Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 2 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 3 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 4 | Probably an amalgam of two mass-circulation papers The New York Herald and The Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer ( edited by James Gordon Bennett and Colonel Watson Webb respectively ) : both papers attacked CD in the most scurrilous fashion after his speeches calling for an International Copyright Agreement . |
| 5 | It can be used to find missing people and in the Thames Valley area the system spotted party-goers gathering for an illegal rave in Buckinghamshire . |
| 6 | Sports shoes account for an increasing share of the total footwear market — about 23 per cent by value — but represent only ten per cent of Clarks ' 17 million unit business . |
| 7 | The gig sold out months ago and , despite EMF 's claims to be moving away from the teeny audience , Silverfish are forced to open the show a good two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected exodus of punters heading for an early bedtime . |
| 8 | A number of hypotheses to account for an excess mortality have been proposed , including an effect of socioeconomic statis . |
| 9 | In fact , when metals or ceramics are prepared in single-crystal form , even the common materials such as iron , aluminium , alumina and rock salt — to name only a few — are anisotropic and so not adequately described by a single modulus such as Young 's modulus or even the two moduli required for an isotropic material . |
| 10 | Using the nCube Parallel Software Environment , applications developed for an eight-processor nCube 2E system will run unchanged on an nCube 2S computer with as many as 8,192 processors , so serious potential users can make an affordable investment in the thing to decide whether they really like it before making a real commitment . |
| 11 | This scheme allowed individuals to arrange for an interest-free loan of up to DFl.12,500 ( £4,460 ; $7,140 ) to finance the purchase of a work of art . |
| 12 | The party ran only 148 candidates , of whom 136 were elected , a larger proportion than in recent elections , but far short of the 257 seats required for an overall majority in the 512-member House of Representatives . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , the people of Gondar , Wollo , Tigre and Eritrea sit in their shelters waiting for an indifferent world to decide their fate . |
| 14 | For example , the individual organisations might explain why many firms opt for an expansionist policy in times of recession . |
| 15 | It was significant that when the International Revolutionary Socialists had held their conference of April 1916 in Switzerland , barely any of the French Socialists voiced support for their resolutions calling for an immediate peace . |
| 16 | Resolutions calling for an international strike were passed unanimously at every meeting and there was similar enthusiasm in Liverpool , Cardiff , Glasgow , Belfast , Hull , the north east coast and from mass meetings in Antwerp , Dunkerque , Amsterdam , in Denmark and in Norway , all addressed by a team of NSFU speakers , including Wilson , Cathery and Hopkins . |
| 17 | On the streets — onlookers gather for an exterior scene from Brighton Rock ( 1947 ) |
| 18 | But for months , Hay had been forcing Bryan to hand over hundreds of pounds to pay for an expensive lifestyle . |
| 19 | The new regulations allowed for an initial warning to groups and individuals by the Minister of Home Affairs which , if unheeded , would be followed by heavy fines and terms of imprisonment . |
| 20 | The research investigates the problems created for an individual region of the UK by the cumulative impact of industrial and other investment upon its physical environment . |
| 21 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 22 | ANGRY managers have drawn up contingency plans to keep an Essex port running if dockers vote for an all-out strike , it was revealed last night . |
| 23 | ‘ Terms call for an immediate cessation of the Fender name on , or attached to , all G&L guitars , basses and components , ’ states the document . |
| 24 | The wet cobbles in the mill-yard only needed huddled operatives arriving for an 18-hour shift in their shawls , but instead it got art critics . |
| 25 | Robert Green went further in his services to the trade , hiring out to the smaller undertaker those items required for an up-market funeral . |
| 26 | But Howey and his defensive colleagues are the players targeted for an all-out assault by derby rivals Middlesbrough in the Coca-Cola Cup showdown at Ayresome Park . |
| 27 | There is a small cover charge per pupil and any teachers looking for an interesting visit for their classes should book directly with the Southport Railway Centre . |
| 28 | I 'm referring of course to budget acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments , which are often the starting place for the next generation of guitar hero or hobbyist , or where electric guitar players look for an inexpensive diversion into arguably more expressive sounds . |
| 29 | The latest incidents followed three weeks of nationwide unrest precipitated by the arrest on Nov. 27 of a reported 500-2,000 PPP supporters in Sind and by demonstrations calling for an independent inquiry into the alleged rape . |
| 30 | It makes a perfect base and not just for enthusiastic golfers and golf societies looking for an ideal location . |