Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it was when he began finding the 26 mile 385 yard distance — which he can complete in two hours and 57 minutes — ‘ about right for starters ’ , that he began to look for a new challenge . |
| 32 | But , in the summer of 1945 , he took a furnished room in Kensington and began to look for a suitable and convenient residence of his own . |
| 33 | The March Hare poured a little hot tea on its nose , and the Hatter began to look for a clean plate . |
| 34 | He began to look for a safe stance for the night … |
| 35 | Oag , formerly marketing director with a major computer industry concern in London , had grown tired of weekend commuting from Nairn , and began to look for a local company he could invest time and money in . |
| 36 | Eventually , they entered London , and Noah began to look for a quiet , cheap pub where they could spend the night . |
| 37 | Perhaps most disturbing from the point of view of the central authorities , the party organisations in the three republics , particularly in Lithuania , began to press for a greater degree of independence , establishing direct links with outside ruling parties and adopting their own programme and statute , within or if necessary outside the framework of the CPSU as a whole . |
| 38 | When Coolidge declined to run for a further term in 1928 , the Republicans chose as their candidate one of the most distinguished members of their administrations in the 1920s , Herbert Hoover . |
| 39 | With the publication of the terms of Emancipation inflammatory pamphlets began to call for a mass uprising . |
| 40 | He immediately began studying for a new career in the treatment room . |
| 41 | The local Parties , growing in strength , began to ask for a greater voice in decisions than was allowed under the 1918 constitution . |
| 42 | Erm again I , I ca n't help but s er er getting slightly digressed but it is rather interesting that John Major this year decided to go for a general election before the local elections . |
| 43 | Financial software house Quality Software Products Holdings Plc has taken the plunge and decided to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange ‘ to exploit the business opportunities ’ presented by its newly-launched Universal OLAS product ( CI No 2,116 ) . |
| 44 | Having always liked the idea of living in the country , Geoff decided to go for a country-style kitchen . |
| 45 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 46 | She stopped in the shelter of a stone wall , drank a cup of coffee , consulted the map and decided to aim for a twenty-five mile circuit which would bring her out , eventually , at the foot of the steep hill near the village . |
| 47 | He decided , though , it would be best to do it alone and started searching for a new workshop where he could work in secret on a new plan . |
| 48 | The long-standing US-Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program , which the National Science Foundation and the Japanese government pay for , decided to look for a cheaper way of doing things . |
| 49 | He started racing for a small local manufacturer . |
| 50 | But delegates decided to opt for a scientific review of all amendments to the annex . |
| 51 | At around the time of the publication of the draft statutes for the proposed European central bank ( November 1990 ) , the Germans started calling for a quick move to a two-speed EMU , with only Germany 's immediate neighbours joining the ecu zone . |
| 52 | The District Attorney decided to call for a grand jury inquiry and invited Mitchum and the other defendants to attend . |
| 53 | On Aug. 12 the UN Security Council decided to renew for a further 120 days the sanctions which had been imposed against Libya in April [ see p. 38883 ] . |
| 54 | Fraser 's relief at being able to resume a career that looked destined for a premature encounter with the scrapheap is manifest . |
| 55 | YOUNG brothers learning to play golf went looking for a lost ball — and found an abandoned baby . |
| 56 | I went looking for a quiet place to sit — while gazing with interest at the multi armed , three-breasted Salmo'kkan dancers being sinuous on a mini-stage when I was frozen in mid stride |
| 57 | ‘ I went to look for a new car and the Lord said to me , ‘ Richie , you buy this car . |
| 58 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 59 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 60 | Tomorrow the Transport Secretary John MacGregor reintroduces the bill to privatize British Rail to the House of Commons , it had a rough journey through the House of Lords and until late last week it looked set for a stormy passage through the Commons too , but then Mr MacGregor introduced a series of amendments that everyone assumes will satisfy the rebellious Tory MP s , but as Michael Gold reports , there are still obstacles for Mr MacGregor to surmount . |