Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may interest them that within the last few months the European parliament has agreed to press for a bill of rights for the citizens of Europe and for a written constitution for Europe . |
| 2 | The man in charge of Gloucestershire 's schools has had to prepare for the worst — though he hopes a compromise will be reached : |
| 3 | Reynaldo has continued to campaign for the rights of the Mapuche Indians and indigenous people elsewhere . |
| 4 | Brian Harley had seemed short of inspiration too , and his putting had failed to compensate for a number of lapses in his long game . |
| 5 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
| 6 | He said the Royal Mail had agreed to pay for the reprinting of the leaflets but it would be too late . |
| 7 | Given the difficult economic climate , many clients have decided to opt for the old adage that things can only be managed if they can be measured . |
| 8 | ‘ A big club like Arsenal have got to go for every major honour , our fans expect it . |
| 9 | The Committee has continued to press for a sensible Charter for the Courts as an adjunct to the Citizen 's Charter and meetings have been held with officials in the Home Office and the Lord Chancellor 's Department . |
| 10 | More recent work has attempted to allow for the fact that holders of money balances may switch into a whole spectrum of assets , such as equities , trade bills and certificates of deposit . |
| 11 | The entire Barnes collection has been examined by National Gallery conservators , and the National Gallery has agreed to arrange for the tour 's transportation and insurance . |
| 12 | Spurred originally by demands from the Navy ( for special performance requirements , not well catered for by the US suppliers ) and by internal security needs for faster information , Brazil had determined to go for a policy of self-sufficiency in the underlying technologies . |
| 13 | Launching International Literacy Year 1990 , UNESCO Director General said that the absolute number of illiterates had begun to decline for the first time in history . |
| 14 | England had failed to qualify for the finals , Scotland had defeated Wales in an emotional match at Liverpool 's Anfield Stadium and Ally McLeod , a supremely patriotic manager given to hyperbole and heart-wrenching nationalism had amassed one of the finest footballing sides for years . |
| 15 | Because England had failed to qualify for the finals , the entire weight of the British media inevitably fell on Willie Johnson 's head . |
| 16 | Conservatives have decided to do for the freedom fighters what the American left of the '30s did for the Communists in Spain . |
| 17 | Last night , however , Ralph had begun to angle for an invitation by reminiscing about the joys of the traditional family Christmas at Carinish Court . |
| 18 | Authorities concerned over rural depopulation have attempted to provide for the consumer and cultural needs of rural dwellers , but the drift has persisted . |
| 19 | Elitism has to mean more than this — even in its modern , broader sense — for it to be of analytical use , so modern elite theory has tended to argue for a plurality of elites which may interact or compete in a variety of ways . |
| 20 | In Sydenham , Kent , for example , the staff have decided to aim for a 20-minute initial interview . |
| 21 | It could not have happened unless the Church had helped to pay for the heating . |
| 22 | Serb President Slobodan Milosevic had agreed to arrange for the convoy , carrying 125 tonnes of food , to spend the night in Bratunac on the Bosnian side of the border . |
| 23 | Casa Alianza has continued to press for a retrial . |
| 24 | Joseph 's melancholy had begun to evaporate for the first time since leaving the hunting camp as the goateed mandarin , walking ponderously beside him in ceremonial boots , reeled off the mystical-sounding names of the shimmering buildings : the Can-Chanh , the Great Mansion the Palace of the Spirits of the Six Emperors … the Temple of Generations … the Halls of the Splendours and the Moon and the Glory of the Sun — and most mysterious of all to his young impressionable mind , the guarded heart of the citadel , the Tu Cam Thanh , the Purple Forbidden City named after the Purple or Pole Star , the symbolic ruler of the heavens . |
| 25 | S. Ltd. 's solicitors had purported to act for the defendants in the transaction but , unknown to the bank , had had no authority from the defendants to do so . |
| 26 | THE heavily-polluted Czech town of Chomutov has threatened to call for a general strike unless the government cleans up the air , a town official said yesterday . |
| 27 | But on the basis of these latest extremely encouraging results , the joint venture has decided to apply for an exploitation licence in the Laurenzana permit area . |
| 28 | How long would America have had to wait for the Community to pull all its members behind a common policy ? |
| 29 | Cuban-US relations had been inflamed on Jan. 31 , 1990 , when a US Coast Guard patrol boat , with the administration 's authorization , attacked and damaged a Cuban-chartered cargo ship , the Hermann , in the Gulf of Mexico , when its Cuban master had refused to stop for a drugs search . |
| 30 | Once Shawcross had agreed to lead for the Government in the debate on the compromise clause , the possibility of a damaging resignation receded . |