Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot 's script called for the clerk to be a ‘ heavy ’ type , but Crawford was successful in changing the underling to a meek , nervous sort .
2 Although such testimony is important , it is a little unfortunate that Dobson 's influence led for a time to an undervaluing of occasional spellings , rhymes and puns .
3 This shift was particularly evident in Hoffmann 's pavilion designed for the Secession 's 1908 Kunstschau .
4 If the system 's charter allowed for a bank governor to be shot at dawn for every month the inflation rate exceeded 1 per cent , it might prove even more counter-inflationary than the Bundesbank .
5 You do n't think it could have been the lady of the house 's dress shortened for a maid
6 Rory 's expression softened for a moment .
7 Sergia 's frown deepened for a moment .
8 As Alvarez returned home , the Mexican Attorney General 's office called for the extradition of two DEA agents who , it alleged , had helped to organize the doctor 's abduction .
9 Vologsky 's face clouded for a second .
10 Miller 's face darkened for a moment .
11 Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches .
12 Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches .
13 We have not dealt with the reasons why The Head Teachers ' Association called for the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools .
14 Lord Justice Watkins said the Divisional Court could review an order of the magistrates ' court made for the purpose of preventing an abuse of its process and had done so on a number of occasions .
15 A residents ' petition called for the venture to be shelved until a more suitable access route was devised .
16 They were cowed and bitter , with the Miners ' Federation weakened for a decade .
  Next page