Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] to [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Le Cerf was rightly taken to task for his selective criticisms of Bononcini , 3 but the tonal oddness of Quando ridi is by no means exceptional in Italian music of the period . |
| 2 | The Amiga is already supported by a large body of games software which can be easily transferred to CD-ROM for sale to CDTV owners . |
| 3 | Charles I 's commission on exacted fees and innovated offices was investigating Mynne and the Hanaper ( in effect the treasury of the Great Seal ) in 1630 ; he got off then but was finally brought to trial for extortion in 1634 . |
| 4 | I 've just walked to school for fucking nuffink I have n't got a lesson |
| 5 | Even so , that mixture of emotion and social need , of personal pride and territorial inspiration , which we call honour , is not easily brought to life for young readers . |
| 6 | Some assessments are much more directly related to action for improving a teacher 's teaching and assisting pupils in their learning rather than for classifying them by their level of attainment . |
| 7 | None was ever brought to trial for war crimes . |
| 8 | Major has been embarrassed by unauthorised revelations : about his engagingly eccentric brother , Terry , who still bears the family 's original surname , Major-Ball ; and his sister Pat , now retired and in straitened circumstances , who was once taken to court for failing to pay the rates . |
| 9 | On Thursday , three other Saudis were also put to death for robbing a bank vehicle . |
| 10 | Prizes were also awarded to REM for best international group and Walkers Nirvana for best international newcomers . |
| 11 | Initially he was treated with ganciclovir for 3 months , which was later changed to foscarnet for lack of response and presumed resistance . |
| 12 | The central issue which underlies the continuing pattern of human rights violations is that members of the armed forces are rarely brought to justice for the crimes they commit and therefore act with impunity . |
| 13 | It would seem that in Capadocea they were even converted to Christianity for , in that region , St Christopher is often depicted with a dog 's head . |
| 14 | He was then taken to hospital for observation . |
| 15 | Two Dutchmen , Hans Guyt and Willem Beekman , were eventually sent to prison for six weeks over this protest . |
| 16 | They are however counted to wood for righteousness : as long as one can hear a timber structure one is very unlikely to break it . |
| 17 | Conrad was accordingly taken to task for not reporting to Rome and was ( wrongly ) reproved for taking part in the assembly . |
| 18 | 88Open test technology verifies that systems and applications conform to source , binary and object standards , but is currently confined to software for Motorola 88000-based systems . |
| 19 | One Member of Parliament there was actually sent to prison for non-payment . |