Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Lebanon had already suffered for the Palestinians ' presence .
2 A BBC spokesman insisted the pair had not asked for the changes and promised : ‘ They 'll be available for anyone needing them . ’
3 The court found that all his experience had been in these areas ; he had always worked for the plaintiffs and therefore the clause rendered him unemployable over a very wide area for a significant time .
4 ‘ Well , if he 's so decent , ’ said Amiss , as he donned the pyjamas he had specially bought for the purposes of room-sharing , ‘ why does he allow us to be fed so badly ? ’
5 A rugby blue , he had also played for the Barbarians .
6 At the new master 's decree , today was to be a day of merrymaking : workers from his nearby shoe factory had been specially brought in by charabanc , and a syndicate of local industrialists had also gathered for the festivities .
7 But he was badly informed again and had n't calculated for the Americans .
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