Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
| 2 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
| 3 | The previous chapter argued for a conception of music which maintains both the relative autonomy of its techniques and its ultimately social meaning , and which sees these as constructed within a historical dialectic . |
| 4 | ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ she asked with swift acidity , as Melissa 's mouth sagged for a fraction of a second because of the unexpected ferocity of her reply . |
| 5 | His eyes flickered for a second to the rear view mirror . |
| 6 | On a snowy winter 's day in 1948 , Czech communist leader Klement Gottwald posed for a photo with his inner circle . |
| 7 | A splatter of sparks fell like miniature stars , the light flickered for a fraction of a second , hissed venomously and then splat again into darkness and silence . |
| 8 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 9 | The eyes smouldered for a moment at the impertinence , then he seemed to see the funny side and chuckled hoarsely . |
| 10 | The death in December 1989 of Prime Minister Herbert Blaize allowed for a reshaping of Grenadian politics during 1990 . |
| 11 | Passing cars on the southbound carriageway slowed and came close to bumping as drivers rubbernecked for a spot of interesting carnage , but they drove on disappointed . |
| 12 | Initially Mitterrand pressed for a rejection of the Senate 's amendments on the grounds that they amounted to an attempt to elevate the powers of the indirectly elected Senate to those of the directly elected National Assembly . |
| 13 | Then at the crest of each polished wave , the blackness broke for a moment into the dark green of very deep water , and the sun shimmered in it like light varnished over . |
| 14 | Light blazed for a second from the wings of the Spitfire , and the enemy plane began a steady downward flight , unchecked towards the fields below . |
| 15 | Following nine years service in the RAF , Ken worked for a number of companies , before joining Haven Automation in 1979 as an instrument engineer . |
| 16 | Frankie backed away as the animal 's snarling head and powerful front legs hooked themselves over the top of the gate and her back legs struggled for a foot-hold on the curves of wrought iron . |
| 17 | Bessey was sceptical of the whole approach as little more than revived natural history , and , in order to convince him that scientific ecology was possible , Clements and Pound looked for a method of quantifying their studies . |
| 18 | Kay went for a head-butt on Colin Walsh , who refused to discuss the incident after the match . |
| 19 | ONE SUMMER in 1920 , while staying with the Morells at Garsington , the late Percy Feilding went for a drive around Oxfordshire , and miles up a cart track , purely by chance , he found Beckley . |
| 20 | Previous elections , when the electorate voted for a list of candidates nominated by the ruling communist Mongolian People 's Revolutionary Party ( MPRP ) , had taken place in 1986 [ see p. 34678 ] . |
| 21 | The boy 's concentration lasted for a couple of seconds after the halt was achieved . |
| 22 | The study continued for a total of two years six months ( median two years ) , at the end of which the patients ' hospital and general practitioner notes were reviewed together with records of prompted clinical and eye reviews . |
| 23 | His lips hovered for a moment above hers and then he was kissing her , his mouth hot against hers . |
| 24 | Lij Yasu remained for a while round Harar . |
| 25 | RM1 correctly identified 48% of the phonemes in the test utterances , though of course , these labels stood for a set of phonemes ( Bard et al 1987 ) . |
| 26 | Auck Auckland and we went there and we went into this restaurant well believe it or not , I 've never seen food like that , I mean Joy asked for a leg of lamb , I did n't say leg of lamb , I had the cod pieces |
| 27 | The developer asked for a set of QA listings to assess for himself if the person assigned to QA would approve the package . |
| 28 | On April 16th Lord Kimball asked for a clarification of the act . |
| 29 | Christopher Petrie and Jane lived for a year as neighbours : he in the manor and she in the stables-converted cottage , which she made much cosier and more inviting than the manor — one reason perhaps why Christopher spent so much time there . |
| 30 | The Governor of the Bank of England called for a slow-down on 22 October 1991 . |