Example sentences of "yesterday [vb past] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Detectives in Northwich yesterday appealed for public help in catching the pair . |
2 | BRITAIN 'S first vicar from the Pakistani community yesterday prayed for divine intervention in the great Cricket Ball Row . |
3 | SCOTLAND 's two largest trade unions yesterday called for increased investment in public transport after a study which reaffirmed that Scotland has the lowest level of car ownership in Britain . |
4 | Former premier Baroness Thatcher yesterday called for Western powers to launch air strikes against military targets inside Serbia . |
5 | PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino yesterday called for tough sentences against coup leaders while the military launched a big manhunt to track down those still at large . |
6 | A VICAR yesterday called for mass action to stamp out crime on an estate where good neighbour Les Reed was kicked and beaten to death as he tackled vandals . |