Example sentences of "for the [noun sg] and [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh goodness , yes for the damage and you had to go in front of the Harbourmaster . |
| 2 | So , in a case where the seller was to build a yacht for the buyer and they agreed that on payment of the first instalment the vessel and all materials used in its construction should become the absolute property of the buyer , the court held that nevertheless no property passed on payment of the first instalment because at that time the boat 's construction had not commenced and the materials to be used had not yet been identified , McDougall v. Aeromarine of Emsworth Ltd. ( 1958 Q.B. ) . |
| 3 | WITH the eradication of smallpox by WHO 's successful vaccination campaign , it may have seemed that vaccinia , the cowpox virus that is the basis for the vaccine and which gave vaccination its name , might at last be ready to bow out from its central role in world medicine . |
| 4 | He was not prepared to lead the FLN , he said , " as a party which remained a cover for the state and which received its orders from above " . |
| 5 | He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’ |
| 6 | I seem to remember he got away from her by locking himself in his flat with friends for the weekend and they had a jolly good party . |
| 7 | I done it to I done it to Russell one night messing around and he told the girls in work I 'd been away for the weekend and he 'd had somebody else there honest to God he did ! |
| 8 | They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye . |
| 9 | We had gotten to that section of the tune where it was obvious that we had played enough for the outro and I decided , off the top of my head , to start playing a song that I had started writing earlier in the week . |
| 10 | He 'd been helping his wife to , she must work for the council and he 'd been helping her and he said er the matron at Comfort House had asked and he , and he 'd noticed Jim 's name on when he delivered ours so he knew where they could , he 'd take them . |
| 11 | Mr Hallam said he slid in for the tackle and they ended up with their legs tangled . |
| 12 | He knew what was right for us and for the country and he said it . |
| 13 | The picture incident proved too much for the officer and he decided to retire . |
| 14 | Elizabeth had won the essay competition and was just about to stand up when Jessica got up and she walked up to Mr and she asked and he asked her what magazine she wanted for the year and she said Rock Seventeen Jessica knew what magazine Elizabeth wanted and she just said Rock Seventeen . |
| 15 | A successful street collection in Neston raised £154.73 for the society and they had also had a membership drive with the Heartbeat Campaign on the last weekend of October . |
| 16 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 17 | The new man was soon in contact with Hardwick , who travelled to Stockport to discuss fittings for the School and who presented on 26th July what he probably thought was to be his final report , |
| 18 | Well Miss rang me up about twenty to nine and said could I come in for the day and I said you 've had it for the day though consider the afternoon . |
| 19 | I went for the day and I saw Christopher Reed superman . |
| 20 | They released me for the day and I sat in a cab desperately trying to keep calm whilst my mind raced through the practicalities of getting Mum back — cancelling the filming , getting the kids looked after for a while if … |
| 21 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 22 | Erm , and as a result of that , we did , er , Chair , seek erm , urgency powers to give that commitment for the scheme and we did it by er , forgoing a scheme within the current year 's capital programme , and exchanging this . |
| 23 | ‘ We saved up the £360 needed to register ourselves for the scheme and it took off from there . |
| 24 | Someone somewhere , however , changed the order for the Portakabin and we ended up with a 15ft ( 4.5m ) one . |
| 25 | Norwegian coach Egil Olsen was a side-commentary for the match and he called Spurs play ‘ cowardly ’ — Olsen 's philosophy is the opposite of the south-american style that Spurs play : when you win the ball at the opponents midfield you should come forward with lots of players at great speed and you should always go for the goal — if you have the oppurtunity you should always try to go past your defender — NOT pass to a player behind you or keep the ball in play for minutes at midfield . |
| 26 | I 'd told her I worked for the Post and she said she 'd already told Rain all about it . ’ |
| 27 | Megarry VC found for the plaintiff and he said that four elements were necessary in testing for confidential quality : 1 . |
| 28 | I said of course you were deep in domesticity and waiting for the baby and she said that was what so many good students seemed to be choosing these days … " |
| 29 | Francis came to tell us about arrangements for the funeral and he brought with him one of my father 's pictures which had been taken to the shop for framing . |
| 30 | yeah and he said oh and well I sure was lucky cos here comes a lift and he gets in , he goes right , he 's taken his prize jogs about fifteen yards and says bye thanks for the lift and he stood about fifteen yards further on from the street , there 's bits in it that is fucking funny , he 's made it rich and all this and he 's happy bloke , he get 's his girl friend |