Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under pressure from Western donor governments and from opposition groups calling for the restoration of multiparty civilian government , the PNDC on July 5 , 1990 , announced the opening of " a national discussion on the country 's political future " with the purpose of developing an " authentic , African brand of democracy " . |
| 2 | Rallies had been held repeatedly since March 26 in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the opposition parties calling for the resignation of the Supreme Soviet Chair , Sarafali Kenjayev . |
| 3 | As a result of this a full-time Keeper was appointed and in 1969 the University Grants Committee financed the Collection 's move to new premises as part of the refurbishment of the VanDyck Printers Building for the Drama Department . |
| 4 | Casmance separatists fighting for the independence of the southern province were blamed for a series of attacks in mid-1990 in which civilians as well as armed forces personnel appeared to be the targets , with 13 deaths reported by the end of July . |
| 5 | Darlington Council must decide by mid-March which of the building companies bidding for the contract to repair the town 's Dolphin Centre will do the work . |
| 6 | A letter from the Leader of the Country Dance classes asking for the return of the music centre . |
| 7 | Using various cutting headlines calling for the captain 's head . |
| 8 | This is the nearest thing to typesetting yet released and it speaks PostScript so for desktop publishers looking for the quality but without typesetting it could be the answer . |
| 9 | At present valuations , the figure being asked is around three times the price valuers working for the county council expect for common land with ancient rights over it … |
| 10 | The streets were full of theatre-goers , tourists and buskers and ticket touts looking for the tourist theatre-goer . |
| 11 | So fast , the train heads panting for the station |
| 12 | TELEVISION viewers waiting for the result of the 3.10 race at Doncaster last Wednesday heard director Bob Gardam called Lord Howard d'Warden an ‘ Old Fart ’ after his lordship wandered in front of the camera and Mr Gardam thinking he was safe in the privacy of the TV scanner , for some reason came over loud and clear on the course 's PA system . |
| 13 | For example , the service agreement will almost certainly require the director to spend all his working hours working for the business . |
| 14 | In December a number of PFLP detainees were released [ see p. 37136 ] , and on Jan. 20 , 1990 , Badran issued a circular to all government departments allowing for the re-employment of any civil servant who had been discharged since the April 1989 riots on the strength of the country 's martial law regulations . |
| 15 | McMurdo and Waugh paid their share but Johnstone prevaricated until 1989 when Sheriff Officers acting for the brewery issued arrestment orders ‘ freezing ’ Johnstone 's wages from his work in broadcasting and sports journalism , where he eventually found his niche as a witty and streetwise commentator . |
| 16 | This year 's freeze , the first reasonable winter conditions in years , tempted Mick , a trained geologist , to ferret around in his stock of Ordnance Survey maps looking for the word ‘ waterfall ’ . |
| 17 | BRITISH National Party leaflets calling for the re-introduction of hanging and forced repatriation will be sent to thousands of homes in the next few weeks . |
| 18 | By the outbreak of World War II rather more was being made of the ceremony itself , but it would appear that the reasons given by working class couples heading for the altar were still somewhat pragmatic . |