Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun prp] [noun prp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 2 | The pride and joy of our defence is not about to depart Elland Road for the scum and cause mass calls for Wilko 's immediate resignation . |
| 3 | With all 651 results declared , the Conservatives had an overall majority of 21 — enough to sustain Mr Major for the five-year lifetime of a Parliament . |
| 4 | Rising to Tory jeers , he had no option but to thank Mr Gummer for the statement . |
| 5 | In fact Bowe , the giggling assassin from Mike Tyson 's hometown of Brownsville , has stopped all but four opponents in an unbeaten 31-fight career that has earned him his right to challenge Evander Holyfield for the world heavyweight title here on Friday . |
| 6 | In 1988 he made an unsuccessful attempt to challenge Mr Hattersley for the deputy leadership . |
| 7 | Mr Clinton , Governor of Arkansas , is the Democrats ' leading candidate in the race to challenge Mr Bush for the presidency in November . |
| 8 | In this context , Bryan Gould 's decision to challenge John Smith for the Labour leadership , as our political correspondent wrote last week , is welcome — not because he will win , but because it forces a debate to take place . |
| 9 | It ordered the Galway County Inspector to caution Mrs Joyce for the offence she had committed against the Aliens Restriction Order . |
| 10 | Sir David did not comment on Britain and China 's war of words over Hong Kong 's future , or Hong Kong 's recent differences with Peking over the Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who was allowed to leave Hong Kong for the United States . |
| 11 | He had been the one to persuade her brother , an alcoholic and addict , to flee New Orleans for the sobriety of the Midwest , where he kicked his bad habit . |
| 12 | Koch has a special reason for wanting to beat Dennis Conner for the right to defend the America 's Cup . |
| 13 | The Bath Spa said Mr Meister 's appointment was never seen as long-term and that he had been appointed to groom Mr Howard for the position . |
| 14 | The ride down Northern Boulevard from La Guardia airport to the Queensboro bridge may not be the best way to see New York for the first time although Maxim caught glimpses of its towers jolting towards them over the grey horizon . |
| 15 | er well , is it the members ' wish to , to thank Joan Alan for the sterling work they have put in as members and officers . |
| 16 | One thing was clear , though , from that stealthiness of Adam 's : he had n't come here to ask Ben Hesketh for the cup . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe they 're arranging to exchange Simon Cormack for the diamonds , ’ said Seymour . |
| 18 | But one thing , on behalf of the museum services , I would like to thank Doreen Griffiths for the help she gave us in our exhibition , ’ Memories of Change ’ , which you can see in the exhibition room over there , and she contributed a lot of photographs , and her memories , and allowed herself to be taped and have her memories in our archive , and for that we give her a great thank , because it 's not always easy for the , sometimes for the first time to begin talking into a tape-recorder , so we thank her very much , and thank you very much for coming in and performing for us today ! |
| 19 | Vaguely irritated , she decided to blame Aunt Bertha for the incident , because it was on her account that she was here at this particular time . |
| 20 | He said that if Ramsey accepted he had it in mind to recommend Donald Coggan for the see of York . |