Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to have a [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 Now I 've achieved the length , I want to have a perm for my wedding in two month 's time , only to find that due to the Henna , my hair wo n't take a perm .
2 She happened to have a period for most of that week .
3 Would you like to have a break for tea now ?
4 It could be a fake , but I reckon not — you get to have a feel for what 's real and what is n't , in this job .
5 She seems to have a gift for calming them down . ’
6 Yes so that 's why she had to have a doctor for that one .
7 You had to have a reason for going from A to B , or else you were in trouble .
8 You have to have a card for that .
9 ‘ As the queen-dowager , my cousin and dear friend , gave you into my keeping for the time of your sojourn here — then , dear child , if you promise to have a care for your own safety , to give no offence and behave discreetly , you shall have my permission . ’
10 We decided to have a rota for the beds as well , ’ he went on , still inspecting the mushrooms .
11 Above and bottom left : These Long-finned Koi were pictured in the USA , where they seem to have a taste for the more exotic coldwater fish and none of our traditional fears about ‘ breaking the rules ’ .
12 1784 " The Meeting considering that there is now no Charity Schoolmaster in the Parish of Kildaltan , and Therefore the four pounds yearly for said Schoolmaster falls , and the Gentlemen of the Parish of Kildaltan having represented that they wish to have a fund for Purchasing Communion Tables & furms , and that four pounds sterl. will be necessary for that purpose , … agree to stent themselves for the sd. four pounds for this year . "
13 He appeared to have a talent for leaping the counter .
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