Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | To be fair , it really did look as though Ipswich had come for a draw , but we should have more imagination , pace or something to break down teams like that . |
| 32 | Yeltsin had campaigned for a " no " vote in the referendum . |
| 33 | Yeltsin had called for a " coalition government of national unity " comprising ministers nominated from each of the republics . |
| 34 | Garang had called for a constitutional conference , involving all political parties . |
| 35 | Bernadette had asked for a sign saying simply ‘ quality ’ which was very appropriate for her appearance but did nothing much to advertise what she was advising on . |
| 36 | One day in the summer , young Daniel had gone for a walk along the towpath of a nearby canal with his older brother and two or three other ‘ big boys ’ . |
| 37 | Mitchell , a qualified chartered accountant , explained that his appointment as a business manager at the DPTC came about after Nuttall had asked for a volunteer to assist in the centre 's transition to a more commercially-orientated organisation . |
| 38 | Why did Osiris have Set for a brother ? |
| 39 | Now Malcolm has asked for a bit more of my own feelings and thoughts in these epistles . |
| 40 | If the government sticks to its decision to limit public sector pay rises to 1.5% , museums may have some extra flexibility as the DNH has budgeted for a greater increase . |
| 41 | Greenpeace has called for a complete reorganization of the International Atomic Energy Authority ( IAEA ) , the UN regulatory body , on the grounds that its mandate to promote nuclear energy is incompatible with its responsibility as an international nuclear watchdog . |
| 42 | Although the Oslo Bourse has paused for a moment to digest the DnC/Bergen news the market has been hugely active and is currently one of the best performers in the world . |
| 43 | Pandolfi has called for a supplement of 136 million ecu to enable a number of projects to be revived . |
| 44 | In their infinite wisdom , the SFA had arranged for a Scotland Under 23 side to travel with the senior squad , in the admirable but ultimately naive belief that it would be a learning experience for the young stars of the future . |
| 45 | She promptly spread it around London that Lipman had fallen for a wrinkled depressive called Eve . |
| 46 | At the earlier hearing Lord McCluskey had asked for a report from a sex-problems clinic after inquiring about pornographic material — 65 magazines and 45 videos — listed as exhibits in the case . |
| 47 | Ten years later a note in the Minutes of the Garden Committee states that Miller had asked for a residence to be built in the Garden , but this was refused . |
| 48 | Marion had hoped for a disco maybe , or else a smart hotel , but this … well , once weddings were in the air , they all came out of the woodwork : aunts and cousins you had n't seen in years , bringing engagement presents . |
| 49 | When Celia appeared to go from bad to worse , Brian had advertised for a housekeeper and two had come and gone in quick succession , the first merely saying that the post was not to her ‘ fancy ’ , the second giving a fuller more blatant explanation : that she did not want to work in a household where there was nervous trouble . |
| 50 | Greenpeace have applied for a judicial review of the NRA 's system of controlling pollution — based on " consents " by which companies are allowed to pollute up to specific limits . |
| 51 | With power levels such as these on tap , the B-1R contains the obligatory limiter , and Ampeg have opted for a suitably compact , high-tech ‘ optocoupler limiter ’ system which uses an interrupted light beam to even out peaks in the signal . |
| 52 | Michael Ryan has looked for a rapprochement between deconstruction and Marxism . |
| 53 | Tests of the head do not definitely identify its age and Oxford has asked for a second sample . |
| 54 | Myers to leave Wigan WIGAN 'S 18-try Great Britain under-21 winger David Myers has asked for a move . |
| 55 | And for Americans who can not get enough , CNN has arranged for a gruelling daily schedule of Brinkley on four other topics : food , travel , showbiz and health — laughingly titled Living In The Nineties . |
| 56 | How this will happen — whether , for example , the US programme will require tough new regulations or rely on incentives — is still to be determined ; Clinton has asked for a ‘ cost-effective ’ plan by August . |
| 57 | Oddly enough , his father , whom Peter had known for a much shorter time , was quite distinct in his memory , right down to the smell of Palmolive shaving cream and Gold Leaf cigarettes . |
| 58 | It was revealed that Prokofiev had called for a central committee plenum to be held on Aug. 20 to remove Gorbachev as general secretary . |
| 59 | Patsy had gone for a walk with Mossy Rooney . |
| 60 | It was a seemingly endless eight months before the letter arrived announcing Fiona had qualified for a Gold Award and that she was invited to St James 's Palace in London to receive it . |