Example sentences of "had [noun] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau . |
| 2 | ‘ When I came back from the war , we still had rationing for a few years . |
| 3 | Smith was virtually carried off with an ankle injury , Mardenborough has a knee problem and Cusack had stitches for a facial injury . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He had time for a quick wave . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We had time for a short walk on a rocky path before I had to return to Athens . |