Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hubbub outside comes not from the picturesque traders of the bazaar but from some 500 fans pleading for a glimpse of their idol . |
| 2 | Only six solo roles call for a male soprano , on the basis of which it is possible to make a few observations . |
| 3 | In northern India , Brahmins and other high castes accounted for a relatively large proportion of the population . |
| 4 | On-shore activities make for a lively and exhilarating festival . |
| 5 | He was born at a time when the great majority of musicians were employed by patrons — wealthy aristocrats , monarchs , or prelates — or as civic musicians working for a town council . |
| 6 | Frankie backed away as the animal 's snarling head and powerful front legs hooked themselves over the top of the gate and her back legs struggled for a foot-hold on the curves of wrought iron . |
| 7 | This very strong assumption precludes any role for unobserved variables to account for a substantial proportion of population heterogeneity . |
| 8 | 2 Bedrooms equipped for a maximum of three persons . |
| 9 | Yeah , I 'm rather concerned that this kind of thing seems to be happening rather a lot , I mean this is so reminiscent of what happened in the , the four maisonette in in Fern Hill where we had empty blocks left for a long time erm becoming a magnet for vandalism and all kinds of everything ! |
| 10 | Some companies opt for a simple mailing of information supported by the product samples , or the complete package may be personally delivered to selected media by the PR executives concerned . |
| 11 | Some companies search for a deficiency in an enzyme , glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase ( G-6-PD ) . |
| 12 | BASF ( 1990 sales , Dm46.6 billion ) is apparently one of several big German companies queueing for a Wall Street listing . |
| 13 | Expressing concern about the global economic recession , US and German officials called for a special G-7 summit to break the existing stalemate on GATT talks . |
| 14 | No doubt some Catholics yearn for a return to the middle ages before the Renaissance and Reformation shattered the stability of feudal Europe . |
| 15 | Favourites were ‘ confetti strikes ’ , where different workers struck for a set period at a time determined by the last digit or colour of their registration cards . |
| 16 | Local and national sports bodies have also objected on the grounds that the scheme would take away open space that could be used as a public sports field for a town which the National Playing Fields Association says has a shortage of open space . |
| 17 | Have they any notion as they sit around Downing street of the horrendous costs involved for a nation that finds difficulty in paying its water workers properly ? |
| 18 | Yet , had the Sri Lankan and British governments opted for a slightly lower dam , then the most heavily populated area , including the town of Teldeniya , would not have been flooded . |
| 19 | The reason for this seems to have been that Victorian British industrialists looked for a quick return , while the Germans were more prepared to take a long view . |
| 20 | Two previous years of good domestic summer weather had depressed the anticipated number of overseas holidays and this is probably reflected in the low 1985 figures shown for a number of operators . |
| 21 | Even with the advantages of other income sources , studios depend on a few hits to pay for a large number of duds . |
| 22 | CHRISTMAS holiday plans for thousands of families faced chaos last night as British Airways prepared for a strike . |
| 23 | There are different ways to control for a third factor when investigating a relationship between two variables . |
| 24 | The surprise for well-fed French bureaucrats heading for a busy day paper shuffling at the European Commission was lightened only by the inclusion of croissants as a side course . |
| 25 | The slow-moving five-foot lines are unexpected ; the dignified quatrains make for a cumbrous narrative style , which is alien in spirit to that of a medieval ballad . |
| 26 | But the day belonged to biplanes with a stirring co-ordinated aerobatic routine from Vic Norman and Brendan O'Brien in Stearmen ; lyrical singleton aerobatics routines from types as varied as Jungmann , Great Lakes and Stampe ; Barry Tempest crazy flying and taking much advantage of the local topography ; the Diamond Nine Tiger Moth team dominating the intimate skyline with their outstanding final burst ; the Tiger Walk twin Tiger Moth girl-on-the-wing team ; with the weather preventing a migration to France for a booking , the Crunchie Flying Circus aerobatic girls-on-the-wing attended for a show on ‘ home ’ territory . |
| 27 | So , when the riding party of teenage girls returned for a late lunch , Lucy forced herself to present time with a brightly smiling face . |
| 28 | Legislative power is held by a 72-member unicameral National Congress , similarly elected for a four-year term ( with 60 members elected on a provincial basis every two years and 12 members elected for a four-year term on a national basis ) . |
| 29 | Maybe they 're top mountaineers training for a Himalayan expedition that requires constant overnight bivvying on icy rock faces . |
| 30 | ‘ Yiu keelled heem ! ’ screeched Lorre , his shaking hands reaching for a revolver . |