Example sentences of "[noun sg] by [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's bad for the sport because I wanted to win the crown in the ring by fighting for the undisputed title , ’ said Lewis . |
| 2 | The introduction of the steam press after 1810 reduced the price of books , allowing experts to earn a living by writing for the ever-expanding market . |
| 3 | Tory rebels believe they have found a legal way of spoking the wheels of the bill 's passage by calling for a judicial review of the constitutional implications of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , which today enters its 18th day in the Commons . |
| 4 | Already Teresa Gorman MP has supported TODAY 's campaign by calling for an automatic life sentence for rape . |
| 5 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 6 | After all , was n't that the very reason why Tyler himself was here … to expand his own business by bidding for a valuable piece of land which was shortly being offered here in Liverpool ? |
| 7 | Aim for a margin of safety by allowing for a further two to three minutes ' ‘ sudden death ’ extension after that . |
| 8 | Achille Occhetto , PCI general secretary , had opened the congress with a speech on Jan. 31 designed to conciliate the left wing by calling for a unilateral ceasefire in the Gulf and the withdrawal of Italian naval and air force contingents from the anti-Iraq coalition . |
| 9 | When you are happy with the sensitivity of the unit , you can improve its authentic appearance by arranging for a short length of ‘ bluff ’ wire to emerge from the case and disappear under the dashboard at a convenient location . |
| 10 | In a news conference on Nov. 9 , however , the Philippine spokesman Rafael M. Alunan appeared to indicate a softening of the government 's stance by differentiating for the first time between " sovereign control " and " operational control " , noting that Philippine personnel would not be fully ready to take over the bases by 1991 and that US personnel would be needed to operate them under Philippine sovereignty for a transitional period . |
| 11 | Although Egypt offered its full support to Iraq , it still managed to assert its role as a regional moderator and as the main link between the Arab states , Israel and the West ; thus , during a visit to Baghdad on April 7 , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak widened the debate by calling for the mass elimination of all weapons of mass destruction . |
| 12 | Simple constant voltage drives of the type described in Chapter 2 can also incorporate this waveform detection principle by arranging for the next phase in the excitation sequence to be turned.on for a succession of short trial times . |
| 13 | A speed.dependent switching angle can , of course , be introduced into this system by arranging for the required final current level to be a function of motor speed . |
| 14 | A BID to ease mortgage misery by asking for a bigger share of Government cash has suffered a setback . |
| 15 | A certain section of the nation had tried to make Winston 's life a misery by begging for a second front . |
| 16 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by calling for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 17 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 18 | Underlying the previous analysis was the view that the Court had resolved the conflict between freedom of contract and social protection by opting for the latter . |
| 19 | But , said Ramsey , the idea that we can get Christian unity by going for a highest common factor and leaving everything else in the shadow will not work . |
| 20 | President Richard von Weizsaecker , also from the CDU , launched the latest discussion last Christmas by calling for a looser law that could include dual citizenship . |