Example sentences of "have [noun sg] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while .
3 We do not have space for a full description of all the experimental techniques used in obtaining the results discussed in this book .
4 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 . ’
5 ‘ 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 ? ’
6 I did n't even have time for a proper supper . ’
7 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 .
8 The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau .
9 He had time for a quick wave .
10 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 .
11 Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left .
12 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 .
13 We had time for a short walk on a rocky path before I had to return to Athens .
14 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 .
15 So , if you have room for a large tank why not give them a try ?
16 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 !
17 ‘ 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 .
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