Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victim Support has asked for an apology for the ‘ apparent inhuman treatment ’ of victim Sohail Ahmed , 32 , at Balham station , South London . |
| 2 | If the GP has asked for a drug to be dispensed in a special calendar pack , or has prescribed a small quantity of an unusual medicine that is only available from wholesalers in large quantities , the pharmacist will want to make sure that the pricing authority is aware of the extra costs . |
| 3 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 4 | As Figure 17.6 shows , wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies ' total funding . |
| 5 | With a jolt of excitement , as if his heart has stopped for a moment , his mind leaps to the image of a pyramid-shaped mountain . |
| 6 | The parliament has called for a more rational approach to trade and aid schemes as well as investigation into the EC 's role in granting funds in certain cases . |
| 7 | However , the parliament has called for an investigation into how this particular project came to be funded . |
| 8 | The Objectivity/DB database from Objectivity Inc , Menlo Park , California , which DEC has offered for a year , will be marketed as DEC Object/DB from September , also under Open VMS and RISC/Ultrix . |
| 9 | The Economist has called for a bill of rights as a bulwark against what Lord Hailsham once described as an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 10 | At a conference of the Prison Officers ' Association , their leader , John Bartell has called for a halt on the Government 's privatisation of the prison service . |
| 11 | The Association has pressed for a clear-cut answer on this issue and has not received it . |
| 12 | Although he insists there will be no change in France 's basic strategy , President Mitterrand has called for a national debate on defence . |
| 13 | The document has caused a political storm and Labour has called for a statement from Mr Major . |
| 14 | After so-far fruitless attempts to create a ‘ scrambler ’ signal which could be inserted onto a disc or tape to prevent copying , the record industry has lobbied for a royalty to be placed on blank tapes and tape recording hardware . |
| 15 | ‘ The roof has leaked for a year , ’ John said , ‘ and I had to cover over the electrics to protect them from the rain . |
| 16 | studied chartered accountancy at the Oxford Polytechnic and for the last 18 months has worked for a local chartered accountant . |
| 17 | Lloyd won his fourth toss and , after Greenidge had gone for a duck , Richards shared in three century stands . |
| 18 | Meticulous Jeff had hoped for a fine , calm evening — but it was misty and windy . |
| 19 | 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 ] . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Some parties had called for a national multiparty conference to be held first . |
| 22 | The British actors ' union Equity had called for a halt to Australian TV actors appearing in British pantomimes . |
| 23 | Newton did n't have to be a scientist either to realise what his two goals had done for a Chelsea side which played with impressive self belief considering its young personnel . |
| 24 | Labour had pressed for a programme to boost jobs and investment . |
| 25 | Balcon was the sort of producer the British film industry had needed for a long time . |
| 26 | After the funeral at Golders Green Crematorium , the entire Williams clan — including cousins neither Pat nor Ken had seen for a quarter of a century — assembled for drinks , ‘ a real old Cockney wake , ’ as Pat put it . |
| 27 | De Gaulle reacted like a sullen schoolboy ; the august professor had gone for a while . |
| 28 | After the action had lasted for a few minutes , County Inspector Meharg , through a loudhailer , ordered : ‘ The police will hold their hands , please . ’ |
| 29 | The Cuban President had asked for a $500 surety per refugee , plus a subsidiary guarantee to cover food and lodging during the period of transit on the Isle of Pines . |
| 30 | Two conferences of the Football Supporters ' Association have called for a re-think , but it seemed we were banging our heads against a brick wall . |