Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] to have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spencer has always longed to have a Spitfire and one day Mike Searle , presumably having recovered from the shock of the Jungmann episode ( see the September issue , page 25 ) , pointed out an advertisement in which some Spitfires were for sale at Strathallan in Scotland . |
| 2 | It was a private lair , and though they 'd often wished to have a fire they 'd never done so — not because they feared for the dry wood of the spinney but because they knew that rising smoke would sooner or later be investigated . |
| 3 | As I sowed my seeds in April , my four-year-old son hung around pestering to have a go . |
| 4 | The class of games analyzed above seem to have a number of possible applications to economics . |
| 5 | One , Clare Pullen , was married to a supermarket manager , but had herself been a machine operator before giving up work to have a baby . |
| 6 | Tom Murray did not want to have a lot of girlfriends , but just one for good , one he could be deeply serious about . |
| 7 | In the leader column last week , on the same day Young Group 's shares were suspended , the newspaper felt sufficiently confident of Mr Young 's expertise to write : ‘ He is a man who has until recently made a great success of his business and it would be sad for the North-East if he did not continue to have a part to play . ’ |
| 8 | Using analysis of variance in unifactorial and multifactorial models , age did not seem to have a bearing on any of the parameters of esophageal function . |
| 9 | It did not have to have a name . |
| 10 | They did not need to have a row for Barry to feel constantly undermined by Helen 's attitudes , spoken and unspoken . |
| 11 | Ward J. took evidence on the telephone from Dr. F. , who had spoken to Miss T. in the maternity unit after she had stated for the second time that she did not wish to have a blood transfusion and before she had signed the refusal form . |
| 12 | Had she merely stated that she did not wish to have a baby , she would have been considered failing in what she saw as her role in life . |
| 13 | I see wide attackers being allowed to come inside for shots , centre-backs who do not appear to have a clue about positional play and plenty of evidence to suggest that we are no longer producing defenders with the ability and confidence to cope on their own . ’ |
| 14 | A man and woman who do not want to have a baby can still enjoy lovemaking if they make sure the egg and sperm never meet , or if the egg is prevented from settling in the womb . |
| 15 | In addition , in Britain there is the peculiar phenomenon of the exercise of influence by groups that , according to the crude calculations of political arithmetic , do not seem to have a power base at all . |
| 16 | They did n't tend to have a lot of furniture . |
| 17 | ‘ Bob did n't choose to have a heart attack . |
| 18 | Once a man she 'd never met before , a man called Peter who did n't seem to have a wife , kept dancing with her in the Godsons ' house , holding her very close , in a way that quite upset her and yet was pleasurable . |
| 19 | Fourth , and you did n't , I mean you did n't seem to have a lot to pick from . |
| 20 | But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order . |
| 21 | But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order . |
| 22 | that 's alright it do n't hurt to have a bit of peace and quiet |
| 23 | Oh you do n't want to have a cuddle ? |
| 24 | We do n't want to have a quarrel , do we ? |
| 25 | I do n't want to have a go . |
| 26 | I have n't had a test since then to see if I can , and I do n't want to have a test . |
| 27 | Women who have become pregnant and do n't want to have a child — if it 's been a mistake — have been able to have abortions . |
| 28 | Oh you do n't want to have a Robin Hood do you ? |
| 29 | Its use is intended to be for characters that walk , where you do n't want to have a Michael Jackson Moonwalk effect ( although that 's a doddle to do — you just move an actor backwards while it 's animated to walk forwards ) . |
| 30 | ‘ What if I do n't want to have a picnic at … at Ghar Lapsi and visit the Blue Grotto ? ’ |