Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Thus , how Gorbachev finally called for a free market , free elections and freedom from the Soviet Republics that want to leave the Union .
2 Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions .
3 Christopher swiftly arranged for a six foot wall to be built along his boundary , and angrily muttered that it was going to have to be the Scottish islands .
4 Yeah , oh cos that 's when she said Frank , Frank only came for a short while or something ?
5 AGE CONCERN Scotland yesterday called for a public debate on methods of restraint applied to frail elderly people cared for in residential homes or by relatives .
6 In 1960 EFTA still hoped for a multilateral solution , within the ambit of the OECD , to the economic differences between the two organisations .
7 Fine Gael also called for a full public inquiry before exploration began .
8 But Athey himself , or a county wanting to sign him and Derbyshire are reportedly interested can now approach the TCCB again to ask for a special exemption .
9 Yet many on the left in Israel still called for a Palestinian homeland while guaranteeing Israel 's security .
10 The affair had dominated relations between the two countries , and Rocard now hoped for a fresh start , although Bolger noted that they would have to " agree to differ " over French nuclear policy .
11 As well as arguing for a more liberal attitude towards the child , Locke also pleaded for a broader curriculum .
12 EVERTON chairman Dr. David Marsh today called for a united front at Goodison Park as the club strives to edge away from the top flight danger zone , writes Ken Rogers .
13 So he headed off demands for a capital levy , knowing it to be unacceptable to his party , but Britain nevertheless paid for a higher proportion of the costs of the war from taxation than the other combatants ; he was also able to launch the Victory Loan of 1917 at an interest rate of only 5 per cent , having a surer sense of the patriotism of potential subscribers than did the Treasury .
14 As well as the children of local residents Scorton also caters for a large number of seasonal visitors .
15 MP John Butcher immediately called for a full inquiry into bail procedures , but the government says no …
16 JOHN MAJOR today headed for a tough showdown with his predecessor Baroness Thatcher after MPs gave him the go-ahead to ratify the Maastricht Treaty .
17 James Best married for a second and third time , and had two daughters and a son by his second wife .
18 D'Alembord also prayed for a swift and overwhelming victory for himself .
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