Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no , as I watched , he turned a ball elegantly off his legs and called for a quick single . |
| 2 | The Joint ESRC/SERC Transport Committee ( JTC ) was established in 1978 for an initial period of two years and extended for a further 4 years after a review in 1980 . |
| 3 | The MPs slammed the ‘ elitism ’ of Jockey Club chiefs and called for a fresh investigation into the race . |
| 4 | Members of the Vietnam Veterans Association have rejected the findings and called for a Royal Commission into the issue . |
| 5 | Often written by women and intended for a female readership , the novels are characterized by a blend of sentiment and sensationalism with elements of the fashionable Gothic ; a number of them were translations from the French . |