Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze , meeting US Secretary of State Baker in Moscow on Aug. 3 , issued with him a joint statement condemning the invasion of Kuwait and appealing for a global ban on arms supplies to Iraq . |
| 2 | At 2 p.m. a big KC 135 tanker lifted off from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington and headed for a mid-air rendezvous with the Eagle at 45,000 feet over the eastern seaboard . |
| 3 | The Prague meeting was preceded by sharp disagreements between the Soviet Union and some member states , notably Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland , whose representatives spoke openly about the dissolution of COMECON and pressed for a speedier implementation of currency convertibility and the right to trade individually with organizations such as the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 4 | The conference also resolved to express concern over the nuclear " threat " posed by Israel and to press for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East . |
| 5 | The Lebanese government received a US letter of assurances on Oct. 19 , reportedly referring to the implementation of UN Resolution 425 , adopted in March 1978 following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and calling for a complete Israeli withdrawal [ see p. 29649 ] . |
| 6 | Should he get back into Oxford and try for a First and a Rugby Blue ? |
| 7 | He attacked both the British and the Russians for their " imperialist " policies in Iran and called for a free , independent Iran with a constitutional monarchy . |
| 8 | Like other supporters of Iraq , Yemen formally condemned the invasion and annexation of Kuwait during the early part of August , but then went on to direct its criticism at the US forces in Saudi Arabia and to press for an Arab solution to the problem . |
| 9 | In their dialogue al-Hussaini refused to consider Jerusalem as separate from the West Bank and called for a unified Jerusalem as " two capitals with one municipal umbrella " . |
| 10 | As he seized the Thompson and dived for a rear door window , he heard shattering as a bullet came through the back window . |
| 11 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 12 | Kevin Coley was rumoured to be fed up with the dreadful Napiers and looking for a new senior professional . |
| 13 | Mallender than struck for a third time when Miandad could not resist one which moved away a little , Stewart gloving it with ease : 64 for 3 . |
| 14 | On the same day its leader Raúl Ubalbini addressed a rally of an estimated 30,000 workers in Buenos Aires and called for a general strike on Nov. 15 . |
| 15 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |