Example sentences of "for [pron] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's time for everyone to have a super time ! |
| 2 | I am keen for them to have a greater opportunity to develop both their working and their family lives . |
| 3 | Also , you must ensure that there is sufficient time and resources for them to have a reasonable likelihood of success . |
| 4 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
| 5 | It is difficult for them to have a high profile throughout the whole of the night and into the morning . ’ |
| 6 | That part of a social policy course that is concerned with describing policies and the institutions responsible for them has a clear face value to the social policy ‘ practitioner ’ . |
| 7 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 8 | I can not at present be more specific about when I shall be able to deliver the items to you , but if it is important for you to have a specific time , could I ask you , please , to get in touch in a day or so . |
| 9 | After all , an actor 's life is spent working with words , and it will be valuable for you to have a reasonable background in the English literary and dramatic traditions . |
| 10 | It may be essential for you to have a sympathetic ear if you run into difficulties . |
| 11 | Blessed are you when you suffer insults and persecution and cowardliness of every kind from my face exult and be glad for you have a rich reward in heaven in the same way as they persecuted the prophets who bore you . |
| 12 | It was large enough for him to have a grand study with five windows ; yet small enough for him to discourage visitors without obvious discourtesy . |
| 13 | As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ? |
| 14 | As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ? |
| 15 | Lupins for her had a peppery smell , bracken a smell of the sea . |
| 16 | Alice was to work in computers he , Andrew , would arrange for her to have a quick course of training , which would be a sufficient basis on which an intelligent woman like her could build . |
| 17 | We are looking for it to have a reasonable rally this summer and we are positive about the dollar so we expect to make money out of currency as well . ’ |
| 18 | The council-owned green is open to the public and the club can provide the necessary equipment for anyone to have a casual game . |
| 19 | The workhouse — institutional rather than ‘ outdoor ’ relief — was one way of controlling the help given to paupers ; but demands that such institutions should pay for themselves had a hollow ring to it — many of the inmates were there because their skills were not needed in declining industries , so they could hardly be set to work profitably once they were taken within its walls . |
| 20 | We used to do it almost as a social thing , a conventional Spanish gesture which for us had a special meaning — or at least it did for me , because I looked upon it as a seal on our friendship . |
| 21 | Will my right hon. Friend please confirm that it is absolutely necessary for us to have a minimum deterrent so that the people of the United Kingdom are safe ? |
| 22 | ‘ It is vital for us to have a good Christmas , ’ said 25-year-old Dozzell . |
| 23 | I had our fee in my pocket — enough for us to have a magnificent seafood dinner at a place just off the Gran Via , with a couple of bottles of wine . |
| 24 | " Relative prominence " implies that for us to have a rhythmic response to a piece of language we must perceive some of its constituents as strong and some as weak relative to each other . |
| 25 | Well I would think the Council would be delighted to have those details in front of it for us to have a full discussion and to make it known but thank you Councillor for all those details . |
| 26 | ‘ Time for us to have a little chat , sir , ’ Hatchard said to me . |