Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These environmentalists should be campaigning for a better world environment from their own backyard … |
| 2 | They might be re-appointed for a further term but , even then , anyone in his or her late 60s is unlikely to reign long . |
| 3 | The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most . |
| 4 | Does my hon. Friend agree that when such councils involve constitutional amendments to the treaty as well as , as always , substantial business for the Heads of Government to transact , some new formula should be produced whereby meetings could be scheduled for a longer period ? |
| 5 | Ships would race to deliver the tea , as the first of the new crop to reach land could be sold for a higher price . |
| 6 | Proposals such as these aroused considerable debate in the 1930s ( particularly on the question of whether , for every job vacated by an older worker , a new one would be created for a younger person ) , but they made little headway with the National Government . |
| 7 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
| 8 | The government had originally announced on Feb. 14 that the election would be held on March 28-29 ; on March 28 it was announced that polling would be extended for a further day on account of heavy rains which had led to voters being discouraged by transport difficulties . |
| 9 | It was also reported in December that a 10 per cent wage reduction for public-sector employees , introduced in the 1989 budget and strongly opposed by the trade unions , would be extended for a further year . |
| 10 | At the end of January the government confirmed that the proposed referendum on whether the temporary merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces should be made permanent [ see p. 36735 ] would be postponed for a further six months . |
| 11 | ‘ Leicester is a city in which we should expect to have a good general bookshop , and we shall be looking for a bigger and better site in the city . ’ |
| 12 | Bernard Moing , Univel 's regional marketing manager for Europe says , ‘ we 're not expecting any returns on UnixWare until the first quarter of 1993 , and then the take up will be limited for a further period . ’ |
| 13 | The Minister may say that the trusteeship can be renewed for a further five years , but I see no reason why he has resisted the expert opinion of the trustees and directors of the museums . |
| 14 | For those seeking to complete only part of the programme an MPhil can be awarded for a shorter period of study . |
| 15 | Additional home support can be provided for a further 10 clients who do not wish to or can not attend the day centre . |