Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only six solo roles call for a male soprano , on the basis of which it is possible to make a few observations . |
| 2 | On-shore activities make for a lively and exhilarating festival . |
| 3 | This very strong assumption precludes any role for unobserved variables to account for a substantial proportion of population heterogeneity . |
| 4 | Yeah , I 'm rather concerned that this kind of thing seems to be happening rather a lot , I mean this is so reminiscent of what happened in the , the four maisonette in in Fern Hill where we had empty blocks left for a long time erm becoming a magnet for vandalism and all kinds of everything ! |
| 5 | Some companies opt for a simple mailing of information supported by the product samples , or the complete package may be personally delivered to selected media by the PR executives concerned . |
| 6 | Expressing concern about the global economic recession , US and German officials called for a special G-7 summit to break the existing stalemate on GATT talks . |
| 7 | The reason for this seems to have been that Victorian British industrialists looked for a quick return , while the Germans were more prepared to take a long view . |
| 8 | Even with the advantages of other income sources , studios depend on a few hits to pay for a large number of duds . |
| 9 | The surprise for well-fed French bureaucrats heading for a busy day paper shuffling at the European Commission was lightened only by the inclusion of croissants as a side course . |
| 10 | The slow-moving five-foot lines are unexpected ; the dignified quatrains make for a cumbrous narrative style , which is alien in spirit to that of a medieval ballad . |
| 11 | So , when the riding party of teenage girls returned for a late lunch , Lucy forced herself to present time with a brightly smiling face . |
| 12 | Legislative power is held by a 72-member unicameral National Congress , similarly elected for a four-year term ( with 60 members elected on a provincial basis every two years and 12 members elected for a four-year term on a national basis ) . |
| 13 | Maybe they 're top mountaineers training for a Himalayan expedition that requires constant overnight bivvying on icy rock faces . |
| 14 | noted that the press was falling into too few hands to allow for a proper ‘ marketplace of ideas ’ to operate . |
| 15 | The specially designed plate rack in the scullery can drain the ninety plates of different sizes used for a five-course dinner for eighteen , whilst the slate floor makes for easy cleaning . |
| 16 | Foreign Ministers called for a comprehensive political settlement , and spoke of " the need to create the conditions for an early deployment of UN peacekeeping forces " . |
| 17 | The s the revolution of social services called for a rolling programme and a rolling review and the amendment Mr is utterly meaningless because the matter will be constantly referred back and further considered by social services whatever the amendment says that 's what the original resolution said . |
| 18 | As the social services account for a substantial part of public spending , cuts affected a wide range of services . |
| 19 | With two overall trophies to show for a blasting weekend double to and from the Medway , Robbie Stewart ( Royal Burnham YC ) and his merry men from Blush had every reason for celebration at the end of the fourth event of the East Anglian season . |
| 20 | I travelled extensively throughout the country for six months to prepare for a nationwide extension of the programme , which was funded by the European Community . |
| 21 | If personal relationships counted for a great deal more than structures in such a world , nobility and kinship gave a man claims on royal favour ; and the most influential men — the holders of the key household offices , for instance — were those with special Königsnähe . |
| 22 | He spent almost 10 years looking for a Scottish hotel near a large population centre , but found nowhere suitable . |
| 23 | Irony is a good example of this exploitation and the difficulties such usages pose for a pragmatic theory based on appropriateness , for ironies take their effect and their communicative import , and thus their appropriateness , precisely from their inappropriateness . |
| 24 | In January 1985 all the review teams , the advisers and the civil servants withdrew for a snow-bound week at Wilton Park , a Foreign Office mansion deep in the Sussex countryside . |
| 25 | Under its 1949 Basic Law ( Constitution ) , the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ) is a " democratic and social federal state " whose organs are ( i ) the Federal Diet ( Bundestag ) , the lower house of parliament , comprising 497 members elected for a four-year term by a mixed system of proportional representation and direct voting , and 22 members elected by the West Berlin House of Representatives ; ( ii ) the Federal Council ( Bundesrat ) , the upper house of parliament , comprising 41 members of the governments of the Republic 's 10 Länder ( states ) and four representatives appointed by the West Berlin Senate ; ( iii ) the Federal President ( Bundespräsident — currently Richard von Weizsäcker ) elected for a five-year term by the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) comprising the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates nominated by the Länder parliaments ; and ( iv ) the federal government ( Bundesregierung ) consisting of the Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler — currently Helmut Kohl ) elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President and his or her ministers . |
| 26 | Sue and Richard instantly commented on how relaxing it was to drive : smooth handling and seats designed to orthopaedic specifications make for a comfortable journey . |
| 27 | Official documents account for a large proportion of the primary sources . |
| 28 | Are the casts legitimate works of art , or unsanctioned spin-offs made for a quick profit ? |
| 29 | The following day , on August 1st , the South African Under-15 schoolboys arrive for a four-week tour of England . |
| 30 | The new RSDG , he said , would provide a framework for Gabonese of diverse political persuasions to prepare for a multiparty system , in a period of " responsible development " which would " comprise a transitional period of apprenticeship " . |