Example sentences of "had the [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few people , especially Conservative Members , would dispute the fact that until the change in party control in Brent it probably had the accolade for one of the looniest of loony councils . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know how serious they are , but Warren and Madonna certainty had the hots for one another . |
| 3 | She was keen to learn , and his trust in her had grown to the point where they alternated the night watches so both had the opportunity for more rest . |
| 4 | Respondents were asked the further question , ‘ What did you do when you had the problem for some time ? ’ |
| 5 | Especially problematic was the fact that the informal and formal networks never came together nor were the views and opinions of the informal network adequately appraised by the formal care givers who had the responsibility for overall coordination . |
| 6 | ‘ We never had the money for such things , ’ Nora replied . |
| 7 | Once he had the capacity for international road race events . |
| 8 | Some years ago the teachers of one language pronounced themselves satisfied that at the end of a year the students of it had the capacity for literary reading ; the equally competent and concerned teachers of another language were convinced that their students had achieved no such capacity , and that the process was rather a waste of time . |
| 9 | And er he called me in , I had the cane for that and I had to tell the mess boy . |
| 10 | Fonda suddenly had the idea for another film . |
| 11 | I had the idea for this design one day when I was working on some embroidery . |
| 12 | I very much doubt if Cleveland Bridge had the facilities for such a project in the 1920s . |
| 13 | Only the state could afford and had the need for such high-technology commodities . |
| 14 | Cos we said them young kids that had the trumpets for that thing , I bet she had a go at them and all not to knacker them . |
| 15 | He had the potential for massive press coverage . |
| 16 | A chap called Herbert Brough of Macclesfield had the fishing for these fish taped and made some outstanding catches there . |