Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | PETER Owen , the publisher , has received a sizeable order for copies of Falkland People , a book describing life on the islands . |
| 2 | Held in the open air and under marquees , The South Bank Jazz Festival has developed a strong reputation for presenting the best in traditional and contemporary jazz . |
| 3 | Over the past two decades the OU has developed a worldwide reputation for the quality of its courses , teaching and research . |
| 4 | ICI Polyurethanes has developed a new technique for making polyurethane comfort cushioning . |
| 5 | Instead she has developed a strict routine for short haul trips to get her across her pain barrier . |
| 6 | Mrs Mainwaring founder of the Halton Accident Emergency Campaign has waged a one-woman campaign for nine years to see the new town hospital is completed with the provision of full services . |
| 7 | Frank Allen , from Frank and Chris 's corner shop in Corporation Road , has gathered a 300-name petition for lighting in the back alleys of the Denes area . |
| 8 | With the support of the ESRC the investigator has completed a statistical base for the study OI Soviet economic assistance to the less developed countries ( LDCs ) , analysing the method used , giving some historical background and giving some details of all the aid agreements reached and the progress made on their implementation . |
| 9 | THIS week 's winner of our Witty Ad of the Week competition , Mrs Terry Jones , has concocted a fine recipe for selling her London flat . |
| 10 | The Roads and Transport Capital Budget for 1992/93 has included a new heading for Road Lighting : Road Safety . |
| 11 | Steve Cram , the Olympic 1500 metres silver medallist in 1984 , still has to launch a serious challenge for his place in the team but took another solid step on the road to Barcelona with an encouraging relay leg at Sheffield . |
| 12 | Nokia Oy has reported a net loss for 1992 equivalent to $121.7m , up from a loss last time of $35.5m on turnover that rose 17.5% at $3,060m . |
| 13 | Philips Electronics NV has reported a net loss for 1992 equivalent to $489m after a $652m restructuring charge , against a profit last time of $477m , which included a $40m restructuring charge , on turnover that rose 2.7% at $31,808m . |
| 14 | Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA has reported a net loss for 1992 equivalent to $406m , up from a loss last time of $287m , on turnover that fell 6.8% at $5,009m.Figures converted at $0.000623 to the Italian lire . |
| 15 | Tulip Computers NV has reported a net loss for 1992 equivalent to $8.0m against a profit last time of $8.9m , after an extraordinary charge of $1.1m this time and an extraordinary gain of $2.1m last , on turnover that fell 19.1% at $177.7m . |
| 16 | Norsk Data A/S has reported a net loss for the year to December 31 of $55.7m , down from a loss last time of $123m on turnover off 43.1% at $148.6m . |
| 17 | Ascom Holding AG has reported a net loss for the year to December 31 equivalent to $30.9m against a profit last time of $36.5m , on turnover up 9.1% at $2,268m . |
| 18 | Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA has reported a net loss for 1992 of $437.7m , up from a loss last time of $309.6m , on turnover that fell 6.8% to $5,405m.Conversion at $0.0006735 to the Italian lire . |
| 19 | EIT Group Plc , in administration , has reported a net loss for the six months to September 30 of £966,000 , up from a loss last time of £97,000 , on turnover up 591% at £8.6m . |
| 20 | Beryl Smith has organised a follow-up day for all those interested in teaching the mentally handicapped . |
| 21 | ‘ Now there is no need for wasting time with plastic surgery as Elizabeth Arden has designed a new cream for conquering those misshapen noses . ’ |
| 22 | A RETIRED businessman who kept his sense of humour despite discovering he had cancer has won a top prize for his comic poetry . |
| 23 | A woman with Downs Syndrome has won a national award for ’ insprirational achievement ’ . |
| 24 | Work on Bank Top station has won a national award for its appearance and the whole programme has been praised by Environment Minister Tony Baldry . |
| 25 | Geroch ( 1971 ) has presented a general technique for generating solutions of Einstein 's source-free equations from known solutions which possess a Killing vector . |
| 26 | THE letters page of the Guardian this week has resembled a wailing wall for the Left . |
| 27 | KEVIN Keegan has lodged a substantial bid for an unnamed player but wo n't tie up the deal in time for Saturday 's home game with Brighton . |
| 28 | Management has to create a workable structure for collaboration , taking into account the objectives of all the various interest groups or ‘ stakeholders ’ in the organisation . |
| 29 | The resulting interpretation of the couplet is no spectacular advance on the appropriate sense many readers attain very quickly ; but our investigation has built a surer foundation for the validity of the interpretation . |
| 30 | The year has seen a packed agenda for club members including excursions for pub lunches and trips throughout the UK . |