Example sentences of "had [verb] for [art] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Many analysts had called for a more ambitious target in reducing the budget deficit . |
| 3 | The officials had opted for the more prestigious Royal Mail charge , rather than the more tenuous one of murder of the post-boy . |
| 4 | Greece had hoped for a more favourable frontier with Turkey ; she got some of what she wanted in 1881 . |
| 5 | It was clear that the Adjudicator had hoped for a more detailed explanation . |