Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [noun prp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucente quit IBM for the number two post at Northern Telecom Ltd , where he resigned last month . |
| 2 | I see that Wetherall got MOTM for the game on Saturday from one of the tabloids , so much for me saying he was at fault for the goals . |
| 3 | Marie asked Gazzer for the second time that day . |
| 4 | It showed a replay of Tammuz meeting Ari for the first time in the canteen . |
| 5 | An Australian schoolteacher in Hawaii wanting to write a story on the States invading Panama for The Times in London . |
| 6 | On the morrow of Marshal Ogarkov 's removal as Chief of the General Staff , Western press comment included speculation that his policy stance had come to obstruct the reassessment of arms control and East-West policy sought by the leadership ; according to one respected newspaper , senior Western military attachés in Moscow were tipped by Soviet army officers that the Kremlin blamed Ogarkov for the disasters of the SS-20 deployment and the shooting down of the Korean airliner off Sakhalin Island . |
| 7 | Just when their creditors were on the point of issuing writs the Tecks left England for the continent , insolvent and heavily in debt . |
| 8 | Where did Karen meet Drew for the first time ? |
| 9 | Casimir left Dublin for the Balkans as a war correspondent and enlistment . |
| 10 | Piggott had replaced McHargue , then sitting out a suspension , on Commanche Run in the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood , which he won by a very wide margin ; and though the stable jockey was back on board for the colt 's victory in the March Stakes on the same course , his preparation race for the St Leger , Commanche Run 's owner Ivan Allan , claiming ‘ There 's only one St Leger and only one Lester , ’ insisted that his close friend Piggott replace McHargue for the Classic . |
| 11 | Harold wants Northumbria for the Godwin family , not an inflated Siward or a Scotia so weak that Norway could step in and settle there . ’ |
| 12 | If Canada joined Britain for the war , as she most certainly would , which unit of the service would I be joining ? |
| 13 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 14 | On the eve of World War II , both James and Eric Williams departed England for the United States . |
| 15 | In 1896 Edwin O. Sachs criticized Matcham for the impurity of his sloping tiers and juxtaposition of styles . |
| 16 | Chairman David Nairn thanked Grant for the open manner with which he had answered these questions and brought the first day 's business proceedings to and end . |
| 17 | It is on this trip to Moscow that Anna meets Vronsky for the first time . |
| 18 | Arguing that Richard 's attack on Toulouse was a breach of the truce of 1187 — which Richard denied — Philip invaded Berry for the second time in twelve months , though he first took care to ascertain that Henry II disclaimed any responsibility for his son 's actions and was therefore unlikely to move swiftly to his assistance . |
| 19 | A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia . |
| 20 | The NYPL paid LACMA for the right to make use of the earlier show 's research , documentary photographs , videos , films , and other materials . |
| 21 | Dunphy blamed Taylor for the failings of the English national side . |
| 22 | The toss went in Oxford 's favour , Jo Michels taking Middlesex for the tactical advantage of the first bend , since Cambridge were known to have a fast start . |
| 23 | Furthermore , concessions granted to the Cuban Telephone Company by Batista had been cancelled and consumer charges drastically reduced shortly before Castro left Havana for the United States . |
| 24 | Yorkshire 's Paul Jarvis also started encouragingly , with a career-best Benson & hedges Cup return against Warwickshire to comfort Yorkshire for the loss of their first-choice overseas players Craig McDermott . |
| 25 | Germany outstripped Britain for the first time as the largest contributor last year . |
| 26 | Middlesex dropped Ramprakash for the next championship match against Hampshire at Southampton but recalled him yesterday for their game against Sussex at Hove . |
| 27 | FRANCE FRANCE abolished PR for the legislature in 1986 after Jean-Marie Le Pen 's National Front stunned the nation by winning 33 seats in the previous election . |
| 28 | For once Stephen and Christina thanked God for the inefficient island infrastructure . |
| 29 | Mrs Dawson praised Sarah for the times she has popped in to see if she could help . |
| 30 | ‘ Gorbrandt wanted Møn for the amber he knew could be picked up on our shores . |