Example sentences of "who [vb past] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main complaint was that Microsoft offered large discounts to PC makers who agreed to pay for a copy of MS-DOS or Windows for every machine they sold , whether or not it was actually loaded with one . |
| 2 | They took the lead courtesy of Trevor Smith 's sixth goal of the season but were pegged back by an equaliser from Johnny Jameson who failed to appear for the second half . |
| 3 | On Sunday , the Vesta Veterans ' Head , over the same course , includes St Andrew , who failed to enter for the big one on time . |
| 4 | James Hadley , writing his will in 1532 , remembered the church as one of Somerset 's ‘ holy places ’ , and by the late eighteenth century it had become the frequent destination of topographical writers who came searching for the romantically sublime . |
| 5 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 6 | Then there was a big cheer from the 18th and we thought it was Nicklaus who 'd holed for a birdie . |
| 7 | The man who actually had the lease or paid the rent anyway on this flat was a man who worked sorting for the Post Office . |
| 8 | This embittered minority included not only Greeks who chose to vote for the Communists , when these were eventually relegalised , but a large number of those who voted for the Socialist Party that Andreas Papandreou created in 1974 . |
| 9 | Exacting specifications were then provided for firms who offered to tender for the work of dismantling and rebuilding . |
| 10 | Only child Adele wrote after reading about a local teenager who died waiting for a swap op . |
| 11 | Killed in crossfire … the British soldier who died fighting for the Croatians . |
| 12 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 13 | A man who liked to dress for every occasion … and with a fascinating taste for everything from Japanese culture to the history of the bicycle . |
| 14 | Armando Durán was on April 30 appointed Foreign Minister , replacing Reinaldo Figueredo Planchart , who resigned to campaign for the leadership of the ruling Acción Democrática ( AD ) ; Durán , was replaced as Secretary-General of the Presidency by Beatrice Rangel . |
| 15 | Twice a week , having given their word of honour that they would not attempt to escape , those prisoners who wished to go for a heavily guarded march through the surrounding countryside , along lanes chosen for their loneliness , were allowed to do so . |
| 16 | Pc James Crane , one of six officers who had searched for the alleged raiders , said both men had been trying to hide in bushes and ferns . |
| 17 | In July the authorities arrested two leading opponents of the government , Charles Rubia and Kenneth Matiba , who had called for a referendum on the future of one-party rule ; in subsequent protest riots 20 people died [ see p. 37603 ] . |
| 18 | The chair of the Campaign for Democracy , Beko Ransome-Kuti , who had called for a campaign of civil disobedience in the New Year if Babangida did not leave office , was arrested on Dec. 31 and detained for a number of days . |
| 19 | But that Wednesday morning , the few customers who had called for an early drink were much more interested in other underwater creatures : four of them , with sleek black skins and disproportionately large webbed feet , circling up and down , and round and round , and sweeping the depths diligently below the weir , streams of bubbles intermittently rising to the surface from the cylinders strapped to their backs . |
| 20 | Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi remained closed from the beginning of May following the issuing of a " death sentence " by Moslem fundamentalist students against the pro-Vice-Chancellor , Professor Mushirul Hasan , who had called for the lifting of the ban , in force since October 1988 on the grounds of blasphemy , on the Indian-born British novelist Salman Rushdie 's novel The Satanic Verses [ see p 36450 ] . |
| 21 | Prudhoe , who had called for the original cross , could only tip the ball on to the bar and McCarthy headed the rebound home . |
| 22 | Prudhoe , who had called for the original cross , could only tip the ball on to the bar and McCarthy headed the rebound home . |
| 23 | Dr Owen 's decision to support tactical voting for some Liberal Democrat candidates will surprise senior Conservatives , who had hoped for a simple message of support for Mr Major . |
| 24 | The news came as a crushing blow to the cast and production team on the £10million set in Spain who had hoped for a reprieve after a recent upturn in viewing figures . |
| 25 | The news came as a crushing blow to the cast and production team on the £10million set in Spain who had hoped for a reprieve after a recent upturn in viewing figures . |
| 26 | More significantly the direction of change was viewed suspiciously by young intellectuals who had hoped for the realisation of the ‘ fifth modernisation ’ . |
| 27 | It could only be someone who had gone for a marathon walk or a solitary picnicker who had lain down and fallen asleep . |
| 28 | Joshua , who had made for the exit in search of a cup of tea , noticed Edwina Currie standing by the door . |
| 29 | Heather Courtley , whose son was the patient who had to wait for an hour , said she was not reassured . |
| 30 | The Section became engrossed in the preparations for Bretton Woods and the founding of the IMF , and the Labour politicians who had pressed for a declaration of post-war policy were getting ready to fight the next general election . |