Example sentences of "have [verb] for a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should not have to apologize for a vow of celibacy . |
| 2 | Investors will have to apply for a minimum of £240 worth of the shares , with an initial instalment of £100 . |
| 3 | He could not have asked for a clearer-case of his anti-Christian enemy ‘ trampling on the moral law ’ than in Hungary . |
| 4 | After a lousy annual meeting and a lousy result against Crystal Palace , Alex Ferguson might reasonably have hoped for a change of fortune . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to stay for a cup of tea , then , ’ he said . |
| 6 | What do you have to pay for a pair of men 's shoes , for example ? |
| 7 | ‘ No , thank you , ’ she replied with clipped civility , even though she would have killed for a drink of water and some aspirins . |
| 8 | She had remained her strong English self , and in truth she did put up with a good deal for in her terms a scholar 's life must always have stood for a life of privation , which would explain the furious resolve that clenched the lines in her face . |
| 9 | Governors who are committed to the cause of special education will have to bid for a share of resources in competition with the advocates of other areas of the curriculum who will be pressing their case with equal vigour . |
| 10 | ‘ I think if Kylie Minogue has been a flash in the pan she would have lasted for a couple of singles . |