Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The investment also called for the extension of some existing warrants for two years — they now expire in 1996 . |
| 2 | The President also called for a re-examination of existing plans to phase out CFC substitutes , notably hydrochlorofluorocarbons ( HCFCs ) by 2030 . |
| 3 | The search consequently began for an alternative solution . |
| 4 | This programme would be in addition to government funding already budgeted for a high-speed rail link to the French side of the Channel Tunnel . |
| 5 | He said that the Queen eagerly waited for the bishop to show some of his eccentricities but , ‘ fortunately or unfortunately ’ he had acted with the utmost decorum . |
| 6 | The law also provided for a 24 nautical mile " adjacent area " in which the Taiwan government could take precautions against any intrusion . |
| 7 | The Act also provided for the introduction of community councils as a vehicle for the expression of local opinion . |
| 8 | However , the Guild also asked for a comprehensive home-help service so that women would not worry about the welfare of younger children and husbands , but this was not forthcoming . |
| 9 | The Central Council also called for a meeting of the so-called " frontline states " ( Egypt , Syria , Lebanon , Jordan and the PLO ) to co-ordinate a unified negotiating position . |
| 10 | The Council also called for an emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the killings . |
| 11 | The truce also provided for the continuation of discussions about a permanent peace between the two realms . |
| 12 | This would almost make it only eligible for a speculative developer who reckoned he might be able to pull the right political strings to get the site suitably rezoned for a later sell-on . |
| 13 | A FISHERMAN yesterday called for a change in the law to allow anglers to dig for bait on the seashore . |
| 14 | The amendment also provided for the election to public office of independents and candidates put forward by " organizations with recognized representation " , and allowed for the recreation of the post of Prime Minister ( the functions of this post having been taken over by the President in 1979 ) . |
| 15 | The intervention also won for the powers the right to station soldiers in Beijing 's legation quarter to protect their nationals . |
| 16 | Hewlett-Packard Co also announced for the reseller market a new HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution optical-disk library storage system designed to extend hard disk storage on a personal computer network server running Novell Inc NetWare by up to 10.4Gb . |
| 17 | During the early June talks , the LTTE also called for the repeal of the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution which had been passed in August 1983 and obliged all MPs to take an oath forswearing separatist aspirations [ see p. 32632 ] . |
| 18 | The second suspect was a resident of Consett , but on the night in question his wife had given birth to their first child , and the doctor and the midwife both vouched for the fact that the man had never left the house after he came in from work at half-past five until he went to work the next morning , an hour after he had heard his son first cry . |
| 19 | A few months after my return Goreng found a use for the less obviously subtle or versatile of his captives , which while turning them to material advantage also catered for a certain desired degree of planned redundancy . |
| 20 | And that of course also accounted for the fact that there was no book in Webbs ' window . |
| 21 | Only at the end of the sixteenth century was this nomadic watercourse properly recaptured for the town and its outlet fixed by some determined engineering . |
| 22 | The communiqué also called for a reconvening of the international Paris peace conference which had met in mid-1989 [ see pp. 36848-49 ] and for the designation of Angkor Wat as a non-hostility area . |
| 23 | The communiqué also called for the PICC to be reconvened before the signing of the final peace agreement on Oct. 31 . |
| 24 | Dame Edna pursed her lips , the Coalport cup of Earl Grey halfway to her vermilioned slash of a mouth , and leaned forward , confidingly , offering a tantalising glimpse of heaving bosom appropriately cantilevered for the occasion . |
| 25 | So a basic VHS machine will now cost around £450 or £500 — the price previously asked for the poor-selling V2000 machines from Philips and Grundig . |
| 26 | One exception is that the Menil Foundation specifically asked for the Philip Wilson Publications imprint for the eagerly-awaited Volumes II and III of David Sylvester 's Rene Magritte , catalogue raisonne , Vols . |
| 27 | The summit also called for an end to the deadlock in Iran-Iraq peace talks , which it blamed on the " persistently negative stance and intransigence " of Iran . |
| 28 | The Green Paper also argued for a nationally agreed framework for the curriculum and also wanted the local authorities to coordinate the curriculum and its developments . |
| 29 | The petition repeatedly appealed for a dialogue to be established between the Indonesian and Portuguese Governments and representatives of the East Timorese people . |
| 30 | A week later , Tite again asked for the drawings to be exhibited ‘ with as little delay as possible ’ . |