Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most members of the elite accepted the contrast or worked for gradual reform . |
| 2 | By contrast , general purposive browsing describes the academic researcher who indulges in a similar activity of looking over books but with a serious purpose in mind , such as keeping up to date in his field or looking for new ideas . |
| 3 | The vessels that sailed in and out of the Minoan harbours , whether bay-hopping round the Cretan coast or bound for far-distant ports , were generally rather small . |
| 4 | The three special ambassadors sent to James II in 1685 , for example , to congratulate him on his coronation and ask for English help against the Turks , unsuccessfully demanded privileges which were regarded as quite unjustified — to be " conducted " at their audience with the king by a duke rather than as usual a mere earl and for their coaches to be allowed to enter the courtyard of the royal palace . |
| 5 | Even a Marxist like Gramsci , who spoke of the ‘ consent ’ of the subordinate classes , saw consensus as false consciousness and hoped for revolutionary change . |
| 6 | Mr Vassiliou , a 61-year-old self-made millionaire , telephoned his opponent to congratulate him and then went on television to concede defeat and appeal for national unity . |
| 7 | Various parties and groups were established 1989 and 1990 in Nepal itself to oppose the programme and to press for democratic reforms . |
| 8 | He also appealed to all Beninois to return to work to lay the basis for economic revival , while the transitional government implemented an economic structural adjustment programme and negotiated for external financial resources . |
| 9 | In 1903 a loosely structured organization , the Union of Liberation , was formed to unite all sections of opposition and to press for constitutional democracy based on universal , equal , secret and direct franchise . |
| 10 | ‘ Yeah , ’ he drawls , rolling chewing gum around his mouth and pausing for dramatic effect . |
| 11 | While attitudes on education and medical care strongly support either direct state provision or state guidance and support for private provision , attitudes on income support and urban relief are much more mixed . |
| 12 | They also help , for example , by producing a training newsletter for trainers , and offering general advice , guidance and help for registered training officers . |
| 13 | The conditions which can be imposed by the LA to reflect environmental considerations are limited to the means of entry and exit for authorized vehicles , times for vehicular access , parking arrangements for vehicles , and the number , type and size of authorized vehicles parked or being maintained at the operating centre . |
| 14 | DS5 SECTIONAL COMPLETION AND PROGRAMMING FOR MAIN WORKING AREA , SITE OF PUMPING STATION |
| 15 | Reading for pleasure and reading for profitable study are not the same . |
| 16 | The African Institution had to accept defeat on collective action and hope for efficient bilateral arrangements between Britain and other powers . |
| 17 | Firemen gave on-the-spot First Aid and the injured were rushed to the Moyle hospital by ambulance and treated for minor injuries after the accident at 10pm . |
| 18 | Chodorow suggests that the concentration of childcare in women 's hands brings daughters to identify symbiotically with their mothers , and to carry this interdependency and need for mutual mothering into future relationships , most especially with their own children . |
| 19 | MARSHALL Super Lead 100 MK2 , early 70's , as new , very pokey , ex-Fleetwood Mac , £275 ono or swap for nice guitar . |
| 20 | Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own . |
| 21 | For example , the employees who reject their manager 's ultimatum and vote for industrial action have withdrawn their concession that the manager can control their behaviour . |
| 22 | We also use laughter to mask our incompetence and to cover for possible failure . |
| 23 | Put these in a shallow dish and look for small animals on the stems and on the underside of leaves . |
| 24 | Baits need to be anchored well on the bottom and left for long periods and leger tactics are more likely to succeed than the float . |
| 25 | Also on Oct. 15 the Sejm approved legislation regulating television and broadcasting and allowing for commercial stations . |
| 26 | With the exception of ‘ Incident on 42nd Street ’ ( 1988 ) , the diptych owned by Metropolitan Museum and omitted for budgetary reasons , the exhibition features all of the themes which the artist has explored and culminates with a selection of canvases of Coney Island , where Jacklin has been working for the last eighteen months . |
| 27 | External factors may be blamed for the general depression of mood and blamed for various damaging consequences but no connection may be made between the depressed mood and damaging consequences and the continuing use of the substance or behaviour of addiction . |
| 28 | To us , St. Joe 's embodies our own history : a history of caring and campaigning for homeless people , but more vitally a history of " Simon " and its ideas , principles and values . |
| 29 | As a result , the unions say , many elderly people have had to turn to the private sector and pay for domestic care out of their own pockets . |
| 30 | The 15 nations of the South Pacific Forum have condemned French nuclear testing and called for immediate cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases . |