Example sentences of "[adj] to have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | GARY Lineker is wrong to have a go at England manager Graham Taylor for dropping him . |
| 32 | ‘ People may argue it is wrong to have a go at fans and there could be a backlash . |
| 33 | The Government had now come to believe , however , that it was wrong to have a penalty regime which was almost entirely automatic . |
| 34 | No , you can have er can ha , it 's a bit early to have a drink . |
| 35 | But it 's much too early to have a load of championship talk going on . |
| 36 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 37 | Perhaps the er chief of a Policy E two in an acceptable form is that it would give a clear signal to the district that it would not be appropriate to have a policy on rural diversification or in in development in the countryside more generally , which is stricter than Government guidance . |
| 38 | I am saying that there could be an appeal to the Secretary of State and that therefore it is not appropriate to have a meeting . |
| 39 | On police authorities , Mr Clarke said he expected them in future to have a mix of eight elected councillors , three magistrates and five members , including the chairman , appointed by the Home Secretary . |
| 40 | On police authorities , Mr Clarke said he expected them in future to have a mix of eight elected councillors , three magistrates and five members , including the chairman , appointed by the Home Secretary . |
| 41 | ‘ Always nicer to have a friend see you off , ’ Devlin said . |
| 42 | It must be splendid to have a grandfather like yours . ’ |
| 43 | She glanced up at him now , fighting for composure , as he said to her , ‘ Nina 's dying to have a look at the new collections . |
| 44 | Well , as you know , it is almost impossible to have a piece of knitting that is exactly the same measurement across 40 stitches and 40 rows. , Only rarely does this happen with certain yarn types and stitch patterns . |
| 45 | In Cato , above , the victim produced heroin and syringes and invited the accused to have a fix . |
| 46 | a move and that really he 's quite fortunate to have a buyer somewhere within the price he wanted . |
| 47 | As a student , one is fortunate to have a mind nurtured into a condition to be open to such experiences and benefit from such insight . |
| 48 | Pepita had been fortunate to have a job where there was a doctor or nurse on site . |
| 49 | We are fortunate to have a letter from Barbarossa himself , written to his biographer , in which he tells of his campaigns in Italy and of the terrible slaughter that resulted from feuds between the Emperor and the Italian cities . |
| 50 | West Germany is fortunate to have a body , the Science Council ( Wissenschaftsrat ) : a fairly influential parliament of scholars that coordinates the planning and execution of such projects between federal and state governments and the scientists in universities and research institutes . |
| 51 | In his early days with us Hamilton was one of those attacking centre-halves who made for great excitement , supporting his forwards and ever-ready to have a go at goal . |
| 52 | LAWRENSON : ‘ No but I honestly believe that there are certain members of the Press that are delighted to have a go at Liverpool because of the success that they 've had . |
| 53 | In your case , at Thames Valley , I am sure Iain McLennan would be delighted to have a chat . |
| 54 | At Northern Foods Horsley 's brother-in-law , Chris Haskins , was taking a bigger and bigger part in the running of the company , leaving Horsley with more time , and he was delighted to have a chance to help in a project which instantly appealed to his idealistic nature . |
| 55 | ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint . |
| 56 | Simultaneously , Jack Wood , soon to be returned unopposed in the forthcoming municipal election , told the West Ham Trades Council that ‘ he was more delighted to have a place on ( the ) united Labour Party platform than to have a seat on the council ’ ( ibid ) . |
| 57 | It is by no means unusual to have a date for Proof in an Optional Procedure case within nine months of the service of the Summons . |
| 58 | It is not unusual to have a sink water heater even where the rest of the house is supplied from a hot water storage cylinder . |
| 59 | Mr Parrish said it was most unusual to have a planning inquiry with several options but the NGC said it was quite normal to make such planning applications . |
| 60 | It was , therefore , unusual to have a meeting of this sort . |