Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] have [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul and I had gone for a walk along the sand , northwards on a calm , bright autumn day after a ferocious storm the night before that had ripped slates off the roof of the house , torn up one of the trees by the old sheep-pen and even snapped one of the cables on the suspension foot-bridge . |
| 2 | When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver . |
| 3 | This case raises serious and complex moral issues and I have asked for a detailed study of the House of Lords judgement in the light of Catholic moral teaching . |
| 4 | ‘ There are children with physical , mental and behavioural difficulties and we have to look for a range of staff to reflect the balance , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The two told how Pringle had called for Jason at his home in Geneva Road , Darlington , on Sunday afternoon and they had gone for a ride around in a van . |
| 6 | The others took it up , humming or singing , and walked in time to it until old Donald got breathless and they had to saunter for a while . |
| 7 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 8 | Most of those leaving the cities have done so through the commercial market and they have moved for a variety of reasons ( Kennett and Hall , 1981 ) : more freely-available , cheaper , owner-occupied housing might be found beyond the cities in environmentally-attractive locations ; households are more mobile — car-ownership rates doubled between 1961 and 1981 and the electrification of some InterCity lines has encouraged a marked decentralization of people away from London to areas such as Peterborough , Stamford ( Lincs. ) and even Newark ( Notts. ) ; many move out of cities on retirement ; and for the economically active in the south of England , movement out of London becomes ever more attractive as many commercial activities leave the capital . |
| 9 | He needed to compare his ledger 's statistics with the industry averages/norm , and he had hoped for a concentrated sample from their trade association , but no such luck . |
| 10 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |
| 11 | Forest want an answer from Keane by the end of this week and he has asked for an extra couple of days to iron out the finer details . |
| 12 | ‘ But I 've come for a boy ! |
| 13 | I had the result this afternoon , but I 've known for a few weeks , really . |
| 14 | But she had to battle for a York neck victory from Satank and trainer Jack Berry said : ‘ She ran well , but looked to be going over the top . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're completely unscrupulous , Lydia , ’ said Betty , but she had laughed for a moment . |
| 16 | Mills was amoral and untrustworthy , but we 've known for a while now that he definitely worked for us . ’ |
| 17 | Perhaps a little more expensive , but we 've opted for a powerhead run undergravel — which will ensure adequate throughput of water through the gravel , and offers many similar features to the internal power filter , in terms of flow and aeration . |
| 18 | But they had to wait for a host of their rivals to commit pop suicide before they could begin the job of moulding this new discovery . |
| 19 | Lyppard Grange is a listed building so the City Council ca n't have it knocked down but it has applied for a compulsory purchase order . |