Example sentences of "they [verb] for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
| 2 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 3 | But for Allan and Barbara Bland a daily visit to their son 's hospital bedside makes them wish for an end to his twilight world . |
| 4 | When the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales , and the Gwent and Brecknock Wildlife Trusts met council officers and their advisers they asked for an assurance the council would proceed with the bill ( 2 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ They asked for an appointment , so I arranged it for this afternoon . |
| 6 | They fought for an hour and it seemed that neither would have the mastery . |
| 7 | and she helped him , cos he was n't well and they , then they send for an ambulance and at the the man , he was n't really well |
| 8 | The next two chapters use case studies to expand the framework that they provide for an appreciation of the variety among places , without explicit recognition of the interactions with the physical and built environments ( although both are implicit , especially in the first ) . |
| 9 | From an avowed anti-socialist such an argument was by no means entirely free of complexities ; indeed he seemed aware of them , even to draw pleasure from the difficulty they posed for an opponent who would have to sort out the tangle . |
| 10 | Well , they run for an hour on a battery without pedalling , three hours if you pedal . |
| 11 | For example , what pass mark would they set for an examination they are about to sit ? |
| 12 | Sir Hector explained that the French representatives had found themselves out on a limb when they called for an increase in import charges . |
| 13 | They called for an investigation into the RSSPCC 's practices and procedures to be included in the terms of reference for the Judicial Inquiry which the Secretary of State announced would follow the legal proceedings . |
| 14 | If they ask for an explanation and are told that it is shooting at a wooden bird in the graveyard with bows and arrows , they may think they are being hoaxed . |
| 15 | Courts may be important less for what they do than for what they are : their existence makes social workers pause before they apply for an order . |
| 16 | They argue for an attainment profile in each subject , consisting of several components , one of which should have cross-curricular features . |
| 17 | They searched for an answer but could n't find one . |
| 18 | Royal wedding fever gripped spectators at a Highland Games meeting yesterday — as they hoped for an announcement on the possible marriage of Princess Anne and Commander Tim Laurence . |