Example sentences of "he [vb past] for a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end he settled for a rather Egyptian standing pose with both their faces front on and the bodies half turned away . |
| 2 | He called for a more critical approach , one which recognised the failures and shortcomings of what had been achieved , an accurate assessment of the intentions of policy-makers and legislators , and proper consideration of alternatives which might have been adopted . |
| 3 | At a meeting of Samaritans in Darlington he called for a more understanding attitude from the general public and the Government . |
| 4 | He called for a more energetic anti-colonial policy by the French and British parties and demanded that the Comintern take ‘ some concrete steps immediately ’ in South-East Asia . |
| 5 | He reached for a more conventional musical palette , strings and woodwinds . |
| 6 | To confirm that it was due to free radical production he searched for a less complicated generator of oxygen radicals . |