Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Indonesia and Malaysia have responded belligerently to the European parliament 's resolution calling for a ban on imports of tropical hardwoods . |
| 32 | Seventeen years later the Congregational Union 's Executive called for a Nonconformist equivalent but nothing came of it . |
| 33 | Rory 's expression softened for a moment . |
| 34 | And so Harrison of Caldbeck and Robinson of Buttermere — wrestlers were always known by name and village both — were circling about each other 's conversation trying for a grip . |
| 35 | Sergia 's frown deepened for a moment . |
| 36 | Afterwards Sharon 's stepfather appealed for a concerted campaign to end the spate of car thefts that so often ended in tragedy … |
| 37 | Avril found out the very next evening when Peter drove her to her daughter 's house to stay for a few days . |
| 38 | Little old women in mink shawls getting fat on pastries , resting their aching feet from tramping miles of John Lewis 's carpet looking for a tablecloth . |
| 39 | The grin on Turner 's face disappeared for a startled moment . |
| 40 | Vologsky 's face clouded for a second . |
| 41 | Miller 's face darkened for a moment . |
| 42 | ‘ I 'm Too Sexy ’ borrows one section from Jimi Hendrix 's ‘ 3rd Stone From The Sun ’ ( Hendrix 's estate asked for an ‘ inspiration ’ credit rather than money , apparently because they 're most keen for people to be directed to his music ) . |
| 43 | The City 's sigh of relief at Barclays ' decision to look for an outside candidate to take on the role of chief executive was audible . |
| 44 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 45 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 46 | They met after care assistant Gillian , of Aintree , put an ad in a Forces ' newspaper asking for a pen-pal a year ago . |
| 47 | They were cowed and bitter , with the Miners ' Federation weakened for a decade . |
| 48 | IBM will seek formal X/Open XPG4 base branding for a future release of the OS/400 operating system . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 51 | The MI5 man pondered for a moment and stroked his beard . |
| 52 | An alternative method of compelling minority shareholders to sell their shares in similar circumstances is to use a Court Scheme ( see para 2.4 above ) if that is appropriate ( where the 75 per cent threshold may be easier to achieve than the 90 per cent threshold required for a compulsory sale ) . |