Example sentences of "having [noun] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite having peanuts for a strike fund , the public had understood the principles and , as a result , the Football League were defeated . |
2 | Ah , I 'm having Jane for a piano lesson , are n't I ? |
3 | 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 . |
4 | does she , you , you said she was having vitamins for a while did n't you ? |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 3 months after the incident , she 's still having physiotherapy for a blood clot in her wrist . |