Example sentences of "[noun] had [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law of the land saw to it that gentry who did not conform to the new religion had to pay for the privilege . |
| 2 | By the way Batty was merely a promising youngster when Wilko arrived , and I do n't think Speed had played for the first team . |
| 3 | Lloyd won his fourth toss and , after Greenidge had gone for a duck , Richards shared in three century stands . |
| 4 | Between 1956 and 1960 the association had to fight for the right to enter the Big Berlin Exhibition as a separate group . |
| 5 | Yet , running through them , the still more ancient river Indus had existed for millions of years before their rise . |
| 6 | But the home side had to settle for a winning draw after St George 's finished on 175–7 , despite a 2–55 return from 16-year old slow left arm bowler Howard Jones on his debut . |
| 7 | Meticulous Jeff had hoped for a fine , calm evening — but it was misty and windy . |
| 8 | The fans had come for goals and it was Pompey who nearly supplied the first . |
| 9 | On the other hand , he said ID cards were ridiculous and confirmed what fans had known for years that they were ill- treated by uncaring clubs who were allowing grounds to fall into disrepair . |
| 10 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 11 | Kuwait 's Oil Minister Hamud Abdullah al Raqaba disclosed that Kuwait had asked for an 800,000 bpd oil loan from the Gulf Co-Operation Council ( GCC ) , worth US$14,000,000 a day , to help meet reconstruction costs incurred by the Iraqi invasion of August 1990 [ see pp. 37631-41 ] . |
| 12 | According to a report on July 11 the French President François Mitterrand had called for the abolition of the consensus rule , saying that " this conference must adapt " . |
| 13 | The chance to buy the land for the gymnasium had disappeared for the time being , but it was not the end , he told himself . |
| 14 | The silver-framed photograph of Philippe Chaumont had appeared for the first time since he had known Chantal . |
| 15 | What it does show , is just how much of a theoretical problem Engels had made for himself in creating this highly problematical gens stage of history where there were no divisions of any kind . |
| 16 | And even Hoggatt 's Laboratory , blood or no blood , had been part of the village for over seventy years , while Chevisham Manor had stood for nearly three times as long . |
| 17 | In 1916 he cited conscription and the suspension of trades union restrictions as things that coalition had done for the nation ; Gleanings and Memoranda headlined the speech " The Coalition Form of Government almost indispensable . " |
| 18 | Defence cuts of up to $8 billion more than the Bush administration had planned for the fiscal year beginning in October . |
| 19 | That the project may now be delayed by Chinese inquisitiveness should be seen in the context of the fact that the current administration had dithered for 15 years on the project . |
| 20 | Neff built up the firm 's business in the USA not by dint of one overwhelming individual personality , as Roche had done for Heidrick and Struggles , but by exemplifying the success of the Spencer Stuart method of problem-solving in management crises across a range of corporate sectors . |
| 21 | When he left for Canada six years earlier , Northern Ireland had the lowest crime rate in the United Kingdom and no political violence had occurred for a number of years . |
| 22 | Sam Llewellyn 's family charter on the Lycian coast had to cater for all tastes , including those of a budding rock and roll band |
| 23 | The Countess had settled for McNair . |
| 24 | Yet , ever since Toulouse , he had wondered whether his nerve had gone for ever . |
| 25 | The outcome of this work , which was carried out just after candidates had enrolled for the Batch 1 courses , is still awaited . |
| 26 | By July 30 , 12 candidates had registered for the presidential elections due to be held simultaneously with legislative elections on September 29-30 . |
| 27 | In 1983 , of the 1 16 ‘ publishers and journalists ’ standing only 45 were elected : 30 of the 71 defeated candidates had stood for the SDP ! |
| 28 | Final figures were that a total of 5,712 candidates had stood for election , of whom 1,021 were independents and the remainder represented one of the 59 different parties . |
| 29 | Laybacking had accounted for more than half his leader falls , and retreat did not bear thinking about . |
| 30 | Their eyes had met for only the briefest moment , but it had seemed like a lifetime . |