Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [noun prp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1812 he accepted an invitation to stand for Liverpool at the election with his friend Henry Brougham ( later Baron Brougham and Vaux , q.v . ) . |
| 2 | She peered through the glass door , half inclined to look for Dana in the bigger stores , when she was riveted by the sight of her twin appearing from behind a curtain . |
| 3 | The call was a few minutes in coming through — probably they had to look for Seddon at the other end . |
| 4 | Robinson , made redundant by the takeover of Camerons Brewery , where he had worked for 19 years , will continue to play for West for the rest of the season . |
| 5 | ‘ I felt that as soon as I took over Gary had it in his mind that he was n't looking to play for England beyond the two years which took him up to the European Championships , ’ he said . |
| 6 | So good is Steve that he 's now been invited to play for England in the next World Open Golf Championship for the Blind , that 's in Australia next year . |
| 7 | Bruce made it a little easier by abdicating this throne to play for Zimbabwe in the African Nations Cup on Sunday , leaving James to face Forest . |
| 8 | Affleck , who hopes to play for Wales in the World Cup this year , had a steady 67 , five birdies and 13 pars , while Sam Torrance , beginning at the 10th , did well to come in with a 68 . |
| 9 | Dwyer is monitoring the continuing rumpus over whether players should be involved with their provinces in 15-a-side competitions or opt to play for Australia in the sevens tournaments . |
| 10 | The appointment of a transport adviser has now been made and she is preparing to leave for Accra at the time of writing this report . |
| 11 | Someone sent somebody out to kill two hens ; a local gentleman , knowing the lie of the land , sent his servant to the inn with rum and sugar and an apology for not knowing of their arrival in sufficient time to put them up , and he had to leave for Inverness at the crack of dawn ; Boswell still had some bread despite the amount he had doled out to the Macraes . |
| 12 | Beryl also welcomed Rita Quick and thanked her for coming to deputise for Molly at the afternoon session on Devising Display Items . |
| 13 | De Gaulle had made of France 's relations with the United States and the rest of NATO , what Ceauşescu seemed to do for Romania over the next decade within the Warsaw pact . |
| 14 | The two of them are off to ride for Britain in the European championships … their first big international test … their time has come … |
| 15 | After initial doubts about whether he would accept selection to run for Britain in the European Cup in Rome in two weeks ' time , Robb said he would now ‘ probably go if they asked me . ’ |
| 16 | And from now until September he will be concentrating on his athletics training as he may be selected to compete for Britain in the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 17 | Tony Morrell dashed Steve Cram 's hopes yesterday when he informed the AAA that he would be fit to compete for England in the Commonwealth Games 1500 metres . |
| 18 | Fine Gael is anything but left-wing : its roots can be traced back to General Duffy and the Blueshirts who sent a division of soldiers from Ireland to fight for Franco in the Spanish Civil War . |
| 19 | Turning to care for Paul after the age of nineteen the approach of Mrs is very much at variance with the approach of Mrs , both agree that Paul will require a resident carer present , twenty four hours a day . |
| 20 | So they held a roadside meeting and decided to head for Castlemorton over the border in Worcestershire . |
| 21 | Worse was to follow for Coleraine in the 29th minute . |