Example sentences of "have [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The UN has called for a ban on drift nets worldwide by 1992 , and in the South Pacific by 1991 . |
| 32 | The Swedish government has called for a ban on the international trade in the bluefin tuna . |
| 33 | Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) has called for a ban on further production of halons , used principally in fire extinguishers . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | A mother has called for a brand of bubble gum to be taken off the shelves after her eight-year-old son nearly choked on one of the sweets . |
| 36 | A mother has called for a brand of bubble gum to be taken off the shelves after her eight-year-old son nearly choked . |
| 37 | The recently-formed Bootle Miners Support Group has called for a lobby of Gladstone Dock tomorrow lunchtime . |
| 38 | A family has called for a school nurse to be sacked after she failed to spot that their son had a broken arm . |
| 39 | The Economist has called for a bill of rights as a bulwark against what Lord Hailsham once described as an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 40 | AN AMBULANCEMEN has called for a man who rescued a youth from mountainous seas yesterday to be given a bravery award . |
| 41 | Pandolfi has called for a supplement of 136 million ecu to enable a number of projects to be revived . |
| 42 | This further sign of disunity among the opposition comes just as the former president , Valery Giscard d'Estaing , who is also the leader of the UDF , has called for a fusion of the seven parties of the centre-right into ‘ one big party of the centre-right by the beginning of 1992 ’ . |
| 43 | Friends of the Earth has called for a boycott of all timber products from Britain 's leading " do-it-yourself " chain stores , on the grounds that their import of tropical hardwoods is contributing to rainforest destruction . |
| 44 | , Animaline , a British animal-welfare organization , has called for a tourist boycott of Malta , to persuade that country to ban the shooting of migratory and native wild birds , hundreds of thousands of which are killed every year for sport . |
| 45 | A 15-member panel chosen to represent a cross section of the Dutch public has called for a moratorium on all commercial exploitation of genetically manipulated animals because there are still too many unknowns in genetic engineering . |
| 46 | The organization has called for a review of Hong Kong 's detention policy for asylum-seekers . |
| 47 | The Metropolitan Police Commissioner , Paul Condon , has called for a review of deportation procedures following the death of a Jamaican woman after a deportation order was served . |
| 48 | The document has caused a political storm and Labour has called for a statement from Mr Major . |
| 49 | An MP has called for an inquiry into the causes of teenage car crime , but police say there 's no reason to panic . |
| 50 | THE MOTHER of seven Orkney children whose allegations of sex abuse led to nine others being taken into care , has called for an inquiry into their case . |
| 51 | The Prime Minister has called for an end to smears and personal attacks in the run-up to the election with a focus on policies and issues . |
| 52 | The ANC Leader , Nelson Mandela , has called for an end to sanctions against South Africa . |
| 53 | A Tory councillor has called for an end to the row which broke out after Darlington council checks revealed faults in the crash barriers around the upper deck of the NCP car park in East Street . |
| 54 | However , the parliament has called for an investigation into how this particular project came to be funded . |
| 55 | A PARLIAMENTARY candidate has called for an investigation into why there was a delay in an ambulance reaching a woman who died after plunging from a window . |
| 56 | A report from the Bow Group , a Conservative Party think-tank , has called for an energy tax on the use of all fossil fuels to be imposed in a similar way to Value Added Tax . |
| 57 | IMRAN KHAN , the Pakistan captain , has called for an overhaul of Pakistan cricket to combat what he describes as widespread ‘ nepotism and favouritism ’ . |
| 58 | The student who has cared for a patient is in the best position to evaluate and report on his or her progress . |
| 59 | Barbados has benefited for a number of years from a wide treaty network , including treaties with the UK , the US and Canada . |
| 60 | He would have liked a more advanced drawing course , but as that is not on offer has settled for a painting course . |