Example sentences of "[vb past] for the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Meeting consider that the sum appropriated for the Steam Boat last year would be best disposed of by carrying on works of utility to the Island … " |
| 2 | O. Charlton applied for the England job the time Bobby Robson got it and did n't even receive a reply from Lancaster Gate . |
| 3 | Her confidence and conviction that she was somebody special served her well when she applied for the UN job . |
| 4 | Worktwice , the rival firm which now has the fax number , say it merely applied for the fax number because it was told it had become available and are confident British Telecom acted in a right and proper manner . |
| 5 | It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Educated at University College London ( 1879–83 ) in general science , Hatch qualified for the gold medal and Tuffnell scholarship in analytical chemistry in the intermediate science examination in 1881 . |
| 8 | ‘ That would be the case if Liverpool won the championship and Wales qualified for the World Cup . |
| 9 | They jogged round a corner , and found themselves in what passed for the town square of Dead Rat , Arizona . |
| 10 | In a game similar to that devised for the radio show Desert Island Discs , we listed those who would get one bullet from a six-gun , and placed them in order of preference , much in the way the FBI listed the top wanted men in the USA . |
| 11 | A competitor par excellence , Sarah passed six ‘ O ’ levels , rode for the school team at Hickstead , starred in amateur dramatic productions and swam for the school team . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Lacuna lunged for the communications desk . |
| 14 | I lunged for the meth. bottle and caught it before it hit the floor . |
| 15 | Larwood said Jardine motioned the field to the leg side ; Jardine said Larwood asked for the leg field . |
| 16 | Newcastle clearly had n't heard of Sunderland , so he asked for the Wearside number . |
| 17 | Last week , when drafts of the latest NIH report began to circulate , Dr Baltimore finally asked for the Cell paper to be retracted . |
| 18 | Partly as a result of this unexpected support , the band decided to release the Ukrainian Peel sessions on a 10-inch mini-LP , ‘ Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela ’ , no doubt most fans just asked for The Wedding Present 's Ukrainian album . |
| 19 | Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph . |
| 20 | She asked for the duty sergeant . |
| 21 | Standing outside our factory one lunch time , a smartly dressed woman asked for the office manager . |
| 22 | She asked for the ambulance service . |
| 23 | Hewlett-Packard Co also announced for the reseller market a new HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution optical-disk library storage system designed to extend hard disk storage on a personal computer network server running Novell Inc NetWare by up to 10.4Gb . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He turned professional when he was sixteen and fought for the featherweight title of Great Britain , a bout he lost to Micky McGuire . |
| 26 | He turned to the right and made for the north choir aisle . |
| 27 | It is not clear from the surviving reports of the Once-Over system if the manufacturers had much evidence to support the claims they made for the CO process . |
| 28 | Works on show include a ‘ Virgin and Child ’ by Badile ; a ‘ Road to Calvary ’ by the Bolognese Aureliano Milani ; an ‘ Apollo and Marsyas ’ of circa 1805 by Cammerino ; a ‘ Bacchus and Ariadne ’ by Pelagi , probably from an album of around 1802 made for the Accademia della Pace ; and a red chalk study of a hand by Lorenzo Tiepolo . |
| 29 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 30 | Leaping over fallen worshippers , Ace made for the sedan chair , but was forced to dive for cover when Richmann appeared from behind it with the Winchester drawn . |