Example sentences of "they have a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did they have a folding table for travelling or |
| 2 | They 've a revolutionary scoreboard for the fans and on the pitch soccer to set the sparks flying . |
| 3 | The Greeks distrusted this theology , even though they had a deep respect for Augustine , because they thought that it was too anthropomorphic . |
| 4 | This has happened to the many theorists who thought they had a simple explanation for the confusion of thought which led to the surrender of judgment metaphor . |
| 5 | If the benefits of large families were obvious in the Irish peasant society in which we had once had our roots , they had a certain value for us too ; they scored vital points on the council housing list . |
| 6 | BRITISH Rail thought they had a new excuse for late trains yesterday — THIEVES on the line . |
| 7 | They had a good reputation for being able to develop mechanical ideas if you briefed them well ( they had already built the TARDIS console for Peter Brachaki ) . |
| 8 | Thirdly , they had a fearful respect for the dangers of such drugs as morphine and worried that they might kill children who were already desperately sick . |
| 9 | As professional soldiers they had a great reputation for ruthlessness both in battle and in ravaging the countryside . |
| 10 | They had a great passion for women , a great passion for each other , a great passion for music and trains . |
| 11 | The English had been fishing there for over a century , and had been settled for over fifty years , so they had a strong position for making the French give up any claims to settle there . |
| 12 | Researchers concluded that chocolate addiction should be treated seriously but also pointed out that many people who called themselves chocoholics because they had a strong liking for the food were not addicts in the true sense of the word . |
| 13 | The person has to prove they had a legitimate reason for having the knife in a public place . ’ |
| 14 | And this er oh dear what was the name of it , they had a special title for the man that sort of ran the stall as they called it for getting the coal out and he he chose who he wanted to go to work . |
| 15 | And erm my used to tell me about er when they were serving their time , all the apprentices used to clump their work on a Monday afternoon to go to the panopticon And at that particular time , they had turns on and if they did n't like them they pelted them with tomatoes and oranges and they had a big hook for for pulling them off the stage . |
| 16 | More than 85 per cent of 614 companies and organisations surveyed said they had a formal policy for counselling and retraining to help employees to survive the trauma of redundancy . |
| 17 | They had a soft spot for its mid- morning scene of desolation , the familiar down-and-outs warming themselves at their bonfires of pallets on the lorry park , street cleaners ineffectually sweeping piles of rotten fruit and a pecking order of scavengers collecting their portion of the spoils . |
| 18 | As lithium salts were not amenable to being patented , they did not attract the attention of the drug industry : also they had a bad reputation for their toxic effects , and so Cade 's findings were neglected for a long time . |
| 19 | And they had a double box for three pounds six or something and there are what at Woolies they 're about three fifty six so you 're saving fifty P . |
| 20 | But resident tutors were much appreciated by the WEA : they were admirable colleagues for the tutor-organisers , doing what they could to help and advise the branches in their counties , and they had a particular responsibility for promoting Tutorial Classes . |
| 21 | The rate of unemployment was drastically reduced and many of the major post-war corporations in America — General Motors , Boeing , Lockheed , Ford , Chrysler , US Steel etc. — were granted , for the first time , the government contracts for arms and related equipment which ensured that they had an effective demand for their goods . |
| 22 | When a Government have a serious problem that has lasted 22 years , cost billions of pounds in security and military provisions and caused immeasurable suffering to some people , it is reasonable to assume that they have a long-term policy for creating lasting peace and ending the waste . |
| 23 | For this to occur , developers should ensure that they have a good reputation for fair dealing and an established relationship with local and national estate agents . |
| 24 | Also , if care is taken in the choice of ink used and the quality of paper they have a proven longevity for archival storage . |
| 25 | Now the city 's MP , Douglas French , says he believes their convictions were unsafe and that they have a powerful case for an appeal . |
| 26 | It has long been the case that the fact of winning is far more important than the manner of doing so , and since they have found a winning formula they have a powerful argument for keeping it , especially now that the financial rewards are considerable . |
| 27 | The person who graduates from television 's school , then , is someone who has little imagination and few skills in logical analysis and critical discussion ; they have a marked preference for images rather than reality ; and a deep and increasing commitment to just one activity : watching television . |
| 28 | H. W. Gillman , a district judge , believed that ‘ natives find both profit and amusement in bringing false cases , and that they have a natural talent for lying . ’ |
| 29 | In ecology the Germans take it for granted that they are more ecology-minded than anyone else , and that they have a special sensitivity for this too . |
| 30 | ‘ They have a lovely day for it , ’ Lucy remarked while staring through the kitchen window . |