Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meeting , which was attended by 114 of its 161 members and by 14 observer delegations , unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a more co-ordinated international approach to the problem of aircraft noise . |
| 2 | On Dec. 4 federal and republican leaders had also agreed a formula providing for a one-off subsidy of kcs5,000 million from the federation to the republics , consisting of kcs3,300 million for the Czech Republic and kcs1,700 million for the Slovak Republic . |
| 3 | No laughs from this move in which Gloucester should have had a penalty try for a deliberate knock on . |
| 4 | A newcomer at the fair was Simon Lee of Gimpel Fils , who , while hesitant about sales at this early stage , had already accepted European exhibitions for two of the gallery 's younger artists , and had had a piece requested for a public exhibition in Potsdam . |
| 5 | However , it should be pointed out that not every coffin-maker or funeral furnisher knew this and one could end up with the horrendous mismatch of an elderly widower being given a plate intended for a young girl . |
| 6 | Around 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a swimming pool in Bedale . |
| 7 | More than a quarter of the islands ' adults have signed a petition calling for a sheriff 's inquiry into the incident , claiming that the Department of Transport 's private marine accident investigation and Lord Donaldson 's general investigation do not go far enough . |
| 8 | * Friends of the Earth have issued a paper calling for a statutory duty of environmental protection to be placed on all government departments and local authorities . |
| 9 | Donors will be sent a voucher to exchange for a birdtable , which must be collected from Speedwell House , Speedwell Street , Oxford . |