Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | FORMER Middlesbrough goal king John Hickton got stripped for action again on Saturday . |
| 2 | LOU REED became famous for taking rock music into dark , uncharted waters . |
| 3 | On Sunday night Shiona got ready for bed , knowing that by next morning Janice would be gone . |
| 4 | Parma became renowned for its elegance during the reign of Maria Luigia , Napoleon 's second wife , daughter of the Emperor of Austria and mother of the King of Rome , when she was Duchess of Parma , Piacenza and Guastalla ; although it had already been famous under the Farnese and the Bourbons . |
| 5 | Under the Adult Education Regulations of 1924 , all existing sixteen Districts of the WEA became eligible for direct , specific grant-aid from the Board of Education and the status of the WEA as an integral part of the national framework in a putative educational system was recognised . |
| 6 | On coming down Eyre taught English for two years at Queen Elizabeth 's Grammar School , Blackburn , where Russel Harty was one of his pupils . |
| 7 | Ari felt sorry for Cabochon , who spent most evenings sitting apart from the others , chewing his fingernails . |
| 8 | Hari lay awake for a long time , staring into the darkness . |
| 9 | Father Branche looked puzzled for a moment , as if he might have said something amusing . |
| 10 | Marie felt sorry for him . |
| 11 | Travis looked grim for a moment . |
| 12 | When Loretta stopped speaking , Veronica remained silent for a minute . |
| 13 | David remained close for a brief moment , perhaps hoping that she would retract her words , but Beth only looked at him in that certain proud manner which told him she would not change her mind . |
| 14 | Scott stood motionless for long moments , sucking in deep lungfuls of air . |
| 15 | Hector stood undecided for a moment , his eyes travelling from Theda 's outstretched hand back to the gentleman who was obviously a favourite with him . |
| 16 | He dashed up the short front path at a run and shot through the door Meredith held open for him . |
| 17 | Millend stood idle for about eight years until it eventually became the home of The Mechanical Malting Company , later The Automatic Malting Co , who remained there until 1931 . |
| 18 | Johnny remained silent for a time , and then said : |
| 19 | Everything that was easy for Victoria seemed hard for her and she never understood why . |
| 20 | Since the DVLC at Swansea became responsible for driving licences the use of the negative averment for driving licences has ended but could still be used for certificates of insurance and test certificates etc . |
| 21 | Cale became famous for violent demonstrations on stage ; there were plenty of screams , stage props , a green surgeon 's outfit , the odd tooth-spitting , the beheaded ( but long dead ) chicken episode which lost him half his band , the time he wore the Cambridge Rapist 's mask … |
| 22 | With a long sigh , and a great many troubled thoughts , Ellie got ready for bed . |
| 23 | During the course of the evening , while Loretta cooked couscous for her friend , they had somehow avoided any reference to what was to happen later . |
| 24 | They survived anxious moments near the end of 90 minutes when Dave Connell and David Jeffrey went close for Ards but rallied again in extra time . |
| 25 | Benny looked worried for a second . |
| 26 | Janice looked puzzled for a second , then said , ‘ Oh ; yes , of course ; Fiona … ’ she looked embarrassed . |
| 27 | Sandison felt uncomfortable for a moment or two but was then able to reply : ‘ Yes . |
| 28 | Ash looked concerned for a second , then her smile returned . |
| 29 | This instinctive anti-Americanism was revealed most clearly during the Gulf War , in which the pretence that the Basic Law prevented them from sending troops was a mere figleaf for their initial failure to offer any political support to the American-led campaign ( Genscher remained silent for a week after the fighting began , although he and Kohl tried to make amends later ) and for their inexcusable prevarication about supporting Turkey in the event of an attack by Iraq . |
| 30 | Fourth , when draft legislation came before the Main Committee in 1860 Alexander stood firm for change in the face of obdurate resistance from aristocrats . |