Example sentences of "have [adv] [adv] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd only once asked for a transfer and not because of any discontent or fall- out with the club . |
| 2 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 3 | The Home Office said one company had so far applied for a licence . |
| 4 | There were plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from , but Sabine had already mentally opted for a simple meal . |
| 5 | It had also successfully lobbied for a prestigious residential development under the Community Development Block Grant programme , although the sale prices far exceeded the borrowing capacity of the majority of local residents ( median income was less than $7,000 in 1980 , whilst unemployment stood at three times the city average ) . |
| 6 | She had indeed once worked for a silversmith but had discovered that it was much easier to buy beads and acquire old pieces of jewellery , rearrange them artistically and sell them on market stalls throughout the country . |