Example sentences of "[vb past] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And he pleaded for a firmer approach from tonight 's referee , Denmark 's Kim Milton Nielsen . |
| 32 | As well as arguing for a more liberal attitude towards the child , Locke also pleaded for a broader curriculum . |
| 33 | Rather than continuing to attempt to police the whole world , they looked for a tighter unity of the formal Empire . |
| 34 | He says : ‘ As the recession deepened clients looked for a greater degree of measurability and a lower investment requirement . |
| 35 | The union also voted for a further strike ballot on the new contracts . |
| 36 | When Ken thereupon resigned , however , William appealed to him to remain , which he did for a further year . |
| 37 | The collection continued for a further 90 minutes . |
| 38 | The truck-sized stone Ars Gratia Artis lion on the roof mewled and leaped for a safer perch . |
| 39 | The traditionally Muslim peoples of Central Asia accounted for a further 15 per cent ; and the balance was made up for the most part of the larger national groups in Transcaucasia and the Baltic . |
| 40 | and new manager John Gorman could't have dreamt up wished for a better start … |
| 41 | On March 18 the Lithuanian Supreme Council ( parliament ) extended for a further six months the direct rule imposed in September 1991 on the Vilnius and Salcininkai local regions [ see p. 38419 ] , and also voted to postpone fixing a date for elections to the local councils there . |
| 42 | Following a Security Council meeting of Dec. 9 , the UN extended for a further 120 days the application of limited sanctions against Libya , in force since April [ see p. 38839 ] . |
| 43 | Two local MPs are keen to see the Jet project at Culham extended for a further 4 years . |
| 44 | With increases in rates paid by the tenant , the people were ‘ awakening to the fact that the Alliance stood for a saner and wiser administration of public affairs ’ . |
| 45 | They fasted for a further 2 hours , after which they were allowed normal food and fluid intake . |