Example sentences of "have [verb] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The UK may have won a battle at the Maastricht summit , but not the ‘ war ’ , says David Lomax , Group Economic Adviser at National Westminster Bank , in his January economic review .
2 Another ‘ Carry On ’ film — Carry on Regardless , which seemed to offer nothing new and might have died a death at the box office had it not had those magic first two words in the title which by now assured a box office hit .
3 Also , one of my carers — who is very caring , goes all the time , does the work for the person — is very young and quite quiet , and I feel … well last week a doctor came in to see her client , and if it had been one of the older carers I 'm sure they would have had a go at the doctor and forced him to do more than he actually did .
4 I thought he might have had a place at the Youth , it seemed to me that he might have been a leader if he 'd had the encouragement .
5 Now if the polymer had been crystallizable the curve of the specific volume against temperature would have shown a discontinuity at the melting point as in Figure 3.12 .
6 It must have cost a lot at the start but they
7 It looked as if I would have to have a go at the electricity meter with an electro-magnet again .
8 Would the police have left a man at the Rectory in case Amy returned ?
9 His mind would likely have blown a fuse at the Jon Kessler show , at Luhring-Augustine until the 25th .
10 In addition , in either case , the patient may have to make a payment at the point of receipt of service . [ … ]
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