Example sentences of "who had [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crisis-ridden years of 1961–2 had dampened the optimism of those who had hoped for new initiatives to end the Cold War . |
| 2 | Some Romanians claim ( not unreasonably though without evidence ) that Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu were diabolists who had arranged for certain black magical and other superstitious figures to be carved in the decorations of the Casa Republicii or hidden in the overall design and visible only to other satanic initiates of the occult . |
| 3 | The pumping was said to be done by Germans , faultlessly disguised as British officers , or even , it had been whispered , by genuine British officers who had fallen for German propaganda . |
| 4 | Again this provides a strong contrast with the first Whigs , who had pressed for frequent Parliamentary elections . |
| 5 | This last-minute addition went some way to satisfying the psychiatric lobby who had pressed for continuing health authority control . |
| 6 | Arafat 's stance of " positive neutrality " had been criticized by more militant leaders , who had pressed for military support for Iraq and the opening of a " second front " against Israel in Lebanon or the occupied territories . |
| 7 | UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , who had appealed for international aid on May 3 , made a subsequent emergency appeal on May 17 for $168,000,000 . |
| 8 | They worked steadily , dealing first with patients who had come for audio testing , an important part of the health screening programmes that were regularly carried out on members of the workforce . |
| 9 | But when it arose in the 16th Century , it simply denoted a man who had opted for worldly pleasure by marrying , in contrast to a cleric who stayed celibate . |
| 10 | Many of the most committed Calvinists , who had wrestled for lengthy periods with the doctrine of predestination before finally convincing themselves of the assuredness of their salvation , reacted with fury and outrage to Arminius 's teachings , and in the United Provinces the resulting theological controversy provoked a major political crisis , culminating in the defeat of the Arminians at the Synod of Dort in 1618 . |
| 11 | On March 21 it was announced that members of the armed forces who had left for political reasons after June 1978 were to be reinstated . |