Example sentences of "or have a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 To direct the beam of light precisely where you want it , choose a fitting that takes narrow-beam reflector bulbs or has a narrow-beam reflector in the fitting .
2 Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that .
3 Care was identified as being those activities which one person did for another ; informal care consisted of practical care , information/advocacy , links with the outside world , regular surveillance , social integration ( belonging to a group or having a satisfying role in relation to others ) and affection .
4 Hostility — accusation that anyone mentioning alcoholism or drug addiction or having a different understanding of addictive disease from his or her own has a " bee in the bonnet " .
5 The rewards could be quick and simple such as reading the newspaper for five minutes , or having a quick chat on the phone with a friend .
6 Tonal series are designed to contain note-groups of a triadic nature , or to have a whole group of notes in the same key .
7 So the invariable requirement now is that a market member trading on the market floor or its equivalent ( eg an automated trading system ) is required by market rules either to be a clearing member or to have a clearing agreement with a clearing member .
8 The ideal situation is to be able to receive a professional aromatherapy massage about once a month , or to have a willing friend with whom to exchange massage .
9 A separate Harmsworth chain owned a morning and three evenings , and United Newspapers controlled or had a major interest in six .
10 Business friends , golfing partners , members of your fucking club , whoever 's on the board of your companies , anyone you 've made a phone call to , or had a confidential chat with , anyone who 's asked for help , or given it .
11 The corners of his mouth bit inward deeply ; it was sometimes difficult to know whether he smiled , or had a wry taste on his tongue .
12 To own a boarding house required capital in the first instance and to maintain the boarding house as a business venture in the early years the husband had to work as a taxi driver or have a part-time job during the winter .
13 Otherwise , the patient might be transferred to a specialist Stroke Unit or have a private consultation with a specialist physiotherapist .
14 Any piece of computer equipment which has to be fitted to some other equipment , such as a replacement " card " ( printed circuit board containing integrated circuits ) which has to be a certain shape , or have a certain type of connector , in order to fit into a computer will also fall into the first part of the exception .
15 But , most importantly , before a proposition can be submitted to the traditional source of lending it has to be accepted in traditional terms , or have a proven track-record of success .
16 Whilst having a meal at the Garden Buttery Restaurant enjoy superb views across the English Channel or have a relaxing drink in one of the theatre 's bars .
17 Simple denial — the straightforward refusal to accept that something is so and that problems exist at all or have a direct connection with alcohol or drug use : " I can handle it " .
18 You know , you may , you may be the best , and therefore think , think you have a , or have a high opinion of yourself , and therefore try your luck , you know , if somebody must be getting those jobs it could be me .
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