Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hyde hesitated for a moment , then he stood under the street light and the lawyer saw his face . |
| 2 | On December 12th Mr Vicari called for an extraordinary general meeting to clear up the uncertainty over the firm 's future . |
| 3 | Mr Rochester thought for a while . |
| 4 | At the board 's quarterly meeting , Mr Buchanan voted for a Conservative councillor , Roy Thomson , who had been proposed as chairman , but the move failed . |
| 5 | At the board 's quarterly meeting , Mr Buchanan voted for a Conservative councillor , Roy Thomson , who had been proposed as chairman , but the move failed . |
| 6 | Mr M asked for a receipt for all the items that were being removed from his home . |
| 7 | Mr Hurd appealed for a period of calm for the Royal Family . |
| 8 | Mr Waterworth worked for an agency and had been driving for the Fewston Transport Company , of Skipton , at the time of the tragedy . |
| 9 | Mr Bumble stopped for a moment , amazed and even rather frightened by this change in Oliver . |
| 10 | Indeed , Mr Kinnock called for a modest celebration at Labour 's recovery : it was an encouragement , an inspiration to see the party working together once more , he said . |
| 11 | Mr Clarke called for a system where prisoners were fed at normal meal times , had the space and opportunity to better themselves and address their offending behaviour . |
| 12 | Mr Rushdie succeeded for a while in obscuring these inter-Muslim differences . |
| 13 | Mr Robertson applied for an adjournment to see if witnesses could be traced but Mr Justice Kennedy denied his application . |
| 14 | Mr Paice asked for a date with the minister to discuss his concerns about a hospital in his constituency . |
| 15 | Mr Broadhurst paused for a moment and then resumed . |
| 16 | After the previous Armed Forces minister , Archie Hamilton , was replaced by Mr Hanley , Mr Brandreth asked for a meeting in the hope that a change of minister might mean a change of heart over the pay office . |
| 17 | Mr Brown called for a national recovery programme to boost industry and create jobs . |