Example sentences of "[noun] for more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they 're coming back to Stoke Mandeville for more treatment and new wheelchairs . |
| 2 | She was keen to learn , and his trust in her had grown to the point where they alternated the night watches so both had the opportunity for more rest . |
| 3 | ‘ I have done a fair bit of business travelling to meetings in London , ’ said Mr Pilkington , who seizes the opportunity for more practice on train journeys appropriately since BR is sponsoring this year 's Times championship . |
| 4 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd has asked the Ministry of Defence for more information . |
| 5 | The repeated frustration of his attempts to introduce changes led to an impassioned plea in the Sunday Express for more freedom of action at club level : ‘ I appeal to the authorities to release the brake which they seem to delight in jamming on new ideas … as if wisdom is only to be found in the council chamber … |
| 6 | Aunt Margaret scrubbed at her board for more space . |
| 7 | They are often organised and structured in the interests of influential and powerful bodies in order to make a particular point , perhaps to make a case for more money or resources , or to show a particular body or organisation in a good light . |
| 8 | This is stressed by Ives et al. ( 1987 ) , who argue the case for more research to obviate the problems associated with the extrapolation of data , often erroneously , from the micro-to the macro-scale within the Himalaya region . |
| 9 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities claimed that the Government had failed to acknowledge the overwhelming case for more investment . |
| 10 | The row has been bubbling since October but China has intensified its attacks since Friday when British governor of Hong Kong , Chris Patten , decided to publish his plans for more democracy in the territory . |
| 11 | The firm 's new owners say there are no plans for more job cuts and they 're promising increased investment to develop the business . |
| 12 | MOTOR giant Ford has denied there are plans for more job cuts at the firm 's Halewood plant despite declining car sales . |
| 13 | The prisons have not so far been told what Mr Howard 's plans for more austerity in jail are likely to mean . |
| 14 | Whoever put in the plea for more info about injuries , reserve and general team gossip should be given an electronic pat on the back . |
| 15 | In one memorable outburst , he once made a plea for more money , claiming that professional footballers were little more than ‘ white slaves ’ . |
| 16 | THE Treasury is expected to give the go-ahead soon to the RUC 's plea for more manpower and resources . |
| 17 | Plea for more power stations . |
| 18 | WISCONSIN STATE REJECTS STEVE CHEN 's PLEA FOR MORE CASH |
| 19 | The old Company had paid lavish dividends of about 20 per cent at first , which had led to calls on the shareholders for more capital in the 1690s ; after 1709 the new company paid dividends starting at 8 per cent and declining as the years passed . |
| 20 | It has joined the queue of property and building companies asking shareholders for more money with a £104m rights issue of new shares . |
| 21 | It has joined the queue of property and building companies asking shareholders for more money with a £104m rights issue of new shares . |
| 22 | It has joined the queue of property and building companies asking shareholders for more money with a £104m rights issue of new shares . |
| 23 | Thus , out of the 11 still preferring home care in the action sample nine answered quite specifically in terms of the feasibility of continued home care ( albeit with a wish in some cases for more community services ) . |
| 24 | Their plates were cleared away , and Rafaelo snapped his fingers for more wine . |
| 25 | Soon , though , we hit a Catch-22 : I could get funding for more equipment if there was a ‘ group ’ organised , but no village women wanted to be organised if they did n't have machines . |
| 26 | But , as Mao grew increasingly suspicious of and isolated from more distinguished revolutionary veterans , he turned increasingly to his secretary for help as he tried to rally support for more radical , leftist policies . |
| 27 | But he made clear his support for more autonomy for the Scottish party , in particular over the appointment of the Scottish Labour leader . |
| 28 | Hens show marked and lasting preferences for more space than 450 square centimetres . |
| 29 | The individual 's personal circumstances , the demand for labour in the economy , restrictive practices , the opportunities offered by employers for more work effort , and so on . |
| 30 | Patten rap : China today unleashed a fresh attack on Hong Kong governor Chris Patten , saying his proposals for more democracy in the colony that returns to Peking 's rule in 1997 can never be accepted . |