Example sentences of "[been] choose for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Kuwaiti army 's 6th Brigade had originally been chosen for the honour of liberating the city , it appeared that the Saudi commander ordered the Kuwaiti force to delay its advance , after US special forces attached to the Kuwaiti army had warned that returning Kuwaiti soldiers might seek vengeance on the capital 's 240,000 Palestinian inhabitants for the atrocities committed by the Iraqi forces . |
| 2 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 3 | Tommy Steele has been chosen for the award for his part in the 1970 's musical Hans Andersen , in which he played the title role . |
| 4 | Hazel heard she ‘ d been chosen for the Scheme in early March — several months after she had submitted her application . |
| 5 | The protracted search for a new chairman for the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) — the party 's leading position — ended on Jan. 7 when the presidential press secretary , Marlin Fitzwater , announced that Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter had been chosen for the post by President George Bush . |
| 6 | True to the philosophy behind the series , the new titles have all been chosen for the quality of the writing and because they provide the satisfaction of a ‘ good read ’ . |