Example sentences of "[verb] be choose for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must say that the black and gold hardware that has been chosen for this guitar is excellent , too . |
| 2 | The place was fairly close to his parents ' home and possibly had been chosen for that reason . |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him how he had been chosen for this honour and he told me ‘ I was pushed ’ ’ . |
| 4 | Particular regions of the world have been chosen for special attention and solidarity work , e.g. the Pacific ( SCAWD had a Frontier Intern from PNG on its staff for eighteen months ) , Latin America and the Middle East . |
| 5 | Among all the fashion designs ( dull , dull , dull ) , the press photographs ( which the Queen apparently believes are chosen for maximum ugliness ) , the portraits and fashion plates , one image only shines out — the charming relief of the Queen 's head by Arnold Machin ( the catalogue calls him Andrew , but we all make mistakes ) , which , after more than 25 years , still appears on British coins and stamps . |