Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [noun prp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1960 Liz Taylor was described as ‘ gravely ill ’ during the voting period ; Melina Mercouri , nominated for Zorba the Greek , said all the other Best Actress nominees ought to stand down . |
| 2 | Money procured for Minton the kind of men he needed , but his inability to possess them left him with insatiable desire , to such an extent that his relentless pursuit of young men began to intrude into everything he did . |
| 3 | The experience underlined for Cuckney the importance of having clear goals in a crisis and being determined not to waver from the chosen course of action : |
| 4 | Bobby , attempting to impress one of the more glamorous female students , had invented for Wood the name ‘ Oska ’ and this nickname , in Bobby 's spelling , stuck . |
| 5 | The most important is Domesday Book , the great survey compiled for William the Conqueror in 1086 . |
| 6 | Second , the absence of clarity as to whether Balinese dance is , on the one hand , art , or on the other , life , underscored for Artaud the importance of cancelling the separation of the two realms . |