Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 2 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 3 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 4 | AT&T Co has signed an agreement with the People 's Republic of China allowing it to supply personal telecommunications products with manufacturing partner S Megga International Holdings Ltd 's S Megga Telecommunications Ltd unit : the two have a memorandum of understanding with the China National Posts & Telecommunications Industry Corp to market and distribute AT&T-brand telephones , facsimile machines and other consumer items through hundreds of mainland outlets ; consumer products account for an estimated 20% of a total Chinese telecommunications market of $7,000m a year . |
| 5 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 6 | Beginning with the fall of a Galactic Empire , paralleling the Roman one , the books yearn for an enlightened Second Empire . |
| 7 | French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas arrived for an official visit on Nov. 22 . |
| 8 | I 've seen comparable cost per port and maintenance costs for an equivalent C++ application in spite of the theoretical portability benefits of C++ . |
| 9 | Probably an amalgam of two mass-circulation papers The New York Herald and The Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer ( edited by James Gordon Bennett and Colonel Watson Webb respectively ) : both papers attacked CD in the most scurrilous fashion after his speeches calling for an International Copyright Agreement . |
| 10 | According to a study made in 1989 by Professor Klaus Tiedemann of Freiburg University , fraud accounts for an estimated 10% of the EC budget , or about £6 billion a year . |
| 11 | The new programme provided for an average increase of 3 percentage points in turnover tax , the introduction of value added tax ( VAT ) and improved tax collection in 1993 , and a temporary 10 per cent surcharge on 75 per cent of Polish imports . |
| 12 | ( The highest figure found for an individual school was 248 per child . ) |
| 13 | Brazil called it a step backward in international relations and Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities . |
| 14 | A CROWD of people fought with police officers as they tried to stop a council bailiff taking a car to pay for an outstanding poll tax bill , a court was told yesterday . |
| 15 | Early in my CBC days she persuaded me and John Avison to donate silver cups for an annual music competition . |
| 16 | Charlotte clamped her eyes shut for an instant to stave off frustration . |
| 17 | Molly waited for an embarrassing reminiscence and got it . |
| 18 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 19 | The dam holds back as much as 40% of water in a cistern , while maintaining the force required for an effective flush . |
| 20 | ‘ I sometimes think you hate everyone , ’ said Betty , who would have liked to go round India on a bicycle in an orange robe looking for an Enlightened One . |
| 21 | I 'm a tall , dark , athletic male lookIng for an attractive and lonely female to give loads of affection to , and to put the sparkle into her beautiful eyes . |
| 22 | The Swiss publisher Artemis Verlags AG has entered into partnership with London Architectural Press to form a new English-language outlet for books on architecture intended for an informed readership . |
| 23 | For statistical reasons and because of the ever changing pattern of pedestrian and vehicular movement at treated sites and elsewhere the first Plan argued for an annual ‘ gross ’ target reduction of 60 casualties . |
| 24 | Wide margins , the suggestions given above and colour coding during study periods make for an attractive and useful set of notes . |
| 25 | It can be used to find missing people and in the Thames Valley area the system spotted party-goers gathering for an illegal rave in Buckinghamshire . |
| 26 | Sports shoes account for an increasing share of the total footwear market — about 23 per cent by value — but represent only ten per cent of Clarks ' 17 million unit business . |
| 27 | Church south aisle made for an attractive and popular exhibition venue . |
| 28 | The gig sold out months ago and , despite EMF 's claims to be moving away from the teeny audience , Silverfish are forced to open the show a good two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected exodus of punters heading for an early bedtime . |
| 29 | The committee called for an increased R&D effort and a more imaginative approach to research from government ( Hew Scientist , 10 March , p 634 ) . |
| 30 | He was replaced on an interim basis by his deputy , Faruq Dahruj , and the LCP central committee called for an extraordinary conference to discuss the party 's political plan and organizational structure , change the party 's name and elect a new leadership . |