy who stayed for a week or two . |
| 6 | For the interview she opted for a cream silk shirt , and a tailored black skirt . |
| 7 | She took her notepad from the pocket of her apron as she went , and at the doorway she stopped for a moment as if to gather herself . |
| 8 | The name given to an Icelandic shepherd who worked for a farmer named Thorwall . |
| 9 | On Tuesday we opted for a more strenuous hike from Braithwaite village up the steep sloped of Grisedale Pike . |
| 10 | Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’ |
| 11 | It was freezing — literally — so after a not-too-exhaustive search we settled for a place that was warm and , as it turned out , very good . |
| 12 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 13 | After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 . |
| 14 | By the advice of his college he competed for a college research Fellowship , known as the Charles Kingsley Bye-Fellowship . |
| 15 | Recognizing the impracticality of such an action it opted for a series of initiatives which were consistent with its fight against apartheid in South Africa and its fight for the presentation of a positive image for black people in the UK . |
| 16 | Miloš and Marasli negotiated a settlement which provided for a Serbian administration , based on a national council of the knezovi of each of the twelve nahijes , who in their own districts would work alongside a Turkish administrator ( müsellim ) . |
| 17 | Most life assurance companies marketed a retirement contract which provided for a death benefit of the return of premiums , or a return with around 5 per cent interest , and since most policyholders had alternative provision for death benefit , a significant number of policies were set up providing just a return of premiums on death . |
| 18 | In 1508–9 , 20 per cent of the value of Newcastle 's trade was already in coal , and in the following decade there was a boom in coal exports which compensated for a slump in those of wool . |
| 19 | On Sept. 27 parliament finally approved an amended budget which provided for a budget deficit of 26,000,000 million zloty , compared with the 24,300,000 million zloty provisionally agreed with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) in August . |
| 20 | After lunch I went for a walk in the little market town , now being hardened to being a subject of great curiosity , with people gaping at the sides of the road , and children following us up and down the street . |
| 21 | LAST FEBRUARY I WENT FOR A WALK in the snow on Wimbledon Common . |
| 22 | ‘ They had some panelling I wanted for a boat I did up , and some antique bathroom fittings . |
| 23 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 24 | On 8 January I called for a high-level meeting of donor countries to respond to the United Nations latest humanitarian appeal . |
| 25 | At a meeting of the party 's national executive committee which prepared for a radical shake-up in Labour 's constitution , Mr Smith backed the sweeping away of union involvement in choosing the leader and MPs . |
| 26 | All were charged under the National Security Law which provided for a maximum penalty of death by hanging . |
| 27 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 28 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 29 | It was a gabled Victorian house set behind a high red brick wall in the heart of the city and as Rachel drew on to the gravel forecourt she sat for a moment admiring the mass of copper beeches that surrounded the house . |
| 30 | The death by drowning of a girl who worked for a Minister of the Crown and who died after dining at the restaurant where the Minister 's wife was also dining , whether or not he himself was present , would normally have justified at least a brief paragraph in one of the national papers . |