Example sentences of "[pron] had [noun sg] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And too , I had Father for a pattern : he adores Mama , and she him . |
| 2 | Although as she changed from bus to bus she was free at last of the accusing voices , she had time for a number of second thoughts , wishing in particular that she had put on other clothes , and had had her hair cut . |
| 3 | Jennifer had finished her shopping and , pausing to look at her watch , realised that she had time for a coffee before her train left . |
| 4 | We had time for a couple of runs through and set up the tape recorders ( I took two in case of trouble ! ) and by 10 a.m. we were all standing in our place s — white skirts dazzling and hearts beating fast — waiting for the signal to start . |
| 5 | Arriving there at ll.3Oam we had time for a browse around before our Ploughman 's lunch , after which we watched a delightful display of flying owls . |
| 6 | In his court appearance by a television hookup from a podium in the jail chapel , Wiggins bowed his head and mumbled : ‘ I do n't know , ’ when asked if he had a lawyer , and ‘ No ’ when asked if he had money for a lawyer . |