Example sentences of "for [noun] [noun prp] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the days of the Raj , British passengers on the Rajputana State Railway received enviable attention : this handbook is a personalized itinerary for Miss Baring and warns her that she may be kept awake by one train driver 's ‘ unpleasant whistle ’ . |
| 2 | I decided that as I had worked for Harold Wilson and enjoyed his total confidence for several years , there was some duty to try to deter him from the worst mistakes . |
| 3 | The first congress of the ruling Popular Front , held in Ouagadougou , the capital , on March 1-4 , decided to draft a constitution for Burkina Faso and put it to a referendum within six months . |
| 4 | A combination of forceful fencing and enterprising tactics may seal first prize for Captain Dibble and enable his blossoming trainer to maintain a close vigil on Gordon Richards at the head of the table . |
| 5 | Prost joined the Renault team in 1981 as a replacement for Jean-Pierre Jabouille and had his first success in the rain-interrupted French Grand Prix at Dijon . |
| 6 | He gave his departmental heads time to get back to their offices before he rang for Hilary Robarts and asked her to come back . |