Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday Silvino Francisco became his victim for the second time . |
| 2 | FATAL attraction killer Susan Christie got her wish for justice yesterday — when her five-year jail term was increased to nine . |
| 3 | Ontario was designed by a master hand , with many built-in contrasts — for example , compare the eerie wind sculpted rocks at Tobermory ( Flowerpot Island got its name for a good reason ) and the twists and turns of the 1,000 islands to the smooth , sandy beaches at Grand Bend or the rolling farmland in Mennonite country . |
| 4 | Herr Nordern sucked his thumb for a moment , biting at the cactus spike . |
| 5 | The price of land there has skyrocketed since Nagano announced its bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics " . |
| 6 | In his opening address to the Supreme Soviet , Gorbachev admitted his responsibility for the coup in having appointed conservatives to head the organizations which controlled troops , and for " liberalism and indulgence " , despite warnings of conservatives ' discontent . |
| 7 | Jim Scott massaged his calf for a moment , then pushed open the driver 's side door of the Lancia and clambered out . |
| 8 | Rembrandt underlined its affection for Rothmans by pumping its shareholding into Richemont , a company it set up in Switzerland . |
| 9 | The PNC reiterated its support for the peace plan it had approved in 1988 [ see p. 36438 ] , which was based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 , and the guaranteeing of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people . |
| 10 | In response to the new revelations and to the government 's reaction to the scandal , the ANC president Nelson Mandela renewed his call for the State President 's resignation and demanded that control of the security forces be surrendered to an interim government of national unity . |
| 11 | MacArthur stated his affection for the British people , recalling that his grandfather had come from Scotland . |
| 12 | On May 25 , during a visit to Moscow by President Mitterrand of France , President Gorbachev declared his preference for a unified German membership of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 13 | But McAlpine reserved his fire for the young team . |
| 14 | As long as Keynes pitched his arguments for credit expansion within the bounds of orthodoxy , he dominated the proceedings of the Committee and achieved a degree of consensus . |
| 15 | KATE HOWEY discovered her instinct for combat at primary school . |
| 16 | MacArthur repeated his desire for a treaty in the context of the continuing exchanges within the American government later in the year . |
| 17 | At a dinner hosted by King Juan Carlos , King Hassan avoided mention of Morocco 's claim to the Spanish-administered North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla , but King Juan Carlos repeated his call for a referendum to be held in Western Sahara ( Spain 's former colony ) to allow the people to decide their own future . |
| 18 | After one of these lunches Ramsey recorded his affection for Raven . |
| 19 | Now , with the hull of the ferry drumming a different note as the thrusters tuned up for docking , Jezrael-Ayesha felt her hatred for Nils give way to the fear in her . |
| 20 | Roberts took his tally for the season to 150 with a treble on Carousel Music , True Story and Shuailaan at Windsor , only for Lloyd to rob him of a four-timer by beating him on Brigante Di Cielo . |
| 21 | Jean Parmiter sent her apologies for being unable to teach as arranged ; she and her husband had had to go away for the weekend . |
| 22 | Abdallah nursed his ambitions for Palestine . |
| 23 | On the day Brezhnev issued his proposals for this region in Delhi a Soviet statement condemned a speech by Brzezinski for setting forth ‘ a large-scale programme for the further buildup of the US military presence in the Persian Gulf ’ . |
| 24 | Mrs McHugh said her work for reconciliation would continue : ‘ It 's good to see ordinary people come out today , especially in the wake of the bombings over the last few days . |
| 25 | Millie had her reasons for being concerned . |
| 26 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 27 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 28 | Gorbachev justified his proposals for sweeping new presidential powers by stressing that restoring order and discipline in the country was the only way to overcome its current state of crisis . |
| 29 | Delia Sutherland searched her lap for the offers , the arguments , the good sense . |
| 30 | Mr Thesiger held his post for three years in circumstances both irksome and perilous . |