Example sentences of "have [verb] for [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a large field he did not have the clearest of runs as he challenged as a result of which he finished fast but too late having to settle for fourth place to the Ebor winner Quick Ransom . |
| 2 | It was a double blow for the courageous Welshman , with he and partner Mark Mouland having to settle for third place in the team event , which was won by America after Fred Couples and Davis Love both birdied the final hole to beat Sweden by one stroke . |
| 3 | About 25,000 people — over a third of the holidaymakers who stayed at the holiday camp this year — had rebooked for next year , he said . |
| 4 | Above right : British hopeful Ben Moon , who had to settle for fifth place . |
| 5 | He also looked likely to join Sheffield Wednesday at one stage but in the end had to settle for First Division Newcastle . |
| 6 | Dig in they might … but after a worthy battle , the ground finally slipped away beneath them and had to settle for second place . |
| 7 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 8 | Jerry Peel was pre-event favourite in this over-40s competition , but had to settle for third place behind Peter Black and Dave Barton after failing to read the last move . |
| 9 | Wachter had to settle for third place in the race after Italy 's Deborah Compagnoni produced one of her best performances of the season . |
| 10 | Young Malcolm Smith was provisionally given a place in the final but had to settle for 10th place after some deliberation . |
| 11 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |
| 12 | Crewe wo n't be rushing him but we 're told that Liverpool are so impressed they 've asked for first option on him . |
| 13 | Now , nobody er er , a at this stage at the er Financial Resources Committee er , challenge us on this figure , I think we will just stage of of doing arith arithmetic of adding it up , but no doubt that the staff will be comparing what going to be , er what within a but have prepared for next year with what we 're supposed to do this year and ours is an increase of another percent . |
| 14 | I have to play for next week . |
| 15 | Well it 's very , they are talking about er other issues up to they are talking about the workforce and of the erm the the report from the and er it seems that they do n't really want much to programme forward which I have put for next year very structural maintenance of the and I what the services are actually doing , they have lost council probably say that they are out of control . |