Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 3 | As Figure 17.6 shows , wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies ' total funding . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The Economist has called for a bill of rights as a bulwark against what Lord Hailsham once described as an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 7 | The Association has pressed for a clear-cut answer on this issue and has not received it . |
| 8 | The document has caused a political storm and Labour has called for a statement from Mr Major . |
| 9 | An announcement in May confirming the selection of Glasgow removed earlier uncertainty , although final confirmation has to wait for a further consultation period until the end of June . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ The roof has leaked for a year , ’ John said , ‘ and I had to cover over the electrics to protect them from the rain . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The British actors ' union Equity had called for a halt to Australian TV actors appearing in British pantomimes . |
| 15 | Labour had pressed for a programme to boost jobs and investment . |
| 16 | Balcon was the sort of producer the British film industry had needed for a long time . |
| 17 | De Gaulle reacted like a sullen schoolboy ; the august professor had gone for a while . |
| 18 | After the action had lasted for a few minutes , County Inspector Meharg , through a loudhailer , ordered : ‘ The police will hold their hands , please . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The family of a remand prisoner found hanged in his cell have called for a public inquiry after an inquest reached a suicide verdict . |
| 22 | The club have opted for a left arm spinner Jamie Stewart from Western Australia as their pro . |
| 23 | The European Parliament 's Transport Committee has called for a 40 per cent cut in carbon dioxide by the year 2010 — a far more ambitious figure than the Community 's official target of a freeze at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 24 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune . |
| 25 | You may recall that this committee has asked for a health and housing conference but we seem to get under it rather a lot of times , nothing it appears to be happening . |
| 26 | Ocean Environmental Management has applied for a 30,000-tonne plant at Seal Sands , Teesside , and is appealing against the local authority 's refusal to allow it . |
| 27 | The following fall into this category : ( i ) step-parents ; ( ii ) anyone with whom the child has lived for a period of three years within the last five ; the relevant period of three years need not be continuous but must not have ended more than three months before the application is made ; ( iii ) where the child is in care , anyone who has the consent of the local authority ; ( iv ) where the child is not in care , anyone who has the consent of each person with parental responsibility for the child . |
| 28 | The judge has asked for a unanimous verdict and the jury will now spend the night in a hotel before returning to court to continue their deliberations . |
| 29 | A SCOTTISH fishing boss has called for a Europe-wide boycott of cheap fish to stop non-EC states destroying the fishing industry . |
| 30 | Certainly , a residence requirement which consisted of a requirement to have resided for a certain time in the country before a self-employed occupation could be taken up would involve covert discrimination , because it would be satisfied virtually automatically by nationals and would therefore affect nationals of other member states , if not exclusively , at least chiefly . |