Example sentences of "have a [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 2 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |
| 3 | I 'll have a better stomach for it then . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , the club does have a certain reputation for frankness in sexual matters , sir . |
| 5 | But I did have a certain regard for Peter Ennalls , if you can remember him . " |
| 6 | Geoclock UK is quite accurate and fun to use — so it 's well worth having a look at , even if you do n't have a real use for it . |
| 7 | Geoclock UK is quite accurate and fun to use — so it 's well worth having a look at , even if you do n't have a real use for it . |
| 8 | They pass it to other managers or other parts of the organization who may have a suitable vacancy for you . |
| 9 | Do you have a joint account for the , for the |
| 10 | Church funds also came to be used in special cases to buy the emancipation of Christian slaves , but the church did not have a general programme for the abolition of slavery . |
| 11 | He did have a sneaking respect for Yanto however . |
| 12 | ‘ One can have a great concern for the people of Ethiopia , bit it 's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of England . |
| 13 | ‘ We do n't have a great need for lawyers but they are a necessary requirement . |
| 14 | The second seems more likely since the Mexican navaids do n't have a great record for reliability . |
| 15 | If it could be demonstrated that English facilitated ‘ objectivity ’ more than other languages , then users of it would have a powerful weapon for affirming and legitimating their rights to certain positions of authority in relation to cultures or sub-cultures in which language use lacked this quality . |
| 16 | In addition , most company tenants will have a standard mechanism for payment of rent and will not be geared up to make exceptions to cover these particular lease arrangements . |
| 17 | ‘ Do you have a vacant room for the night ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We must have a five-point plan for autumn safety : 1 ) Get all poisonous plants clearly labelled ; 2 ) Put government health warnings on toadstools ; 3 ) Secure all dangerous-looking branches ; 4 ) Spread polythene sheets beneath all major leaf-producing trees ; 5 ) Have a national warning system for cold days on which apples , conkers and so on , are much more likely to fall out of the trees and cause these horrendous injuries . ’ |
| 19 | But the famous Bongs ! will have a hollow ring for millions of soccer fans anxiously waiting for news of their teams . |
| 20 | The advert for the new editors which subsequently appeared in the Guardian stipulated that the applicants for both jobs ‘ should have a tremendous enthusiasm for and encyclopedic knowledge of the metal/rock scene . ’ |
| 21 | She would have a new dress for Sundays , which next year became an afternoon dress , and the next was worn in the mornings for doing her housework . |
| 22 | She would have a new coat for winter once in about three years , and the same for summer , with a suit for ‘ in between weather , ’ ( spring and autumn ) , so there was only one of these major expenses each year . |
| 23 | You may have a new group for whom you have to work out a syllabus , or you may want to check to see whether a revision session is necessary or not . |
| 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 . ’ |