Example sentences of "[vb past] for [art] [noun sg] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job .
2 She strode out of the cupboard that passed for the shuttle 's sick bay and into the cabin .
3 The Secretary of State asked for the Committee 's comments .
4 Of course , the official asked for the father 's details , saw there was a profit to be made from the information and went straight to Lehmann . ’
5 In a Northern Ireland accent he asked for the manager 's office .
6 The demonstrators want Britain to apologize for the executions of nine men who fought for the island 's independence in the fifties .
7 I made for the hotel 's main building with several other reporters when a man with an assault rifle appeared and said : ‘ Hit the floor . ’
8 He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche ’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off-duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him .
9 He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town .
10 Under the second , a development agreement , which provided for the property 's development by the developers , the Prudential agreed to pay certain building costs .
11 We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office .
12 They met with little armed resistance ( which must have been a relief to Louis , who had little confidence in his own military skill ) , and gained considerable incidental profit : the king 's person was seen in an area unvisited since the reign of Louis IV ; the counts of Nevers , Chalon , and Mâcon were brought to heel ; Burgundian lords appealed for the king 's mediation in their quarrels ( he also sought theirs ) ; the count of Forez , hitherto only a vassal of the Emperor , declared his most important castles to be held as fief of the crown of France , the first step in the integration of Forez into the French realm .
13 During the Depression Silver sold china and glass in Fifth Avenue , worked a petrol pump , and sold cigarettes wholesale ; but all this time he was collecting Walt Whitman ; he also studied for a Master 's degree in English at Boston University , which he was awarded in 1941 .
14 No one in Brussels knew that the French had invaded ; instead they prepared for a duchess 's ball while a fat Prussian major paid for his roast chicken , finished his wine , then ambled slowly northwards .
15 ‘ ’ remarked from Faverolles as he prepared for the Blind-man 's buff competition .
16 The most overwhelming support came for the Revenue 's work in deterring and seeking out tax dodgers .
17 When the time came for the baby 's baptism , Elizabeth still had not recovered her former vivacity .
18 If anything , its additional colours brought extra glitter to the music , and this quality was certainly seized upon by the London Sinfonietta under Elgar Howarth , who eagerly compensated for the pianist 's lack of a trenchant or subtle delivery .
19 He said that loss adjusters who acted for the council 's insurers after November 's fire , would be attending a meeting to discuss the claim as soon as the sketches are ready .
20 They met again in November and stented for The King 's part .
21 They met again in November and stented for The King 's part .
22 The next day , fresh chip butties and burgers in hand , we readied for the weekend 's big attraction : a copy of a New Generation episode , not due to be shown here for months .
23 The Maharajah also paid for a warden 's cottage nearby ; a tiny octagonal building with just 3 rooms .
24 ‘ We simply paid for a month 's advertising which has not run out . ’
25 Calmly I paid for the pod 's berth and walked away , neither too fast nor too slow .
26 This generous loan from the Vatican is in exchange for payment by the German episcopal conference for a new air conditioning system in the Vatican Library 's book stacks , a deal arranged by the Stuttgart Belser-Verlag which also paid for the exhibition 's catalogue ( by Jonathan Alexander , Eberhard König , Jean Michel Massing and others ; DM98 ) .
27 The project was to be funded for one year with money from the Telethon Trust , which paid for the author 's post , that of development worker , as well as allowing a substantial budget ; the overall aim was to establish a leisure service for disabled people within the Northern Health Region .
28 She paid for the Regiment 's presents each Christmas and presented them to the legionnaires .
29 Then at top speed she raced for the keeper 's cottage .
30 It is understood that GGT pitched for the company 's media business as early as last August , without LH-S ' knowledge , and the decision to move the account was taken before Christmas .
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