Example sentences of "[conj] have [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Gentleman represents a party that has called for a 50 per cent . |
| 2 | Relatives may make a gift to a local hospital that has cared for a loved one . |
| 3 | Under Article 37 , an obligation that has arisen for a third party can not be revoked or modified without the consent of the parties and the third party unless they have agreed otherwise . |
| 4 | The 5Os was a time when the hatred , fears and austerities of wartime Europe were still in recent collective memory , as were the two ounces of mildewy cheese that had to do for a whole week 's ration in those blackout , blitz and Mother Hubbard 's cupboard days of the previous decade . |
| 5 | A world that had hoped for the old uprightness , not for the collective cowardice of Colonel John Stephenson and his spineless masters on the International Cricket Council . |
| 6 | Denholm was surrounded by an almost palpable aura of aristocratic exhaustion that had disturbed and irritated Talbot in the early stage of their acquaintanceship , a feeling that had lasted for no more than half an hour . |
| 7 | It is these properties that have accounted for the explosive growth of the material in the past few years — at about 15 per cent per year in Continental Western Europe , according to Phil Bruce , ‘ Melinar ’ commercial manager in C&P Ltd . |
| 8 | Among companies that have opted for a total or partial switch to diesel in recent months are Philips Electronics , Dunn & Bradstreet , the Milk Marketing Board , London Electricity Board and Alliance & Leicester Building Society . |
| 9 | It rejected evidence from government witnesses that present management arrangements were working well and has called for a radical reorganization . |
| 10 | He believes that , because so many of the Yanomami have been killed by disease , they do n't need such a large area and has called for a new study of their territory . |
| 11 | That 's what we er we want , that 's what we require , because do n't forget old people er , in fact our present national treasurer , a Mrs Mary , is now serving as the national treasurer and has done for the last thirty five years . |
| 12 | She ran a business and worked in a health shop to work her way through four years of study at the Northern College of Homeopathy , Gateshead , and has practised for the last six months under supervision . |
| 13 | Of course , nationalism is not all simple illusion , for real material differences do exist and have existed for a long time between different countries . |
| 14 | What we do have and have had for a long time in this country is an acceptance within our law and an acceptance within our definitions of freedom that there are responsibilities with freedom and those responsibilities in this particular case , we have long accepted the argument in this country , maybe not as much as erm , well more in fact than some of our colleagues abroad and maybe they could learn from us from this , but it is not acceptable to have the freedom to be unnecessarily cruel and in fox hunting we have a sport that is unnecessarily cruel , there are ways in which you can deal with rogue foxes , there are ways in which you can actually ensure that the fox community does not destroy the whole , er farming countryside . |
| 15 | ‘ I voted for Al Gore for Vice President and had to vote for the other fellow to get his ( Gore 's ) name , ’ Mr Clinton told a neighbour as reporters listened in . |
| 16 | Love , the second round leader , could not maintain the pace he set over the first two rounds and had to settle for a third round 71 . |
| 17 | Colin Montgomerie , a British Ryder Cup player last year , who was also making his first appearance , had a 72 but David Feherty , who played steadily for 12 holes , ran up a seven at the 13th and had to settle for a 73 . |
| 18 | Long before , when he was in perfect health , we had watched a television programme concerned with the high cost of dying and had sent for the accompanying booklet , entitled , appropriately , It 's a R.I.P. Off . |
| 19 | Stalin , the architect of the revolutionary Soviet state , the instigator of unprecedented social reforms and freedoms , the defender of international peace and security , the supporter of Republican Spain , had struck a cynical deal with Hitler , had in one stroke abandoned the principles of collective security and defence of nation states , and had opted for the fascist diplomacy of " bilateral agreements between gang leaders " . |
| 20 | Whitely was all he knew and had known for the last sixteen years . |
| 21 | Before becoming deputy chairman of the Defence Council under Gorbachev , Baklanov had been in the CPSU secretariat [ see p. 38131 ] , and had worked for the military-industrial complex . |
| 22 | He had driven to Roker in Sunderland and had walked for a long time on the beach , contemplating suicide , but had driven back to his son 's home . |
| 23 | Above all , they have emphasised the need for higher expectations from society as a whole about what disabled people can achieve , and have argued for the necessary resources to be devoted to helping them achieve them . |
| 24 | Besiktas are coached by ex-Liverpool midfielder Gordon Milne and have qualified for the European Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 25 | Going Rates In recent years most SCE entrants have attained grades A , A , A , B , B or better and have returned for a sixth year at school . |
| 26 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 27 | Rovers dominated Friday night 's home game with Peterborough , but had to settle for a 1-1 draw , and King explained : ‘ Noone can say anything but good about the way we played . |
| 28 | Rovers dominated Friday night 's home game with Peterborough , but had to settle for a 1-1 draw , and King explained : ‘ Noone can say anything but good about the way we played . |
| 29 | He would have preferred a special health-service pay factor , but had to settle for an above-average offer to the nurses , who most certainly were the priority group , having fallen badly behind over the previous ten years . |
| 30 | Jessica had dickered about wearing jeans — doing a Karen , she had mocked herself — but had settled for a button-through with a longish skirt to it . |