Example sentences of "have [noun] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After moving to Ireland earlier this year , Daniel played a very successful free gig in The Baggot Inn , and now has plans for a new album to be recorded in Dublin in January . |
| 2 | Although such investment will inevitably benefit US companies , especially those in equipment manufacture , steel-making and construction , there will also be opportunities for foreign companies — Clinton has plans for a high-speed rail network , for example , equipment for which is currently not made by US companies — and one can imagine a fierce ‘ Buy America ’ debate over any major public works piece of legislation . |
| 3 | The ISE has plans for a regulatory news service which will sell information to other news services , but Sir Gordon has criticised the high costs of the service to outside competitors . |
| 4 | It is revolutionary too in its scope , for it has implications for a whole range of academic subjects in the arts and the social sciences . |
| 5 | The ‘ Options for Change ’ Defence Review has implications for a large number of Scottish companies . |
| 6 | Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain . |
| 7 | I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while . |
| 8 | Mm , well I have n't had fish for a long time . |
| 9 | I 've had Duck for a long time . |
| 10 | The client may have needs for a high level of social contact , which for various reasons are not being met , or , vice versa , they may have the need to spend more time alone which is not being met . |
| 11 | They do not have fittings for a flexible shutter release cable . |
| 12 | We do not have space for a full description of all the experimental techniques used in obtaining the results discussed in this book . |
| 13 | He was off the field throughout the second day having treatment for a pulled thigh muscle , but said today : ‘ I have not felt the injury at all when batting and it is much better . ’ |
| 14 | Remember all this well , so that you do n't get it wrong on the night ; you may not have time for a second performance . |
| 15 | ‘ You wo n't have time for a proper meal but you must eat something — we do n't want you fainting at a crucial moment , do we ? ’ |
| 16 | I did n't even have time for a proper supper . ’ |
| 17 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 18 | The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau . |
| 19 | Smith was virtually carried off with an ankle injury , Mardenborough has a knee problem and Cusack had stitches for a facial injury . |
| 20 | They thought him a genuine socialist who had tackled the capitalists — something the SPD had failed to do , and had hopes for a brighter future when the war was won . |
| 21 | He had time for a quick wave . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | We had time for a short walk on a rocky path before I had to return to Athens . |
| 26 | In addition to the half dozen or so field officers patrolling the districts , some of the areas in the northern authority have provision for a small number of additional posts . |
| 27 | So , if you have room for a large tank why not give them a try ? |
| 28 | There is a much smaller choice of sizes if you want a lean-to garage , and generally only single garages are available , on the very reasonable grounds that if you have space for a double garage you have room for a detached one ! |
| 29 | ‘ We have talking for a long time about how the company might change structurally , and many of Alan Gordon Walker 's proposals would have left me with a job that I did n't want to do , ’ she said . |