Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pos pn] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The South Africans were asking the umpires in the West Indies whether they had received their one for the over . |
| 2 | It was Barbara Castle who remarked , when Mrs Thatcher became leader of the Conservatives in 1975 , that power had made her pretty for the first time . |
| 3 | No reports of flounder from the Nawddach estuary which has probably seen its worst for the species for more than ten years . |
| 4 | He had been made mayor by the Germans during the Occupation , and had in fact done his best for the villagers . |
| 5 | No need to tell them about Charlie and getting married or the unholy row with Mama or the hell that was let loose when she told them she 'd had her medical for the WRNS and if anyone tried to stop her going … |
| 6 | It was anger , she 'd thought suddenly , anger as sharp and cruel as the blade of a knife , as if he 'd held her responsible for the desire so clearly etched into his arrogant , handsome face … |