Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is usually noticeable that when a masochist has for years felt hard done by , often over-controlled by their partner , and then for some reason the tables are turned , he or she metes out punishment as if this has to go on for the same length of time that the masochist 's suffering was endured .
2 The practical tasks a carer has to carry out for a dementia sufferer are not necessarily , of course , the hardest part of care .
3 As Britain 's largest electricity maker , NatPower has to shop around for the cheapest fuel available .
4 Nevertheless , Sun has come in for no small amount of criticism in pursuing what is often strictly an ‘ invented here ’ approach to technology solutions , at the expense of making some pragmatic marketing decisions .
5 Understandably , this presumption has come in for a great deal of criticism .
6 However , the Green Paper has come in for a variety of criticisms and there is little evidence that its recommendations will be acted upon in the short- or medium-term .
7 JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks .
8 The prince has come in for a lot of criticism from the UN and the West for spending most of the past few months in China .
9 While it has come in for a certain amount of criticism , it has also attracted much praise , especially from industry .
10 Since the disease is heterosexually transmitted in Africa , the group which has come in for the most blame for its rapid spread have been the many poor women who have been supporting themselves in Nairobi through commercial sex .
11 Pam has come down for a day of shopping , bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath .
12 Put simply , everyone has come together for the common good and economic prosperity of the river .
13 Dr before we pass to other business , I would like to thank you very much indeed for all the work that the very small size panel on doctrine has carried out for the good of the assembly and the work of the church .
14 Take this tiny sample : Leopold Bloom , the Dublin Jew , with his touching mixture of timorousness and courage , has looked in for a few moments at a church as a Mass is ending .
15 This rate has risen significantly for the cohorts reaching Form Four from 1987 onwards ( see Table 8.1 ) .
16 My right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds , East ( Mr. Healey ) was one of the main authors of that doctrine in the 1960s and today it enjoys some credibility due to the efforts of the present Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence , who has argued clearly for the theory of flexible response in a series of public lectures and articles .
17 ‘ Look at the extraordinary cross-section of Fleet Street which has turned up for the launch . ’
18 Organisers of the Women 's Festival are looking for the woman who has done most for the welfare , health or quality of life of women in the town in the last year .
19 He did well for the likes of Cammell Laird and other plant closures , and has done well for the people at Rock Ferry . ’
20 My hon. Friend always speaks out powerfully for Basildon : he has done so for the past eight years , and I have no doubt that he will do so for the next eight .
21 He walked barefoot to three shrines , and he returned shriven , and has done more for the church than any King of Alba before him .
22 The Anglo-American lati relationship has done more for the defence and future of freedom than any other alliance in the world .
23 Howard hugs her , and has to look away for a moment , he is so moved .
24 Durham Green Party has criticised the Government 's plan to stabilise carbon dioxide emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000 , and has called instead for a 50pc reduction .
25 David Porter , MP for Waveney , has called consistently for a national body to have overall responsibility for sea defences .
26 But because Freidle has played only for the US Olympic team and not their full international side , Taylor 's union are likely to object .
27 The Old Swan has become home for a Sunday School class , in order to offer customers a spiritual experience of a different kind .
28 Meanwhile , West Ham defender Julian Dicks has revved up for a big-match return tonight — thanks to a £10,000 Harley Davidson .
29 The premium is either with the product or the purchaser has to send off for the premium .
30 And Round Table it says , has laid on for the
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