Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapple-Hyam has warned for some days that he is reluctant to risk Rodrigo de Triano , winner of the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas , on soft ground . |
| 2 | When Kylie went shopping for more additions to her by now Imelda Marcos scale wardrobe in one of London 's stores , the result was inevitable . |
| 3 | The noise of their progress floated back to where Paige and Travis lay hidden for many minutes , before fading away completely . |
| 4 | Laybacking had accounted for more than half his leader falls , and retreat did not bear thinking about . |
| 5 | When the Turks finally overthrew the last of the Kotromanić rulers in 1463 , Vukšić continued to resist for another twenty years . |
| 6 | Despite the setback , Townsends continued to operate for many years , through Two World Wars , until they were finally absorbed into the Rank , Hovis , McDougall Company . |
| 7 | In its evidence to the Ashby Committee , the WEA had asked for more grant-aid to finance ‘ a considerable increase ’ in the number of full-time staff . |
| 8 | Rocky had accounted for all his truckers , with the exception of his three buddies , Chuck , Jube and Red . |
| 9 | LEAs have to bid for these grants . |
| 10 | Hector stood poised for another blow , but there was no clue to tell him which way to strike . |
| 11 | Keegan said : ‘ A lot of people appreciate what Mick has done for this club . |
| 12 | NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects . |
| 13 | Wilson , shut up in her own world all winter , was astonished to learn what everyone else in Florence had known for many a month — French troops had poured into Piedmont and 1848 was to be repeated all over again . |
| 14 | He hopes that the cohesion and character which England have shown for most of the last 11 months will bridge the gap in sheer talent which will continue to separate the two teams . |
| 15 | discussing the prospects of university cricket at that time wrote : ‘ The young Australian S. M. J. Woods , the present captain , is far and away the best fast bowler Cambridge has had for many years . |
| 16 | Josie tried to reach for some killer of an argument , a real zinger that she could pull out of the air and use to disarm all opposition . |
| 17 | Mr Adrian Grant opened accounts for both his children when they were born . |
| 18 | Ormskirk and Chorley were both county seats under the family influence and Stanleys had sat for both seats in the recent past . |
| 19 | One of the men Stephen had taken for another policeman in plain clothes came closer , looked at the girl 's open blue eyes . |
| 20 | Following his daughter 's death , Hugo ceased writing for several years . |
| 21 | The UK proposed to argue for more ‘ discretion ’ for individual governments , for example ‘ aiming ’ to reduce nitrate levels while being allowed to set its own rates of application of manure . |
| 22 | Now , each householder or tenant in a Scottish Homes estate in West Lothian has to pay for this service as well their poll tax . |
| 23 | And what would Jesus have to do for that ? |
| 24 | It was not until 1950 ( three years after a similar set had been commissioned in America ) that the BEA decided to go for some of these gains from larger scale by ordering an advanced 100MW set for 1955 . |
| 25 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 26 | To mark the occassion a farewell dinner was given to Trevor and his wife Barbara at the Post House Hotel in Norwich , attended by Joint M.D. Rod Turnbull , Sales Directors Steve Higgins and Jack Millar , together with many colleagues and customers with whom Trevor had worked for many years . |
| 27 | How we need to pray that for each new church planted there will be those who understand this need and whom God has gifted for this task : to let the scriptures speak , and through the scriptures to let Jesus speak . |
| 28 | Mum and Mary kept calling for this , no that , yes that , to be brought upstairs . |
| 29 | His view of the visible church , for example , was much wider than that of even Whitgift , as he appeared to argue that since Christ had died for all , all men and women — including Roman Catholics — were potentially part of the visible church , and as such should be offered the sacrament of the eucharist , if they were prepared to receive it in good faith . |
| 30 | But Marian continued to feel for some time that uneasiness in the legs which she knew meant that she wanted to run , to get away fast . |