Example sentences of "and [verb] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 2 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 3 | An enclosed community guards and cares for an enclosed community and we the public gladly subcontract this duty , hoping that it will be carried out unseen and unheard . |
| 4 | He was to express the presbytery 's grave concern over certain aspects of the handling of these cases and press for an urgent review of procedure in suspected child abuse cases . |
| 5 | That relationship was superb and made for an excellent team effort throughout the year , as was evidenced by the fulsome tributes paid to Ian McNeil at the end of his period in office . |
| 6 | The plaintiffs , a borough council , brought proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 and applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from using shop premises of theirs for trade on Sundays in breach of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 The defendants resisted the claim against them on the ground , inter alia , that section 47 was in conflict with article 30 of the E.E.C . |
| 7 | In 1892 , the party majority led by Pilsudski opted for opposition to capitalism and support for an independent Poland . |
| 8 | Typically , those ( the majority ) who did not have a full-time class teaching responsibility , might ‘ float ’ and cover for an absent colleague one day , act in a support TTT capacity the next , and so on . |
| 9 | All the signs are that somewhere there is a warehouse full of unwanted red-blue 3D specs , going cheap and looking for an alternative use . |
| 10 | Lapis lazuli was valued for its deep cerulean blue , turquoise for its mid-blue , carnelian for blood red and felspar for an opaque green . |
| 11 | The party machines , however , are being oiled and watered for an early poll . |
| 12 | Several very eminent living palaeontologists frequently emphasise the abruptness of some of the major changes that have occurred , and seek for an external cause . |
| 13 | Square Face : Wear a headpiece that sits on the back of your head and opt for an understated veil style , although your face shape will carry a long veil beautifully . |
| 14 | The first public response came on Aug. 3 from ministers of the Gulf Co-operation Council ( comprising Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and the UAE ) who issued a condemnation of the " Iraqi aggression " and called for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal . |
| 15 | Earlier , the new Conflict Prevention Centre of the CSCE met for the first time in Vienna on July 1-2 , as requested by Austria , and called for an immediate ceasefire and the return of the JNA to barracks , but failed to reach the necessary unanimity on sending a CSCE observer mission . |
| 16 | The meeting resolved to form a " co-ordination committee " which would meet regularly to ensure a united Arab stance in the forthcoming negotiations , and called for an immediate halt on Jewish settlement-building . |
| 17 | The Halifax said prices dropped 1.2pc last month and called for an immediate 2pc interest rate cut and ‘ specific ’ Government measures to stimulate the housing market . |
| 18 | On Sept. 28 Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged the USSR government to declare East Kazakhstan an ecological disaster zone ( local authorities had already done so ) , and called for an international team of experts to investigate the consequences of the contamination . |
| 19 | I believe that had there been television in those days , the British cricket public would have been shocked by what they say and called for an early end to it all , irrespective of the rights and wrongs of Bodyline . |
| 20 | Although no breakthrough was achieved in the discussions , the Japanese delegation offered its approval of North Korea 's signature of the safeguards accord and called for an early inspection of the country 's nuclear facilities . |
| 21 | But the National Union of Students rejected the authority 's report and called for an independent inquiry . |
| 22 | Early Comintern documents on Latin America — authorship unknown — had explicitly denied the applicability of the national-democratic stage and called for an agrarian , anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist revolution . |
| 23 | Like other supporters of Iraq , Yemen formally condemned the invasion and annexation of Kuwait during the early part of August , but then went on to direct its criticism at the US forces in Saudi Arabia and to press for an Arab solution to the problem . |
| 24 | An emergency Arab League summit , finally held in Cairo on Aug. 10 to discuss the Iraqi invasion , passed a seven-point resolution denouncing the " Iraqi aggression against " and annexation of Kuwait , and calling for an immediate withdrawal and the deployment of " Arab forces " to help Saudi Arabia and other states defend against " foreign aggression " . |
| 25 | In Spain González expressed his concern in a letter to Bush , suggesting that allied aerial bombardment of Baghdad and other cities should be halted , and calling for an international inquiry by the UN and the ICRC into the incident . |
| 26 | Mining Awareness ( MA ) set itself three priorities : gathering information and disseminating it to the public ; lobbying for legislative change ; and calling for an independent environmental impact assessment . |
| 27 | As news of the incident spread , the director felt increasingly uncomfortable , and opted for an administrative leave . |
| 28 | Subsequently , the government responded to public pressure and provided for an elected single-purpose authority to take responsibility for the ILEA ( see below ) . |
| 29 | Robert waved briefly , ducked , and looked for an alternative means of escape . |
| 30 | But there is a big difference between controlling for a prior variable and finding that the original relationship disappears and controlling for an intervening one with a similar result . |