Example sentences of "for the [adv] [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Llosa 's clear lead in the opinion polls , which had reportedly been eroded by public hostility to his saturation US$10,000,000 media campaign , was sharply reduced by the unexpected last-minute surge of support for the previously ignored Fujimori , a former rector of the Agrarian University in Lima and an independent newcomer , whose self-financed campaign promising " honesty , hard work and technology " was judged to have benefited from deep voter disillusionment with the traditional parties . |
| 2 | The first of a series of world hunting trips to collect animals for the newly endowed Sherman Field Museum of Natural History — the latest public shrine to celebrate the force and virility of the male Sherman line — had seemed to promise her a refreshing diversion from the dull routine of Tidewater Virginia and the house of political convenience in Georgetown . |
| 3 | Where there was a powerful figure , this could have important political consequences , particularly in times of civil war , as in 1471 when the Hastings connection provided important support for the newly returned Edward IV . |
| 4 | It would not be surprising if the surplus were now between £200m and £300m , giving a total for the newly enlarged BTR group of about £750m . |
| 5 | Siobhan Redmond I 'd seen once in a revue by Marcella for St Andrews University and I tracked her down in Glasgow and asked her would she like to do a show for buttons for the newly opened Tron Theatre , who were interested . |
| 6 | In being trusted with one delicate mission after another ( the Diplomatic Service Appeals Board , compensation for the wrongfully imprisoned Guildford Four , the grievances of the former M.I.5 officer , Colin Wallace ) Calcutt was bidding fair to become the chief of this tribe in the nineties . |
| 7 | In rested subjects , the relationship between response speed and CNV amplitude is not simple , but one might assume that if lapses of attention are responsible for the generally lowered CNV with sleep loss , these should be associated with slow responses , when the subject was ill-prepared for the second , imperative stimulus , having failed to notice the warning stimulus . |
| 8 | Henry hopes that playing for the officially rehabilitated South African Test side will mean he can inspire other coloureds to break down prejudices . |
| 9 | Nick Collins was born at Chopwell in County Durham but came south to find coalmining work in the small Kent coalfield and began playing football for the attractively named Canterbury Waverley , and it was from there that the Palace signed him , in spite of opposition from Arsenal , in late August 1934 . |
| 10 | Jacob loved Rachel for whom he was set to work for seven years , but was then tricked into marrying the older sister , Leah , first , and working a further seven years for the greatly desired Rachel . |
| 11 | Secondly , the championship itself was especially rich in first-class drivers : Ferrari , his chief rivals , had Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni as its main drivers ( with Reutemann filling in for the grievously injured Lauda at Monza ) , and Lauda , far more than Hunt , was at the very peak of his form , the peak of Lauda 's form being , together with Alain Prost 's , the summit of racing artistry . |
| 12 | In Donegal town every July or August Marys from around the world battle it out in the most amicable ladylike way for the highly prized Mary from Dungloe title . |
| 13 | Between them they claimed to act for the wrongly deposed King John Balliol ( another reason for the Bruces ' disfavour ) and between them , in the absence of Edward on one of his French campaigns , systematically mopped up English defences across central and south-east Scotland . |
| 14 | The first question was how well the standard-bearer for the recently established Northern Ireland Conservatives , Laurence Kennedy , would perform in North Down . |
| 15 | A typical set of responses , for the recently launched Persil washing-up liquid , might be : |