Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] for [art] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both highly desirable , the one on the left especially ; both looked as if they would n't get on their backs for anything less than Edouard de Chavigny himself ; both had the kind of accent that made his toes curl , and made him wish he 'd opted for the more costly tailor . |
| 2 | While castles might be obtained by purchase , and exchanged to make for a more judicious distribution geographically , they had also to be manned with troops . |
| 3 | And our members did ask for a more detailed report on the scheme , and this , this report er , set out that scheme in er , in a fuller way . |
| 4 | Bevin , impressed by Soviet intransigence during the foreign ministers ' conference at the end of 1947 , decided that the time had come for a more overt display of Western unity . |
| 5 | Many analysts had called for a more ambitious target in reducing the budget deficit . |
| 6 | The officials had opted for the more prestigious Royal Mail charge , rather than the more tenuous one of murder of the post-boy . |
| 7 | Greece had hoped for a more favourable frontier with Turkey ; she got some of what she wanted in 1881 . |
| 8 | It was clear that the Adjudicator had hoped for a more detailed explanation . |