Example sentences of "[not/n't] have a [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those whose gifts and tastes lie in a certain direction — people who do not have a head for mathematics — may well have been influenced by this in an early career choice . |
| 2 | He had been fond of his uncle , Thomas had been a bluff hearty man but unfortunately he did not have a head for business . |
| 3 | The HRD practitioner might want to cite examples from his or her own experience of the fact that ‘ quick-fix ’ changes tend to be just that — first-aid treatments that do not have a base for perpetuation . |
| 4 | In the context of the May 1990 preliminary talks between the African National Congress ( ANC ) and the government [ see p. 37440 ] , two other notable encounters between the nationalist movement and the white establishment occurred in the same month : ( i ) on May 23 the ANC met liberal representatives of the business community in Johannesburg , during which ANC deputy president Nelson Mandela , in what was seen as an attempt to reassure investors , declared that the ANC did not have a blueprint for nationalization ; at the conclusion of the conference , with the former chairman of the company Anglo American , Gavin Relly , he emphasized the need to abolish institutionalized inequalities and to redistribute resources equally ; and ( ii ) on May 24 fighters from the ANC 's armed wing and members of the ANC national executive committee ( NEC ) met with retired and serving officers of the South African Defence Force ( SADF ) , military conscripts and , among others , members of the End Conscription Campaign at a conference in Lusaka , the Zambian capital ; these discussions included the structure and role of a post-apartheid defence force . |
| 5 | So we can not have a strategy for teacher development any more than a teacher can have a strategy for child development . |
| 6 | We did n't have a chance for breakfast this morning . |
| 7 | They signed a record contract that did n't have a clause for tour support . |
| 8 | Now he says deep intake of breath do n't have a puppy for Christmas . |
| 9 | but like say I 'm alright like cos Mike does n't have a shirt for work or anything like some people , with , with , they 've got an office job , he 'd have to have five clean shirts for the week would n't he ? |
| 10 | We do n't have we do n't have an hour for lunch . |