Example sentences of "[adv] had [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I just had time for a quick glance into its shelf-ridden depths before it closed , and I saw room after room , opening vistas of eternal reading to my gaze . |
2 | He just had time for a quick coffee ( it was now or never ) , and in the time I took to refill the kettle and put coffee into two clean mugs , I 'd told him . |
3 | ‘ When I came back from the war , we still had rationing for a few years . |
4 | The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau . |
5 | Still had time for the essential cup of coffee ! |
6 | On the outbreak of hostilities , a small ministerial committee was established to co-ordinate the UK 's role in the operation , comprising Major , Hurd , Tom King ( the Defence Secretary ) and John Wakeham ( the Energy Secretary , who also had responsibility for the general co-ordination of government information ) , together with , as appropriate , other members of the Cabinet and the Attorney General ( Sir Patrick Mayhew ) . |