Example sentences of "[vb past] for [art] [noun prp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 26 March , back in Chicago , Coleman applied for a US passport in the name of Thomas J. Leavy , using the birth certificate given him by the CIA in 1982 and the documents issued in Washington . |
| 2 | He applied for an MRC scholarship in clinical research at the Gustave-Roussy after seeing the application papers in a friend 's office . |
| 3 | O. Charlton applied for the England job the time Bobby Robson got it and did n't even receive a reply from Lancaster Gate . |
| 4 | Her confidence and conviction that she was somebody special served her well when she applied for the UN job . |
| 5 | Since the England manager acted as one of Ward 's referees when he applied for the York job , it was no surprise when Taylor turned to one of his trusted lieutenants to take charge of England 's Under-21 squad for the end-of-season international tournament in Toulon . |
| 6 | On the first day he announced his new sponsorship deal with Everest — a return to the firm who supported him in the 70's when he rode for the Edgar yard . |
| 7 | Prolific and reliable , the 170 maps he produced for the London Magazine alone ( 1747–83 ) would prove sufficient companion for the entire history of his time . |
| 8 | So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared . |
| 9 | Our involvements st with this project started way back in nineteen eighty nine , went into a series of meetings which most recent I attended at the Greater York authorities , we learnt the full scale and extent of the housing land problems in the Greater York area , we of course have no part in the decisions which have been made by the Greater York authorities , nor in the plans they subsequently made for the York greenbelt , but clearly we remain closely interested in the outcome . |
| 10 | The plaintiff argued for the Woolwich principle and referred to both Hooper v. Exeter Corporation and Steele v. Williams but no reference to these cases appears in the reserved judgment . |
| 11 | Then came Arsenal 's unforgettable finale at Anfield in May , watched by nearly 12 million people ( more than the BBC got for the FA Cup final ) . |
| 12 | And we know that he was left this red chest of Flanders so we sought for a Flanders chest , that 's a chest probably actually made in North Germany but imported through Flanders and we found a Yorkshire example in a place called near Ripon . |
| 13 | Morley had the concept ; in Paul Rutherford 's words , ‘ Morley had his strategy all worked out , he wanted it to be like the Sex Pistols — all the outrage , controversy — but this time with all the sex ’ , and it was rumoured that he was first interested in Bronski Beat for the Frankie role — they turned him down . |
| 14 | Forwards and backs combined as Melrose charged for the Jed line from well inside their own territory with Gary Parker managing to evade Liddle before feeding his front row colleague who went over for the try . |
| 15 | ‘ There is some doubt over who was the first person in the world to swim the back crawl , but arguably it was actress Rita Tushingham 's uncle Thomas , who also swam for the Garston club , ’ he explains . |
| 16 | There were handshakes all round and the usual ‘ well playeds ’ , and we headed for the PGA hut where the scores are checked and handed in . |
| 17 | Both Jack and Miguel finished with par fours and headed for the PGA hut to check and sign their scores . |
| 18 | In the second half Leeds came roaring back , possibly looking for another replay because Chapman scored for the Yorkshire side after sixty nine minutes , but Arsenal held firm and they visit Shrewsbury in round five . |
| 19 | We decided to use our green ballot box that we made and painted for the Maastricht campaign for people to post their cards into so that we can count them at the end and post them all together . |
| 20 | In Altdorf the Emperor Sigismund prepared for the Orc invasion by fortifying the city 's walls and gathering in the harvests . |
| 21 | And his prayer seemed to have been amply answered when the Planetary Guard came for the Valence gang ; though , as is the way with prayers which are answered , there was cause for woe too — for the Valences were to be stripped of their best young fighters . |
| 22 | So too does Micky Steele-Bodger , who played for the England rugby team at flank forward in the 1947-48 season , and has since contributed enormously as an adminstrator , particularly in raising a team each season for the past 42 years to play Cambridge in their preparation fo the University match . |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli drove for the March team for five seasons , but says he 's still owed the money in unpaid wages . |
| 24 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |
| 25 | Almodovar arrived for the Madrid premiere of TIE ME UP ! in a dustcart , proclaiming his solidarity with the gypsies who daily collect cardboard and wastepaper in such vehicles to earn a living . |
| 26 | Our party of five jeeps with accelerators pressed to the floor , raced for the Gabes Gap . |
| 27 | Six tries was just what the doctor ordered for a Gloucester team that 's been under the weather for too long this season … and this win was even more rewarding when you think that six first teamers were missing … |
| 28 | The currency dealer , who worked for a US investment bank in London , stole £3 million — but promised to pay back £2 million in return for immunity . |
| 29 | Dr Hazel will be known to some staff : he worked for the Edinburgh City Engineer 's Department and in 1975 transferred to the Regional Council , working in the Transportation and Highway Planning Division . |
| 30 | He 'd thought of her constantly , hoping she still worked for the Bradford family , and the invitation to Christmas dinner with them had caused him more elation than Maud , his wife , though he had n't dared show it . |