Example sentences of "[noun] have have [art] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 In the past , German cars have had a reputation for sparse levels of equipment , but this is gradually changing .
2 It was not fair to say that he– parents had had no time for her or for Joe ; all four of the family had worked together , and , as the settlement grew , they had enjoyed churchgoing and Easters and Christmases with their neighbours .
3 Gina and Nigel had had no guests for a year now .
4 And the designers at Adorno 's had an eye for fashion .
5 We all know textiles has had the grind for years and years and years and all our activity , all our activists , the shop stewards and the branch secretaries and conveners in that particular section , they need a lot of support , especially the young people .
6 Lu Ping : ‘ Chris Patten has had no sincerity for resolving differences ’
7 Steve Gilbert has had a beard for 20 years and says he ca n't imagine life without it .
8 ‘ From the very beginning , the Hong Kong governor has had no sincerity for resolving differences through talks , ’ he said .
9 They are the only two post-war premiers to have had no time for the black arts of political news management and personal public relations .
10 But he maintains that boxing is not his favourite sport , saying without hesitation : ‘ If my father had had the budget for it when I was young , I would have been doing motor racing . ’
11 Sheffield Wednesday have had an offer for Bari 's Australian international striker Frank Farina rejected .
12 Many of the older generation coming from a rural background had had no opportunity for training and so were limited in the type of employment open to them .
13 How strange that since the eighteenth century the peasants of Møn had had a taste for English ware .
14 With this sort of evidence in mind , we were invited to answer the question , ‘ Why is it when women have had the vote for 50 years , so few women are to be found in politically powerful positions ? ’
15 For the last eight years , Messrs. Wright & Sons have had the contract for the maintenance and working of the North and South Staffordshire Railways . ’
16 Scully and Sons have had the job for as long as I can remember , not because they are any good but because they are ruddy cheap .
17 What lies in pieces around them represents , in effect , a unique private exhibition open to a lucky few who for the first time in generations have had the opportunity for hands-on experience of greatness .
18 Her sister Harriet has had the cottage for two years .
19 Before experiencing a Methodist conversion , Bamford senior had been a noted drinker and wrestler , but even at that time had had a taste for books .
20 His mother had had no time for him , and his father disapproved of him .
21 Those participating in conversational encounters have to have a care for the preservation of good relations by promoting the other 's positive self-image , by avoiding offence , encouraging comity , and so on .
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