Example sentences of "[prep] [be] selected [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr G. Dear , who was at school with Richard , told me : ‘ We learnt more in class from his talking above and beyond the subject matter than from others who stuck to the syllabuses … it was an honour to be selected for the annual school play … ‘ |
| 2 | I should just add that I was lucky enough to be selected for the only European Commission sponsored place at the EEB conference . |
| 3 | DeFreitas had been considered fortunate to be selected for the first Test , when he was left out of the original squad but leapfrogged Essex seamer Mark Ilott after Alan Igglesden pulled out injured on the eve of the game . |
| 4 | He must have done enough to be selected for the next match . |
| 5 | Beeney was great and I do n't see how he can fail to be selected for the next few games short of leg amputation ( and even then … ) |
| 6 | Canned Draught Guinness , selected to represent Ireland at the SIAL ( Salon International de l'Alimentation ) exhibition in Paris , went on to be selected as the overall international winner in the alcoholic drinks category . |
| 7 | The two new figureheads , one man and one woman , are likely to be selected from the six speakers chosen by the party during the conference . |
| 8 | The usual procedure is for a sample , which is then referred to as the ‘ panel ’ , to be selected in the usual way , as described on pp. 35–9 above , and for data about this sample to be collected at regular intervals over a period of years . |