Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [verb] [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 The following were some the most important features of these rules : 1 ) The contractual undertaking involved was to perform or to procure performance of combined transport by two or more modes of transport , such as by sea , inland waterway , air , rail , or road ; 2 ) The document of title function was retained by the CTD , but it was predicated upon presentation of the CTD only to the Combined Transport Operator or his representative ; 3 ) The issuer of the CTD for the entire multi-modal carriage had to assume liability for the whole carriage , including delayed delivery , and this assumption of liability was as a principal and not as an agent of the shipper ; and 4 ) Abstraction protected third parties relying in good faith on the text of the CTD , and this protection was couched in terms similar to those of the Hague-Visby rules .
2 Winter had to aim Mandarin for the middle course but his mount started wandering off to the left before pressure from the vice-like grip of the jockey 's thighs pointed him in the right direction .
3 The Borough Education Committee had invited tenders for the supply of faggots , but the committee replied that ‘ the Guardians do not enter into competition with the trade ’ .
4 The home had set times for the toilet : 9am , 3pm , and 9pm .
5 However , on May 19 a judge had issued warrants for the arrest of the former guerrilla movement 's general staff in connection with the 1985 attack .
6 No group had claimed responsibility for the kidnappings but a statement issued by the Palestinian Revolutionary Factions ( PRF , a group believed to have links with the radical Fatah Revolutionary Council or " Fatah rebels " ) on Aug. 7 claimed that Christen and Erriquez would be released within 24 hours .
7 In August the KKE had expressed support for the attempted coup against Soviet President Gorbachev , and Papariga now declared that the process of perestroika " which has been presented as the political restructuring of socialism , is in fact a most savage … restoration of capitalism " .
8 The corporation had assumed responsibility for the site in 1945 and had purchased the land in 1957 , although technically it was in the rural district area .
9 One of our members told how a German lady met in a Festival bus queue had sent money for the purchase of books for her grandchildren .
10 Local authorities had a duty to assess those judged to be ‘ at risk ’ or ‘ vulnerable ’ and the state had to take responsibility for the supervision of care .
11 It began on Oct. 1 after tens of thousands of nationalists opposed to communist party domination of the Ukrainian government had taken part for the second consecutive day in demonstrations in Kiev .
12 Liberian accusations to the effect that the Côte d'Ivoire government had provided support for the rebels put a strain on relations between the two countries , the Liberian ambassador in Abidjan being withdrawn " for consultations " in early January .
13 The Tsar had given permission for the formation of the Legion but , a couple of months later , the Tsarina rescinded the order .
14 Leeds were re-elected , with thirty-three votes , along with Lincoln City , at a Football League meeting on 4 June ( which also heard that the League had raised £696 for the victims of the Titanic disaster ) .
15 An American studio had approached Willy for the rights to the play , but ‘ they envisaged a Brat Pack movie , packaging first and script later , ’ and he turned them down .
16 He said that the company had admitted liability for the car but pointed out that all their drivers have immediate access to facilities to correct any vehicle defects .
17 Mr. Sidney Morse , the B.E.T 's solicitor , reminded the Council that the company had paid £1,000 for the Mitcham Light Railway Powers and that in his view , that specifically exempted them from the provisions of the road widening clauses contained in the Bill .
18 The unit had claimed responsibility for the assassination of over 300 troops , policemen and government officials since 1984 .
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