Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early in my CBC days she persuaded me and John Avison to donate silver cups for an annual music competition . |
| 2 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 3 | Under the title Strategic Force for the 1990s and beyond , and drawn up by army chief of staff General Carl Vuono , the plan calls for an entire army corps to be withdrawn from Europe , and for the US Army to be cut from 764,000 men to 630,000 . |
| 4 | The Labour plan calls for an increased effort to meet the EC nitrogen dioxide directive ; better monitoring and the regular broadcasting of air quality information on the media ; the retrospective fitting of catalytic converters to vehicles ; and a halt to the government 's road-building programme . |
| 5 | Finniston pauses for an ironical chuckle as he recollects the weight of responsibility placed upon his shoulders at the time . |
| 6 | In addition , the emerging information regarding the properties of the platelet-derived growth factor argues for an important role in the atherogenic process of this platelet α-granule constituent . |
| 7 | A point to watch here , is where a credit card holder applies for an extra card on the same account . |
| 8 | A low failure rate makes for an attractive proposition |
| 9 | Fairness calls for an equal split . |
| 10 | Adjustment can now come about automatically via the exchange rate , although the success of this mechanism depends upon the elasticity of demand for imports and exports as far as the current account is concerned , and on the stability of capital flows for an overall balance of payments . |
| 11 | The American commanders are far more gung-ho than the politicians in Washington , and pressure mounts for an all-out attack on the enemy , including massive air strikes . |
| 12 | A study of the conduct of litigation calls for an innovatory research design . |
| 13 | The third and fourth promise that the DUP ‘ offers the firmest stand against all attempts to force Ulster down the Dublin road ’ , while the fifth section calls for an all-out war against the IRA and the return of the death penalty as ‘ the only suitable punishment for the heinous murders committed in our Province ’ . |
| 14 | The speech left provides for an internal speech code which passes through a working memory system where it can be examined . |