Example sentences of "have [noun] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 VUE , which incorporates OSF/Motif , has been ported to the Sparc by San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp , which also has an IBM RS/6000 version out on beta test , and has plans for a DEC version .
2 Gresham also has plans for a VMS server version of Dataserve .
3 All enrolling students are assigned to a personal tutor , normally an academic teaching in one of their fields , who has responsibility for a total of about a dozen students in various years of the Course .
4 The army list has provision for a number of characters without specifying who they are or where they come from within Ulthuan — it is assumed that players will like to create their own names and background histories for their characters .
5 A magical brazier in the north-west corner has a number of branding irons heating in it , and next to it is an inlaid marble slab with iron supports which has room for a body to be strapped on to it , plus a tray of gleaming metal scalpels , thumbscrews , small-bone crunching implements , pincers and similar implements .
6 While such a statement has concern for a woman in her cultural context in India , to use it as a means of evoking emotive reaction to persuade people to give money in this country is to perpetuate the idea that a woman is not an independent human being and has to be sustained by a man , and that men only want ‘ pure , untouched , unviolated ’ women .
7 a creditor has judgment for a debt , execution of which is unsatisfied ; ( c ) the court is satisfied that the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due ; ( d ) the court is satisfied that the value of the company 's assets is less than the amount of its liabilities .
8 Have n't had chips for a while .
9 ‘ We have n't had rabbit for a while .
10 There is no virtue in several injections of insulin if the patient is well controlled on a single injection each day , but this state of affairs is unlikely to be the case in a patient who has had diabetes for a number of years and has little residual β-cell function .
11 As I am unsure which department of the Borough Council would have responsibility for a matter like this I am addressing my letter to you and trust that you will pass it on to the appropriate office .
12 A normal 2¼ does not run out of steam at 60mph Check that on full throttle the carb is actually on full throttle 24v distributors do not have provision for a vacuum ignition timing advance only a mechanical system which is prone to failure Also as the 24v plugs are very expensive these are seldom changed once out of the forces A cure this You do not comment on the general state of the engine possibly a decoke , piston rings and cylinder head skim ( up to 65 thousandsths of an inch ) which will give you the performance and reliability you require
13 Despite having peanuts for a strike fund , the public had understood the principles and , as a result , the Football League were defeated .
14 Ah , I 'm having Jane for a piano lesson , are n't I ?
15 He was terribly sorry for her , being how she was , but supposed they all had their cross to bear , like Jazz being coloured , and Gary having Stalin for a father .
16 K : ‘ It is , because we do n't have room for a washing machine and they let us take the laundry to them . ’
17 Having got this joke out of the way , she was then told no she could not have money for food , but she could have cash for a carpet .
18 In that case it was held that a journalist lacked standing for an order ( of mandamus ) that the chair of the justices should reveal the names of the magistrates who had heard a particular case , but that he did have standing for a declaration that a policy of not disclosing the names of justices who heard certain types of cases was contrary to the public interest and unlawful .
19 But you 'll not have Martha for a wife , not while there 's breath left in my body you wo n't , and you 'll not split my fortune , neither , not if you want to live to see your grandchildren . "
20 You could have respect for a man who lusted after you and fought for you and took you .
21 She would n't have supper for a start .
22 If you do not have space for a build-in model beside or under the sink , there are portables available that sit on the worktop , where they can be connected to the taps and drains for washing .
23 In some bedrooms , there may be enough space to fit a shower cubicle , but others may only have space for a bedroom basin .
24 does she , you , you said she was having vitamins for a while did n't you ?
25 It looked as though he would be renewing his rivalry with Paul Cuskin , who won a sprint finish in 1988 , but the new Sunderland Harrier is having treatment for a calf muscle injury and can not race .
26 The facial swelling received by midfielder Gordon Armstrong in a derby match clash of heads with Middlesbrough fullback Curtis Fleming has subsided , but he is having treatment for a knee injury .
27 3 months after the incident , she 's still having physiotherapy for a blood clot in her wrist .
28 Ca n't we have porridge for a change ?
29 Mind you , I did n't have time for a refresher course , we just had to get on with it .
30 Lily Morrison was due to have treatment for a hernia but , after a three hour wait in a side ward , was told the operation has been cancelled .
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