Example sentences of "[pers pn] was chosen for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show . |
| 2 | No more than 14 when she pocketed the Scottish Girls ' title and the Scottish Girls ' Under-22 Stroke-Play Championship for a first time , Jane became the youngest ever to play for Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup when she was chosen for the 1980 match at St. Pierre . |
| 3 | It was chosen for the Earth Summit because of its good looks and protective properties but also for its environmental associations . |
| 4 | That was when he was chosen for a ‘ crocker ’ side . |
| 5 | He has no illusions about why he was chosen for the Fogg job : ‘ They thought I was someone who would n't mind the suffering involved — and someone who was cheap . |
| 6 | He was chosen for the first match but had to drop out with food poisoning . |
| 7 | The next upset came when he was chosen for the 1948–9 tour of India but asked , as a professional , to be paid £250 ; the WICBC refused , Worrell declined to back down , and he did not go . |
| 8 | He was chosen for the 1928–29 tour of Australia , but rheumatism forced him to return home before he had played a match . |