Example sentences of "have [verb] for [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will find tiny plants and animals in the tank to help , but immature fish often have to go for periods without food . |
| 2 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 3 | Traditionally , we have looked for causes of learning difficulty in the child . |
| 4 | This time the researchers have looked for steps in the decay chain of a B meson , in which the b quark converts first into a c quark and then into an s quark ; this means that the B meson decays into a charmed D meson , and then a strange K meson . |
| 5 | As concern over state expenditure mounted , governments have looked for ways of cutting back the volume of support for the railways . |
| 6 | The Eastern Shawnee and the Miami tribes in Oklahoma , the Northern Arapahoe Economic Development Commission in Wyoming , the Ponca Industrial Corporation in Texas , the Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota , and the Ute Mountain Ute tribe in Colorado have applied for grants of $100,000 each . |
| 7 | Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash , which happened a mile west of Bowes at 8.10am on Sunday , between a Vauxhall Cavalier and a hired minibus . |
| 8 | POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a fatal accident on the A66 as a baby girl fights for her life . |
| 9 | Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident at about 4.25pm on Friday . |
| 10 | Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them . |
| 11 | It is believed they were heading for the South Shields area when they disappeared Witness plea : Police have appealed for witnesses to a disturbance in the Albert Street and Princess Square area of central Harrogate on Friday . |
| 12 | Police have appealed for witnesses to the raid or anyone who might have seen the men stealing the car or abandoning it . |
| 13 | VILLAGERS have called for lay-bys at bus stops on a busy road following concerns about safety . |
| 14 | Given the importance of such personal qualities , the government have called for improvements in the selection of students for initial teacher training and have urged that only students with the ‘ requisite personal qualities ’ should be awarded qualified-teacher status at the end of their studies . |
| 15 | Again and again Congress resolutions have called for facilities for higher education , but without adequate public subsidy or sponsorship this vital objective awaits fulfilment . |
| 16 | ‘ Since coming home , I have played for Wasps against Cambridge and for England against South Africa , so I need three tough Divisional fixtures to sharpen up for the international championship . |
| 17 | Men who have preached for years in the city streets are now under the intimidation of RUC sergeants and police constables ’ . |
| 18 | Practically , this is ensured by the governments being composed of parties which have to compete for votes at elections , on the basis of promises about what they will do if they get back into government next time . |
| 19 | Geologists have known for decades about ‘ natural fission reactors ’ in very ancient rocks at Oklo in Gabon , West Africa . |
| 20 | It 's only in the last few years that everyone has begun talking seriously about fibre in diet , although those who have always eaten a breakfast that includes all-bran have known for years about the virtues of fibre . |
| 21 | And that video can be obtained from Tavistock Church , in Tavistock Place it costs twelve pound fifty , with one pound fifty postage erm , but I think that it has been recommended to us and a number of the provinces have asked for copies to be made available and then maybe there are some churches within our provence that might like to have that video so that they can draw the attention of their churches to the work of the Council for World Mission . |
| 22 | The Prado administrators have asked for opinions from two influential organisations : the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts , of which Goya was a director , and the professional body that represents Madrid 's architects . |
| 23 | I have collected this catalogue from the dozens of workshops and courses I have run for teachers on the subject of stress . |
| 24 | In the British coal industry , management and unions have fought for changes in energy policy ( Robens 1972 : chs. 9 , 10 ) and more recently , a successful alliance of interests prevented the separate privatization of the gas corporation 's retail showrooms ( Tivey 1982 : 46 ) . |
| 25 | Have to ask for contraceptives at chemist 's , not just wave items pinkly at assistant . |
| 26 | Those of us who make our own way there have little conception of the anxiety this may induce , unless , perhaps , we have waited for bedpans in hospital . |
| 27 | Has there ever been a tennis player that has written in to say ‘ thank you ’ to their fans who have stood by them through all their traumas and their losses , who have stood for hours in the rain or slept out in the streets to get a look at their idols ? |
| 28 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 29 | She reported initial agreement on medical evacuations from the city , where some badly wounded people have lain for months without being able to get proper treatment or artificial limbs . |