Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] for an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously sixty miles an hours means if you keep going for an hour , you do sixty miles . |
| 2 | Thirty miles an hour , keep going for an hour you 'll only do thirty . |
| 3 | I attempt to stay for an hour or two . |
| 4 | ‘ They 've rung for an ambulance . ’ |
| 5 | Candidates are advised to make application for the above courses in the normal manner indicating in Section 6(i) of the application form that they wish to apply for an ESF training grant . |
| 6 | In the meantime , I 've cabled for an X-ray report on the fellow 's chest . |
| 7 | Heavy with child I come to ask for an extraction . |
| 8 | There do not appear to have been any empirical studies which have looked for an increase in the amount of information reflected in share prices as a result of the commencement of trading in index futures ( except in so far as volatility reflects information ; see Chapter 13 ) . |
| 9 | Radical economists have argued for an escape to a market system before it is too late , but the conservative establishment has always over-ruled them . |
| 10 | Although both the National Land Use Classification ( DOE , 1975 ) and Dickinson and Shaw ( 1978 ) have argued for an activity ( functional ) based classification , most geographical studies have employed use ( formal ) classifications , as shown in Table 8. 1 , since these are easier to ascertain in field surveys or from remote sensing sources . |
| 11 | Stephen Dent 's family have applied for an extension to Roman Rudyayev 's visa because he 's achieved remarkable results with their son . |
| 12 | CAMPAIGNERS have called for an investigation into the cases of ten loyalist prisoners on remand in Belfast Crumlin Road prison . |
| 13 | We have called for an inquiry by Speaker Betty Boothroyd . |
| 14 | Some critics , including the US government 's attorney general , have called for an end to the insanity plea altogether . |
| 15 | Maclean 's mother Peggy , his estranged second wife , also Peggy , and his daughter Temora , would no more have volunteered for an Oprah Winfrey panel than they would give this man a bottle of cask-strength whisky for his birthday . |
| 16 | In your letter you present the fact that yourself and the Deputy Director have opted for an increase based on the Grade 1 salary and presumably you saw that as a gesture of good will or a concession to our demands . |
| 17 | ‘ The Finns have asked for an armistice , and the war there is over . ’ |
| 18 | You have to allow for an animal 's feeling , for individuality . |