Example sentences of "[vb -s] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 2 | When she requires a new cooker , she begs for a small loan from the Department of Social Security . |
| 3 | Catching sight of her , the boy Charles — see him now ! — wants To follow his father 's model : he asks , he begs for a keen horse , Urgently demands weapons , quiver and swift arrows , And craves to go chasing after the doe , just as his father himself would do . |
| 4 | ‘ He plays for a mixed side in his spare time and is well up with the rules which is pretty useful because they seem to change every couple of months . ’ |
| 5 | Steve Powell , who plays for the away team said : ‘ Obviously , the prison team can only play at home but they are anxious to play more friendly matches . ’ |
| 6 | He plays for the Whitehaven Tennis Club and is involved in their purchase of new tennis courts . |
| 7 | ‘ Limpar could play for Arsenal again the way he plays for the national team if only Graham had more faith in him . |
| 8 | Tony , of Scarisbrick Drive , Norris Green , plays for the local East Villa club and team mates joined his father , Michael , in an all-night vigil at Walton Hospital . |
| 9 | RORY Underwood makes his last appearance of the season at Twickenham today when he plays for the Royal Air Force against the Army in the crucial final match of this year 's Inter Service tournament . |
| 10 | He has one rig in our room , another one in dad 's car and a third in the big truck he drives for the frozen meat company . |
| 11 | In December a conference of donors pledged more than $1 billion in aid for 1991 , including relief supplies for the central province of Zambezia , where at least 250,000 people were forced off their land last year by rebel or government attacks . |
| 12 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for a five-year term and consists of six appointed senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 13 | Its demand for cast iron guarantees for a federal-style constitution , as a safeguard against domination by a strong central government , has been a central plank in its negotiating stance . |
| 14 | First , many of the agreements governing the introduction or extension of the use of temporary workers simultaneously contained job guarantees for the regular labour force . |
| 15 | For its part , Scottish Nuclear has also embarked on a programme to reduce the cost of electricity it produces for the Scottish power companies from 3.2p per unit last year to a target level of 2.5p to ensure the operation remains financially strong and profitable for whatever the future might hold . |
| 16 | The Centre is required to become self-supporting so that it is necessary to establish links with government and the business and commercial worlds and to ensure that the programs it produces for the academic community are also attractive to the commercial market-place . |
| 17 | Lord Ackner stated that : There is clearly no reason in English contract law why A , for good consideration , should not achieve an enforceable agreement whereby B , agrees for a specified period of time not to negotiate with anyone except A in relation to the sale of his property … |
| 18 | Despite the risks , Jonathan flies for the sheer joy of exploring his potential , of extending the boundaries of what it means to be a seagull . |
| 19 | When one goes for a major adventure like tornado you hope that most of the difficulties are are ironed out , clearly they 're not , another set of difficulties emerges . |
| 20 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
| 21 | Her character , Angela , goes for a Bohemian lifestyle and an affair with bumbling cop Matthew Modine . |
| 22 | An NIS Domain licence goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 23 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 24 | ‘ If this is thrown out and the company then goes for a public inquiry , we will fight them all the way . ’ |
| 25 | A bookshop should be a familiar place , somewhere where one goes for the sheer love of books , for the smell and feel of them , for the companionship of others who share the joy of touching , holding , reading and learning . |
| 26 | But here 's Rozario Gemmell Black Pearce is up in support but he goes for the long ball in and Hill met it first . |
| 27 | She goes for the bold approach , transforming whole walls and courtyards with bright murals , herb mazes , whacky garden furniture . |
| 28 | Much the same goes for the British Museum . |
| 29 | It 's difficult to describe in detail without spoiling the effect for future viewers , something that goes for the whole film . |
| 30 | The same goes for the whole training initiative . |