Example sentences of "[vb pp] for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move , by the new coalition of Liberals and Christian Democrats , satisfies the Dutch confederation of industry , which has lobbied for more support for industrial R&D and innovations . |
| 2 | Already equipped for this the fire brigade provided tarpaulins and arranged for more to be sent round . |
| 3 | In Scotland and Wales public pressure developed for more independence than could be gained from decentralized administration . |
| 4 | Some of the consequences were outlined in a study released on the eve of the conference by Arthur Andersen Petroleum Services which claimed that 20 per cent of future UK projects had been delayed for more than a year by the cash flow situation and other uncertainties . |
| 5 | This policy was not without its critics within the Bolshevik Party , and the Left Communists — among whom was Bukharin — pressed for more and far-reaching measures to be taken against capitalist property . |
| 6 | The new idea turned over in her mind as Mrs Stocks , all eager now , pressed for more details . |
| 7 | Pressed for more , she clams firmly up . |
| 8 | Lane accepted it without comment , although at another time he might have pressed for more of an answer ; he was n't a man who liked to be kept in the dark . |
| 9 | Martin Hyman of British Aerospace got five enquiries and said that though he could have wished for more , those that he had talked to had , he felt , benefited considerably . |
| 10 | But he had wished for more than that . |
| 11 | No headmaster could have wished for more . |
| 12 | The range of political institutions and objectives is well discussed , although one could have wished for more emphasis to be placed on European Community matters and where they may lead us . |
| 13 | Most of our caravans are designed for more persons than our description but we only allow that number stated . |
| 14 | Through George Wigg I became reasonably close to Richard Crossman who consulted me on a number of occasions — I have already described the Spectator libel case — but who , I must confess , turned out to be a disappointment to me , since the reputation he had earned for more than occasional unreliability I found to be entirely justified . |
| 15 | However they confirm that farmers who had claimed for more quota than they had ewes would be given ‘ around ’ two months after the statutory instrument had passed through Parliament to secure their extra rights to ewe premium and to notify the authorities of the transfer . |
| 16 | But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money . |
| 17 | The attack took place on April 30th and was not reported for more than a month . |
| 18 | Nigel had been very healthy all his life and , apart from a slipped disc and the odd bout of ‘ flu , had never been incapacitated for more than a day or so . |
| 19 | THE public has applied for more than half of the £5.3billion water privatisation issue , with more than 1.4 million people signing cheques for an average of £2,000 . |
| 20 | THE public has applied for more than half of the £5.3billion water privatisation issue , with more than 1.4 million people signing cheques for an average of £2,000 . |
| 21 | This view is held by Mr Leahy ; it is expressed most forcibly by Jeffrey Sachs , a Harvard economist who has advised the Russians and long argued for more aid . |
| 22 | Recently ethnolinguists , deriving their inspiration in England from the work of J. R. Firth and his disciples at SOAS ( The School of Oriental and African Studies ) , have also challenged ‘ universalism ’ and have argued for more attention to ‘ language-specific ’ descriptions before more general claims about language can be made , Fought , for instance , writing of attempts to analyse traditional Mexican languages , argues : |
| 23 | She has argued for more competition in state lottery tenders . |
| 24 | When children who knew more and less did respond , they were consistent in differentiating their response from what they had done for more and for less . |
| 25 | Implicitly , they have accepted many of the criticisms made for more than a decade by Labour councils and civil libertarians : that a force which has dug itself in behind ramparts of elitist isolationism must begin to respond to demands of the public it serves and their political representatives . |
| 26 | The blitz caused rush-hour chaos as police and firefighters searched for more bombs . |
| 27 | To check that the correct combination had been selected the typesetting file was searched for more examples of the combination and the effect on the paper dictionary checked . |
| 28 | Preston this dank October morn has encountered greater hazards and is prepared for more . |
| 29 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 30 | ‘ I tell you this , Mr Millet , two or three years ago I would n't have had the time to sit down and chatter about a chap I have n't seen for more than a year . |