Example sentences of "have [verb] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should not have to apologize for a vow of celibacy . |
| 2 | As far as new managers go , I 'd have to go for a partnership between Mr. Robson & Mr. Hoddle . |
| 3 | She would have to work for a month for that . |
| 4 | It was inevitable therefore that she should have looked for a career in motor racing — at least that was what she told herself . |
| 5 | Investors will have to apply for a minimum of £240 worth of the shares , with an initial instalment of £100 . |
| 6 | ‘ Three weeks ago we would have settled for a situation like this . |
| 7 | He could not have asked for a clearer-case of his anti-Christian enemy ‘ trampling on the moral law ’ than in Hungary . |
| 8 | He looked at her in silence for several long moments , but instead of denying the accusation he said , ‘ As my acting hostess I expect you to know what they 're like , otherwise it will be impossible for you to explain that honeymooners expecting luxury suites with king-sized beds will have to settle for a roll in the hay . ’ |
| 9 | But Dixon , who spent nine years at Stamford Bridge , may have to settle for a place on the subs ' bench as he continues his return from a back injury . |
| 10 | Yet Thomas , 17 , who made a scoring debut as a substitute last week , could have to settle for a place on the bench again as Hearts look to John Robert- son and Ian Ferguson to shoulder the responsibility in attack . |
| 11 | After a lousy annual meeting and a lousy result against Crystal Palace , Alex Ferguson might reasonably have hoped for a change of fortune . |
| 12 | He should have gone for a walk on the Downs or gone shopping in the town for antiques , or spent the morning browsing in bookshops . |
| 13 | There have been occasional remarks that some players may have dallied for a time with what are known as recreational drugs . |
| 14 | Dr. Robert Upshall , who would have fought for a seat in Parliament , said party supporters would continue to hammer home the environmental message . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to stay for a cup of tea , then , ’ he said . |
| 16 | What do you have to pay for a pair of men 's shoes , for example ? |
| 17 | The list of British craft union leaders of this period is filled with men who worked for a spell in the United States or somewhere else overseas , as they might have worked for a spell in Newcastle or Barrow-in-Furness . |
| 18 | He lived at Charing Cross in 1585 , in 1589–90 in Writtington , Essex , by 1596 he writes from ‘ my house in Hamsell Park , Sussex ’ , while early in the 1600s he may have lived for a time in Isleworth , Middlesex . |
| 19 | ‘ No , thank you , ’ she replied with clipped civility , even though she would have killed for a drink of water and some aspirins . |
| 20 | Now he 'd have to rely for a lift on Colin who would n't be so keen on coming out of his way . |
| 21 | She had remained her strong English self , and in truth she did put up with a good deal for in her terms a scholar 's life must always have stood for a life of privation , which would explain the furious resolve that clenched the lines in her face . |
| 22 | Governors who are committed to the cause of special education will have to bid for a share of resources in competition with the advocates of other areas of the curriculum who will be pressing their case with equal vigour . |
| 23 | ‘ I think if Kylie Minogue has been a flash in the pan she would have lasted for a couple of singles . |
| 24 | But again , flexibility is built in to the system : you do n't have to register for a degree in just one subject area , but a free to mix and match your courses to build a degree that is tailor-made to your own requirements . |