Example sentences of "[vb base] had for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ First I 've had for ages . |
| 2 | and er , it helps me to , it 's only a hobby , you know , but er , it 's one that I 've had for donkey years , I want to er keep going with it as long as I can |
| 3 | And then when you 're older , scutage , tallage , and how many old goats we 've had for archbishops and popes . |
| 4 | Mm the most we 've had for months . |
| 5 | I pile the CDs on top of the tapes which balance on my redundant vinyl collection that 's heaped on top of the ancient 78s I 've had for years . ’ |
| 6 | All I have to wear are the same old rags I 've had for years . |
| 7 | I I 've been coming here for forty years so far and and provocative statement I think in your programme this Autumn is the best that you 've had for years it 's a very good combination of classical and and modern plays and I really congratulate you on this programme and I would like to see that standard maintained . |
| 8 | The worst they 've had for years , apparently . ’ |
| 9 | This is the worst snowfall we 've had for years . |
| 10 | But that 's , that 's something I 've had for years , but my arms and shoulders |
| 11 | Just be very brief , chair , erm could I ask that we have a report before council on this , and I know it will be an extra two hours on the poor council debate , but I think this is so important , and it does affect the planet for hundreds of years to come , and I think if we ca n't have a discussion on this in full council , well , it 's the most important thing we 've had for years probably , and I think we should have a discussion before council sit . |
| 12 | Yes Chairman i it relates to the the body of the policies in the structure plan and if Aida 's plan generally conforms then we must er issue a statement of general conformity er however if there is a , a problem that we 've had for example about the wording of the reference to the erm East Worthing access road , then although that it 's quite proper for this committee to be concerned about that wording and ultimately possibly even to object to the plan on the basis of the wording , it does n't affect the extent to which the plan conforms or does n't conform with the structure plan overall . |
| 13 | ‘ I suspect it 's probably the first decent meal you 've had for days , Melody . |
| 14 | Customs men raided Timbmet 's yard at Bicester this afternoon … impounding twenty-four tons of Allerce … a Chilean hardwood which they 've had for sale on their books since nineteen ninty . |
| 15 | But there were no unpleasant surprises in store for me , and the 500-mile trip turned out to be the most leisurely and enjoyable drive I have had for ages . |
| 16 | I could make a playpen for him and buy him one of those big wooden Arks with all the animals in and I could get one of those bags you carry babies around in like the Indians have had for centuries . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , yes , I must admit , ’ replies management , ‘ that I am making a good thing out of this , the best break we have had for years — you see , my methods of production are so cheap and efficient . ’ |
| 18 | It makes no sense for two countries to build essentially the same satellite , and the surge-tide of new satellites from Europe and Japan is threatening to kill ideas that the Americans have had for years . |
| 19 | ‘ Players know the choices open to them in set areas , which means we now have the inter-action as a team that Australia , New Zealand and England have had for years . ’ |
| 20 | I made his socks on my Singer KE2400 single bed machine which I have had for years . |
| 21 | After all , we have had for years Poor Man 's Lawyer sessions , political legal advice sessions , the legal aid scheme itself , and now , more recently , the neighbourhood law centres . |
| 22 | The position on the particular issue to which the hon. Gentleman refers is that for some years now we have pursued the same policy that the money has been , in the formula applied , additional and is reflected in higher public spending plans , and that it is for the Commissioner to honour the pledge that we have had for years past . |
| 23 | Have had for weeks now . |