Example sentences of "have [vb pp] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The recently-formed Bootle Miners Support Group has called for a lobby of Gladstone Dock tomorrow lunchtime . |
| 32 | A family has called for a school nurse to be sacked after she failed to spot that their son had a broken arm . |
| 33 | The Economist has called for a bill of rights as a bulwark against what Lord Hailsham once described as an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 34 | AN AMBULANCEMEN has called for a man who rescued a youth from mountainous seas yesterday to be given a bravery award . |
| 35 | Pandolfi has called for a supplement of 136 million ecu to enable a number of projects to be revived . |
| 36 | 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 ’ . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | , 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 . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | The organization has called for a review of Hong Kong 's detention policy for asylum-seekers . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | The document has caused a political storm and Labour has called for a statement from Mr Major . |
| 43 | The student who has cared for a patient is in the best position to evaluate and report on his or her progress . |
| 44 | Barbados has benefited for a number of years from a wide treaty network , including treaties with the UK , the US and Canada . |
| 45 | He would have liked a more advanced drawing course , but as that is not on offer has settled for a painting course . |
| 46 | England boss Reilly , lacking the muscle of Wigan forwards Denis Betts , Andy Platt and Kelvin Skerrett , has opted for a blend of youth and experience . |
| 47 | FACED with a choice between Shildon and Stockholm , the redoubtable Charlie Thomas has opted for a home fixture . |
| 48 | But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . |
| 49 | At the same time , where a member has opted for a method known as settlement to market , all matching sale and purchase contracts are netted off and resulting gains and losses accounted for , leaving in the member 's account with LCH the following morning only a net long or short position in respect of each commodity or instrument for each delivery month . |
| 50 | For example , because LOEX only acquires one or two copies of each item of user education material from depositors , and because it is a nationwide service , it has opted for a loan system , with no material for retention . |
| 51 | Yes , I think for a lot of people that 's true and I do n't denigrate that because I think a lot of good work goes on in the Women 's Institute , but what we are particularly interested in is in the professional craftsman , the craftsman who has trained for a number of year to produce extremely good work , and what we try to do is to make that work more available to the public in a number of ways . |
| 52 | But liquidity has increased for a number of the larger issues of recent years and certain gilt-edged market makers are now active dealers in a range of non-gilt securities . |
| 53 | If the GP has asked for a drug to be dispensed in a special calendar pack , or has prescribed a small quantity of an unusual medicine that is only available from wholesalers in large quantities , the pharmacist will want to make sure that the pricing authority is aware of the extra costs . |
| 54 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |
| 55 | WIDNES 'S £100,000-rated former Great Britain half-back David Hulme has asked for a transfer , despite signing a new one-year deal only three months ago . |
| 56 | Howard , the 24-year-old former Waterloo Rugby Union player , has asked for a transfer after the Widnes ban . |
| 57 | Now Malcolm has asked for a bit more of my own feelings and thoughts in these epistles . |
| 58 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune . |
| 59 | The news that the Secretary of State for Scotland has asked for a feasibility study to investigate the need for a second Forth road bridge is unwelcome and merely confirms that the Scottish Office lacks a viable , long-term strategy for transport . |
| 60 | Myers to leave Wigan WIGAN 'S 18-try Great Britain under-21 winger David Myers has asked for a move . |