Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb -s] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Barabash argues for a hefty transfer . |
| 2 | The NCC report calls for a national policy to protect estuaries on both sides of the tidal line . |
| 3 | Mr Kellett calls for a major shake-up in the system for looking after the elderly in an article in the British Medical Journal . |
| 4 | 4 What is Gene Kelly 's dance ‘ partner ’ in the splashing Singin' In The Rain sequence ? 5 During a dream sequence , Gene Kelly falls for a beautiful dark-haired dancer , said to have the greatest legs in Hollywood , Cyd C******* . |
| 5 | This followed United States calls for a multilateral effort to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons development programme [ see also this page ] . |
| 6 | May 15 After a five-day meeting in Tunis , Arafat 's Fatah organization calls for a five-party meeting of Egypt , Syria , Jordan , Lebanon and the PLO to discuss current Middle East developments . |
| 7 | In The Rites of Man ( Paladin £6.99 ) , Rosalind Miles calls for a new masculinity for the millennium . |
| 8 | You do n't need guests , you do n't need freezing weather or any other excuse to put pudding on the menu — although it is true that a good pudding shared with like-minded Billy Bunters makes for a convivial party , and if the day dawns cold and frosty it may give an agreeable edge to appetites . |
| 9 | Jemima Puddle-Duck looks for a quiet spot . |
| 10 | New York makes for a glaring contrast , its sky-scraping towers and constantly changing moods stamping this whirlpool of a metropolis with an excitement and energy the world has rarely seen ; Washington DC acts as a statement of political dominance , retaining a cool air of refined detachment in its stately buildings and gracious avenues . |
| 11 | To Lienhardt , oral Dinka language can be as effective for intellectual purposes as academic , written English : ‘ at almost every point the Dinka language allows for a wide range of moral and intellectual discriminations without leading into a seemingly autonomous world of abstractions . |
| 12 | Singing detective Michael Gambon returns for a sleuthing encore as classic fictional detective Maigret in a new ITV series . |
| 13 | Henry Fitzhugh aims for a deliberate mix of obscure or up-and-coming artists with the glitterati of the art world . |