Example sentences of "have [verb] for [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll have to wait for Miss Needham-Burrell . ’ |
| 2 | I would think it 's a diminishing number because I think that a large number of judges who would have voted for Mr Clement Attlee would look askance at voting for some of his successors , with all respect to them . |
| 3 | In England obituaries regretted that he had not appeared more regularly for his country , while in Dunedin cricketers could only dream of the great things Jack Crawford might have done for Otago cricket … if only a World War had not interfered with something as important as cricket . |
| 4 | It 's the sort of gem Richard Burton might have bought for Liz Taylor . |
| 5 | For that reason , I feel Meg would have opted for Anna Pavord 's scheme . |
| 6 | It 's the nagging curse which afflicts all consumers — lingering doubts after you get it home , like ‘ should I have opted for Brand X instead of Brand Y ’ . |
| 7 | He would have settled for Hilderbridge College of Technology . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll have to send for Jim Kielthy to clear up this mess , ’ she laughed . |
| 9 | When it was too late and Nails had had time to cool down , he realised he should have asked for Mr Bean or even Biddy or Nutty 's dad to be contacted . |
| 10 | He had phoned her at Milton Buildings , saying that he had a routine enquiry to make about the Datsun , would have asked for Mr Marius Steen but , owing to the recent regrettable happening , wondered if she could help . |
| 11 | It 's the best verdict we could have hoped for John Newton was doing well in the RAF . |
| 12 | If one had been asked , working on first principles , about the least eligible candidate to conduct the country 's foreign affairs , many people , including myself , would have plumped for George Brown . |
| 13 | The intention had been to give the premiere of Sea Change at Sadler 's Wells to open the Theatre Ballet 's new season there , but it was thought that by then John would already have left for New York to take part in the Sadler 's Wells Ballet 's first American tour , so the decision was made to present the ballet first on 18 July 1949 at the Gaiety Theatre , Dublin , where the company concluded its summer tour . |
| 14 | She knew something dreadful must have happened for Mrs Bradford to be visiting . |