Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) . |
| 2 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 3 | Briefly , antigen strips preincubated for one hour in blocking buffer ( 5% non-fat milk powder in phosphate buffered saline pH 7.2 , containing 0.05% Tween 20 ) were incubated overnight at room temperature in serum samples ( diluted 1:100 v/v in blocking buffer ) or mouse monoclonal antibody GL2 that recognises Giardia heat shock antigen ( diluted 1:1000 v/v in blocking buffer ) . |
| 4 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 5 | Clubs asked for early warning |
| 6 | The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire . |
| 7 | At Maastricht , the Germans argued for a common foreign policy for the European Community . |
| 8 | The historians of a general history , on the other hand , reject interpretation as such in favour of making the evidence of documents intelligible by posing questions to them , constituting through such questions what counts as the series of historical events , its elements , its limits , and its relation to other series , or what rules operated for particular discursive practices . |
| 9 | But ten minutes sufficed for the blazing gun-fight , and for the affecting death scene with soaring strings . |
| 10 | He thought of startling Fred and Daisy with a flood of Italian when he met them off the boat train at Victoria Station , but at the sight of them his plans fled for excitement . |
| 11 | J A McGrath reports on an 11th-hour jockey switch for a strongly-fancied Aintree contenderBookmakers areprepared for £55mbetting spree |
| 12 | The dark hole of the ship 's innards gaped for a moment . |
| 13 | Consequently , our analysis used statistical methods appropriated for the analysis of data with unobserved effects ( our data comprised of a large number of daily histories , in the late 1980's which had been previously collected ) . |
| 14 | Now the erect pointed ears scanned for further clues as to the quarry 's line of movement . |
| 15 | So welfare supporters argued for new laws to augment the workings of the market place . |
| 16 | The teenage PODs lived for the moment and their songs , all crash-bang-wallop-bang-crash , reflected this . |
| 17 | Motorways and high streets around the country ground to a halt as shoppers headed for the stores . |
| 18 | The crash on the A423 in Oxfordshire came as drivers headed for home after the weekend break . |
| 19 | Stirling , Cooper and Seekings headed for Benina which they knew from past experience was a major repair base . |
| 20 | His eyes flickered for a second to the rear view mirror . |
| 21 | Her eyes flickered for a split-second to see Lucenzo 's reaction . |
| 22 | The images lingered for only a brief time before changing , the Retreat demolished in the storm of stones and a new structure raised in the whirl : the Tower of the Tabula Rasa . |
| 23 | CHRIS EUBANK kept his WBO super-middleweight title by outpointing New Jersey postman Tony Thornton in Glasgow last night — but Eubank 's biggest cheer from the Scottish fans came for his gimmicky leap into the ring before the fight started . |
| 24 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 25 | On 7 August 1548 , Mary Queen of Scots sailed for France . |
| 26 | If I 'd have thought that Mrs Carrow would take it on herself to go down to the beach with little Celia that morning when one of my younger brothers came for me because my mum was ill , well I 'd never have gone , however much I was needed at home . |
| 27 | Two days later , when thunderstorms were muttering over the Slieve Mish and the sea crows were circling lazily over the valley , her father and brothers came for her and took her up to Ballymacadoyle Hill . |
| 28 | The brothers came for their tea , smiling at their sister . |
| 29 | The eyes smouldered for a moment at the impertinence , then he seemed to see the funny side and chuckled hoarsely . |
| 30 | Mr Acres appealed for any witnesses to the Sunday night attack to ring police on a special hotline on 051 777 3574 . |