Example sentences of "have a good [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs M Dunn of Oban , Scotland has a good idea for maximising space in a small bathroom . |
| 2 | Among his other good qualities are : a strong attachment to his home and a constant readiness to defend it ; he is very willing to retrieve and has a good capacity for tracking ; he has considerable endurance , likes the water and is fond of children . |
| 3 | 1949 ) , soldiers in two different sections of the army , the Military Police and the Air Corps , were asked : ‘ Do you think a soldier with ability has a good chance for promotion within the army ? ’ |
| 4 | By juggling with various permutations of bulky groups ( R , R , and R in the diagram ) , Busch has managed to make a complex which has a good affinity for oxygen and is stable . |
| 5 | My ‘ Grudger ’ is an example of this ; it has a good memory for faces , and although fundamentally cooperative it defects if the other player has ever defected before . |
| 6 | It also has a good reputation for retaining its good appearance over along period of time . |
| 7 | The hotel has a good reputation for service , and all our clients have been made to feel very welcome . |
| 8 | The Hofer has a good reputation for food and meals are taken in the attractive dining room . |
| 9 | The hotel has a good reputation for its cuisine , served in an attractive dining room . |
| 10 | The Newmarket based light-weight has a good record for Westfield Moves 's trainer Hugh Collingridge , who sent the five-year-old out to win on the grass at Pontefract last season . |
| 11 | He also has a good talent for writing songs . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It is rather like copying the squirrel who collects nuts all through the summer when he can and then has a good store for the lean winter months . ’ |
| 13 | I could be wrong , and if Kelly plays I sincerely hope he has a good game for if he does n't he may not recover from it , as he will always be known for ‘ screwing it when the Republic needed a win in Windsor ’ . |
| 14 | Cassan has a good draw for the opening leg , going No 40 , but Grubb , who starts fifth , is less fortunate . |
| 15 | If an applicant has a good explanation for his claim it may , far from harming him , enhance his credibility . |
| 16 | Helen Carpenter has always taken an interest in clothes and has a good eye for colour but , approaching 40 , she felt it was time to rethink some areas of her looks . |
| 17 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 18 | Oxford 's had a good reputation for relationships between staff and prisoners . |
| 19 | They had had a good run for their money and there were still thousands of reels of tape to be analysed and matched against other intelligence sources . |
| 20 | Investors have also had a good run for their money . |
| 21 | It suddenly struck Viola , in the midst of her rage , that she had n't had a good row for months . |
| 22 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 23 | I had n't had a good War for months ; the last one had been the Ordinary Soldiers versus the Aerosols . |
| 24 | ‘ D' you ever have a good word for anyone , Natasha ? ’ he enquired coldly . |
| 25 | ‘ Just so that you 'd have a good excuse for keeping me a prisoner here ? ’ |
| 26 | Let Spencer help you , my dear , my youngest son always did have a good head for figures . ’ |
| 27 | Whether classed as amateur or professional , full-time sportspeople must have a good head for business and develop basic marketing and PR skills . |
| 28 | Indeed , in the current situation , many enterprises would have a good claim for reimbursement on account of the receipt of ‘ sub-competitive ’ incomes . |
| 29 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 30 | ‘ You 'd better have a good reason for all this , Lizzy , because I want to know exactly what 's going on with you . ’ |