Example sentences of "he [vb past] a vital [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I took Fleck off and that did n't work so I took Le Saux off , put Eddie up front and he got a vital goal — and it 's the second time he 's done that for us . ’ |
| 2 | Rejecting Galen 's theory , that blood passes directly from right to left ventricle , he proposed a vital role for the lungs , where a vital spirit emerged from the mixture of air and blood . |
| 3 | He played a vital part in the whole development both with his ideas and his supremely practical outlook : no setback discouraged him ; a man of great integrity , discerning in his judgments and withal a sardonic sense of humour . |
| 4 | He played a vital role in setting up the Australian National Trust , and was president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities . |
| 5 | He played a vital role because the Lords were central to Unionist tactics and because the only alternative leaders there — Selborne or Curzon — had each alienated some Unionist peers by their actions in 1911 . |
| 6 | He sought a monopoly of the coal trade , with its lucrative market in Dublin , and to this end he played a vital role in developing the harbour facilities in Whitehaven . |
| 7 | Yet later he played a vital role in the famous win on American soil ! |