Example sentences of "[pron] had [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |
| 2 | And too , I had Father for a pattern : he adores Mama , and she him . |
| 3 | Despite Bush 's support for Puerto Rican statehood ( declared in 1989 ) , the referendum plan was killed on Feb. 27 , 1991 , when the US Senate energy and natural resources committee ( which had responsibility for the legislation ) failed to secure a majority to bring the bill authorizing the referendum before the Senate . |
| 4 | Jennifer had finished her shopping and , pausing to look at her watch , realised that she had time for a coffee before her train left . |
| 5 | Although as she changed from bus to bus she was free at last of the accusing voices , she had time for a number of second thoughts , wishing in particular that she had put on other clothes , and had had her hair cut . |
| 6 | The official was a member of the staff of the Procurator General who had responsibility for the smooth running of the Correctional Labour Colonies scattered across the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . |
| 7 | We had time for a short walk on a rocky path before I had to return to Athens . |
| 8 | Arriving there at ll.3Oam we had time for a browse around before our Ploughman 's lunch , after which we watched a delightful display of flying owls . |
| 9 | We had time for a couple of runs through and set up the tape recorders ( I took two in case of trouble ! ) and by 10 a.m. we were all standing in our place s — white skirts dazzling and hearts beating fast — waiting for the signal to start . |
| 10 | ‘ They had regard for the previous exemplary record of West Ham and the fact that they have already taken action against their players concerned , ’ Kelly added . |
| 11 | In his court appearance by a television hookup from a podium in the jail chapel , Wiggins bowed his head and mumbled : ‘ I do n't know , ’ when asked if he had a lawyer , and ‘ No ’ when asked if he had money for a lawyer . |
| 12 | In the end it seemed to be more or less common ground that the judge did not formally state his reasons when he made his order , although in the course of argument he had indicated that he had sympathy for the debtor 's argument based on section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 13 | During his two years as Second Secretary , Administration , in Kingston , Jamaica , when he had responsibility for the accounts , he withdrew $150,000 from the Commission 's US dollar account and paid it into a personal account in America . |
| 14 | He had responsibility for the arrangement of the society 's large mineral collection ( 30,000 specimens , including the famed Leskean cabinet ) in the newly-acquired premises at Leinster House . |
| 15 | He had time for a quick wave . |
| 16 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |