Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first round voters had to indicate their preference for an individual candidate and for a party list . |
| 2 | He also used his chronicle for an assault on both the Right and the Left : Wigan Pier was as much a political tract as a travelogue , it was an indictment of the Right and an ultimatum to the Left . |
| 3 | ‘ Let her enjoy our company for an evening . |
| 4 | Certainly whenever the researchers arrived to arrange their initial series of interviews , several potential interviewees met their request for an interview with queries as to whether we were going to look at ‘ how the incomers/Shetlanders are mixing with Shetlander/incomers ’ . |
| 5 | On Oct. 3 a statement issued in Abu Dhabi , one of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , by the majority shareholders of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ( BCCI ) , which had been closed down on July 5 , 1991 , amid allegations of massive corruption and fraud [ see p. 38355 ] , announced that they had withdrawn their support for an attempted rescue of the bank . |
| 6 | On 19 December 1991 the local authority made their application for an interim care order and I have said what the order was . |
| 7 | A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty . |
| 8 | Swindle was too crude , for if the plan worked , no one would lose a penny ; all that would have happened was that a few banks would inadvertently have lent them money for an undefined period . |
| 9 | After its first emergency meeting on Aug. 3 the GCC Ministerial Council met again in Jeddah on Aug. 7 and reiterated its call for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal . |
| 10 | FoE reiterated its call for an immediate ban on the use of two herbicides most often found in water , atrazine and simazine . |
| 11 | At a meeting with Aleksandur Lilov in Sofia on Jan. 10 Annabel Markov secured his support for an official investigation . |
| 12 | Stirling students have shown their support for an efficient and independent Association , accessible and relevant to all members . |
| 13 | Indeed , the left-wing and Communist demands for ‘ All Power to the General Council , ’ in 1924 and 1925 , helped the General Council to strengthen its demand for an ‘ Industrial Alliance ’ . |
| 14 | In a statement on July 22 , the organization renewed its call for an interim government , first made in the Harare Declaration of August 1989 [ see p. 36837 ] . |
| 15 | In a formal letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on July 11 , Iraq renewed its demand for an end to international trade sanctions , saying that it had met its obligations under Gulf ceasefire resolutions . |
| 16 | The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement , but has continued to negotiate individually with companies that are willing to meets its claims , which include an extra day 's holiday from next year . |
| 17 | The disclosure came as the US secretary of state arrived in Egypt at the start of a tour of the Middle East and met President Mubarak and the foreign minister , Amr Moussa , in an attempt to win their support for an early resumption of the suspended peace talks |
| 18 | They also approved his call for an extension of the boundary and he commented , ‘ This is democracy . ’ |
| 19 | Gorbachev himself , visiting France on Oct. 28-29 [ see also p. 37789 ] , renewed his appeal for an inter-Arab conference , although in Egypt President Mubarak made clear the view that there was currently no basis for such a meeting . |
| 20 | The court held that the Minister had acted ultra vires in that he had used his power for an improper purpose . |
| 21 | In the past MacArthur had frequently reiterated his wish for an early peace treaty but this had not happened recently . |
| 22 | The ‘ grounds ’ that most interest me are about 6in beneath those once trod by the aristocrats , so I 'm sure the snobbish doctor 's ghost will tolerate my company for an afternoon . |
| 23 | But the corporation is ‘ delighted ’ that the government has recognised its claim for an extra VHF network for Radio I , which since 1967 has largely been confined to the medium wave band . |
| 24 | Is there anybody who needs anything other than a piano to do their scale for an A minor key i.e. Tuesday 's homework . |
| 25 | On Dec. 6 the General Assembly adopted by 144 votes to two ( Israel and the USA ) Resolution 45/68 renewing its call for an international peace conference on the Middle East involving all parties , including the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) [ see also p. 37434 ] . |
| 26 | Strathclyde Regional Council , another strong critic of the Touche Ross figures , yesterday issued a statement renewing its call for an independent commission to examine the future of Scottish local government . |
| 27 | ALAN DAVIES was being sincere when he expressed his sympathy for an Irish team exposed in this record home crushing as second rate . |
| 28 | Waqar reloaded his gun for an after-tea burst of swinging yorkers , his renowned speciality , which spelt doom for Botham , Lewis and Lamb in successive overs , and added DeFreitas , caught at slip , to seal a spell of 4 for 17 in 40 balls . |
| 29 | You could then bring in Regional Authorities with less power for the North West , the North East and to Yorkshire and Humberside and I do hope you 'll actually join me in supporting our motion for an independent . |
| 30 | I poke a sacrificial pawn at Sergei 's knight and he falls for it , giving me space for an early castle . |