Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyd won his fourth toss and , after Greenidge had gone for a duck , Richards shared in three century stands . |
| 2 | Meticulous Jeff had hoped for a fine , calm evening — but it was misty and windy . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Ireland had hoped for a three-day match but this was not possible . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Devonport 's plan is to use land Rosyth had intended for a new £267 million Trident refitting facility for the oil tanker work . |
| 9 | 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 … |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Katharine had asked for a lesson with Jennie because ‘ Quite simply , she 's the best ’ . |
| 13 | Sylvia had asked for a recall , so it would have to wait until she returned to England . |
| 14 | He said Mr McGuigan had applied for a weapon and been turned down by the Royal Ulster Constabulary . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Yeltsin had campaigned for a " no " vote in the referendum . |
| 17 | Yeltsin had called for a " coalition government of national unity " comprising ministers nominated from each of the republics . |
| 18 | Garang had called for a constitutional conference , involving all political parties . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Their action comes three days after BR had to postpone for a year its bill to build a high-speed Channel tunnel rail link to central London . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She promptly spread it around London that Lipman had fallen for a wrinkled depressive called Eve . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ( George McCluskey had to settle for a place on the bench , which opened the door for Tom Brown , who just a few months ago was playing Junior football with Glenafton . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |