Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The search consequently began for an alternative solution . |
| 2 | Television cameras , radio microphones and hundreds of fascinated spectators brought to remote Utah the sort of attention usually reserved for an important visiting head of state in Washington or New York . |
| 3 | With planning consent now received for an improved access for the physically handicapped and an extension to provide a parish office and toilet for the disabled , tenders will shortly be invited for the building works . |
| 4 | Louis Blom-Cooper , QC in the Listener , Bernard Levin in the Observer , Leo Abse , MP in the Spectator all called for an immediate inquiry , while Julian Symons in the Sunday Times , C. H. Rolph in the Times Literary Supplement , Mervyn Jones in the New Statesman all declared categorically that Meehan was innocent and should be granted a free pardon under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy . |
| 5 | The interim standard also allows for an initial step towards data compression which , in the future , will be extended to permit full multimedia capabilities . |
| 6 | It is evident in the vitality of the arts — hardly a city in the country now lacks for an international festival — and it contributed last year to the remarkable election of Mary Robinson , only in her mid-40s and impatient with old ways , to the ( largely honorary ) post of president . |
| 7 | The design also allows for an additional deep aluminium box fascia to be fitted , if required , which completely conceals the gutter . |