Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Although he insists there will be no change in France 's basic strategy , President Mitterrand has called for a national debate on defence . |
| 4 | Lloyd won his fourth toss and , after Greenidge had gone for a duck , Richards shared in three century stands . |
| 5 | Meticulous Jeff had hoped for a fine , calm evening — but it was misty and windy . |
| 6 | 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 ] . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And er he says well Berty 's arranged for a van to sa to get this suite . |
| 9 | The news that the Secretary of State for Scotland has asked for a feasibility study to investigate the need for a second Forth road bridge is unwelcome and merely confirms that the Scottish Office lacks a viable , long-term strategy for transport . |
| 10 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 11 | AN AMBULANCEMEN has called for a man who rescued a youth from mountainous seas yesterday to be given a bravery award . |
| 12 | Ireland had hoped for a three-day match but this was not possible . |
| 13 | Lucenzo had disappeared for a moment , and she was n't too happy about the way the Frenchman was holding her hand until she realised he was harmless . |
| 14 | What Tallis had taken for a forked beard she could see , now , were curved tusks of wood growing from each side of the round , wet mouth . |
| 15 | The draw for the Mini Cooper was held at Armagh 's Gosford House Hotel where Simon had gone for a night out with his mates . |
| 16 | Darlington GP John Apps has left for a three-month trip to the Arctic Circle with a research team investigating wildlife and fauna . |
| 17 | The UN has called for a ban on drift nets worldwide by 1992 , and in the South Pacific by 1991 . |
| 18 | There are nineteen full-time care staff of whom eleven are on duty in the evenings and Mr has asked for a further eleven full-time care staff , he hopes in due course to be able to have seventeen such staff on duty at any one time . |
| 19 | Margaret Anne Doody has called for a new edition of Leapor 's poetry . |
| 20 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 21 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 22 | Devonport 's plan is to use land Rosyth had intended for a new £267 million Trident refitting facility for the oil tanker work . |
| 23 | Michele had asked for a promise that she would n't attempt the stairs , but she had n't given one , and if she was very careful … |
| 24 | Kohl had called for a European federal police force modelled on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation but the UK favoured an inter-governmental rather than a supranational force , although Major himself called for a " strong perimeter fence " around the EC to prevent a wave of illegal immigrants . |
| 25 | The FSLN and FNT had called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience against the austerity measures , urging the population to refuse to pay increased electricity and water prices , to occupy state companies targeted for privatization , and to support a 24-hour general strike on Oct. 1 . |
| 26 | Katharine had asked for a lesson with Jennie because ‘ Quite simply , she 's the best ’ . |
| 27 | Sylvia had asked for a recall , so it would have to wait until she returned to England . |
| 28 | In the twilight of its life , TOTP has opted for a radical face-lift , which has turned out instead like a make-over from Hell . |
| 29 | I understand that , in view of the allegations about the conduct of Staffordshire special branch officers , the chief constable of Staffordshire has arranged for a full investigation by the deputy chief constable of another force . |
| 30 | But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . |