Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [vb pp] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There could be no quarrel with fyrs = furze , for Fursey , but a search seemed indicated for fors . |
| 2 | The fans had come for goals and it was Pompey who nearly supplied the first . |
| 3 | On the other hand , he said ID cards were ridiculous and confirmed what fans had known for years that they were ill- treated by uncaring clubs who were allowing grounds to fall into disrepair . |
| 4 | In re-uniting Marxism and nationalism under the anti-imperialist banner , Castro succeeded at one fell stroke where the Communist parties had failed for years . |
| 5 | He insisted that the United States would have to learn to live as other nations had lived for centuries — namely by co-existing with powerful rivals under the protection offered by the balance of power . |
| 6 | They came from Chaura and from Chhuma , from Huri , Muri , Pere and from Gorigāu — the mad dog on its final rampage had run for miles , and in every village the dogs had scrapped and wrangled with it . |
| 7 | The Advent had survived for years with a staff of four , plus occasional help from the owner 's wife with the reporting of weddings and similar social occasions . |
| 8 | Until Mick had objected for reasons of safety , I had even planned to camp half a mile from the soldiers . |
| 9 | And then people would point to odd things like paper technology that some of the universities had had for years , and said — ‘ Well , what 's odd about housing studies ? ’ |
| 10 | In his AC/189 , Gen McCreery had asked for decisions on three specific issues : ( i ) that he should have authorization to open negotiations with Marshal Tolbukhin for the hand-over of the Cossacks ; ( ii ) that the " remainder of surrendered personnel and refugees " in 5 Corps area should be evacuated to SHAEF/12th Army Group ; ( iii ) that " immediate steps " should be taken to deal with the " large numbers of surrendered personnel from Army Group SE not foreseen in original plans " . |
| 11 | EXTRA COST Although local authorities , countryside groups and individuals had called for sections of the line from Lackenby to Picton and Picton to Shipton to be laid underground , the area did not merit the extra expense , he said . |
| 12 | Though some secondees had been directly or indirectly approached about a secondment , most of the secondees had applied for jobs and were delighted with the prospect . |
| 13 | A tiny minority of landowners lived in enormous wealth and comfort , exacting feudal dues and enforced labour from farmers who had in effect become their tied peasants : these landowners still engaged in the grain trade as their families had done for generations , and as if they could think of nothing else to do . |
| 14 | The field for the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was the strongest the race had offered for years , adding up to the most valuable collection of bloodstock ever assembled fur a single race in Europe . |
| 15 | Even where the entrances were very well hidden by ploughing and cultivation , the rabbits somehow found their way back to the selfsame underground burrows their predecessors had used for generations . |
| 16 | The announcment appeared timed for sessions of the Estonian and the Latvian parliaments which began in their respective capitals , Tallinn and Riga , yesterday . |
| 17 | The announcment appeared timed for sessions of the Estonian and the Latvian parliaments which began in their respective capitals , Tallinn and Riga , yesterday . |
| 18 | It is true that the liberties of the church were proclaimed in a number of public documents — the Ordinances of 1311 , the Articuli Cleri of 1316 but these assurances were as vague as they were hackneyed and ephemeral , and in practice the king exploited the church even more ruthlessly than his father had done for revenues , patronage and manpower . |
| 19 | The Green Paper had asked for comments on three legislative options : |
| 20 | Smith saw the opportunity to do for books what Jack Cohen had done for groceries at Tesco 's — ‘ Pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap . ’ |
| 21 | The concession was expected to cost some NZ$440 million ( about US$240 million ) more than the government had planned for pensions . |
| 22 | Winifred had sat for hours in those early days on the sofa , next to Marcus , who moved away , and like a parody of a mad religious discipline , abbreviated his answers , elongated his silences , until he had imposed on his mother a similar pattern of behaviour . |
| 23 | A lovely little silver brooch of Mother 's , shaped like a rose , which Bobbie had loved for years . |
| 24 | The Baptists of Amersham were only doing what the universal Church had done for centuries in insisting on partaking in the Communion as a sign of being ‘ in communion ’ with the church . |
| 25 | Earlier that day , US Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet Foreign Affairs Minister Aleksandr Bessmertnykh had met for talks in Lisbon , focusing on Soviet requests for economic assistance [ see p. 38272 ] , on prospects for a Middle East peace conference and on the CFE issue . |
| 26 | Among the mountains around the lake , Kurdish tribes , in their distinctive and spectacular garb , lived as their ancestors had lived for centuries . |
| 27 | Emily turned and walked up the wide staircase , looking painfully at the bare walls where paintings of her ancestors had hung for generations . |
| 28 | Too many groups all refusing to take " no " for an answer had made for problems precisely because a democratically based government needing popular support was reluctant to refuse demands and was weak in the face of them . |
| 29 | The US Congress had called for concessions in these areas as a condition for renewing China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status in 1992 [ see p. 38339 ] . |
| 30 | When the mayor of Nablus , Zafir al Masri , was assassinated in March 1986 , his funeral turned into the largest pro-PLO demonstration the territories had seen for years . |