Example sentences of "[noun prp] have a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Boren has a reputation for defying his party ( about a third of his votes over the past four years have been against the Democratic line ) and for changing his mind . |
| 2 | The Shipley Gallery in Gateshead has a reputation for being both accessible to its local community as well as to those involved in the worlds of art and design . |
| 3 | Ridsdale has a reputation for being a tough , determined operator with an ability to get things done quickly . |
| 4 | Now Braun has an Independent for you , whoever you are . |
| 5 | Whatever your look , whatever your mood , Braun has an Independent for you . |
| 6 | Among amateur astronomers , Alcock has a reputation for being reclusive . |
| 7 | Like WordStar , WordPerfect has a reputation for being difficult to get to grips with . |
| 8 | Robert Louis Stephenson had a phase for it , ‘ To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive , and the true success is to labour ’ . |
| 9 | Robert Louis Stephenson had a phrase for it , ‘ To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive , and the true success is to labour . ’ |
| 10 | In their best spell just after half-time , Kenny Halliday had a penalty for Grangemouth , and he further interrupted the West flow with another penalty midway through the half . |
| 11 | Brassard had a liking for retsina , fostered by his annual package holiday to Greece . |
| 12 | Towers had a fascination for Hardy , and having designed many in his professional days which were never built , he saw to it that Max Gate had not one , but two . |
| 13 | Though Bobby could not return his feelings their friendship survived : Bobby had a knack for making something out of any situation and in Minton 's company a lot of fun was to be had . |
| 14 | Throughout his life Edward had a passion for solitary swimming , often for an hour at a time , in the sea at Felpham in Sussex , in the small lakes in the Black Mountains , or the larger ones in the Lake District . |
| 15 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 16 | Fat Vince has a feeling for me also , I reckon . |
| 17 | The west of Ireland has a reputation for swift seduction . |
| 18 | And many others , before her , natives : Manjiku has an appetite for them especially . |
| 19 | If you do decide to give the Eradicator a whirl , Ray has a tip for new pond-owners which will give them a flying start in the battle against the green blanket . |
| 20 | Magnus Magnusson has a reputation for being a tenacious man ( ‘ I 've started so I 'll finish ’ ) and he 's going to need to be as chair of the new Scottish Natural Heritage Agency . |
| 21 | Anglian has a reputation for careful handling of the regulatory bodies , Ofwat in particular . |
| 22 | The Scottish FA decided against using a FIFA rule to order the release of the pair yesterday but Roxburgh had a warning for the English Premier League . |
| 23 | RAY HAD a knack for singing a peppy tune , an impressive talent given that he 'd been blind since the age of six ( one of his last sights was the drowning of his brother ) and a heroin addict for most of his adult days . |
| 24 | It was clear that Suragai had a talent for fieldcraft . |
| 25 | It was the Summer of Love and the Beatles had a plan for ‘ a kind of Western communism ’ . |
| 26 | The long established Opera Nova have a reputation for presenting good quality opera performance using local musicians in conjunction with some professional aid . |
| 27 | Brady has a reputation for straight talking , for furious commitment , but even he is beginning to run out of words , to run out of answers . |
| 28 | In his job as Forties Delta scaffolding foreman , Reg Sowerby has a head for heights . |
| 29 | Ernest had an eye for detail , and Undertown displays this to the hilt . |
| 30 | This reader , for one , would be jolly interested to know whether Georges Simenon had an alibi for the rest of that night in 1922 . |