Example sentences of "have a yen " in BNC.
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| 1 | After tights ( for Hamlet ) , it seems that Mel Gibson now has a yen to wear chaps and star in a Western . |
| 2 | I 've always had a yen for married women — it 's something to do with being an only son , I suspect , some sort of Oedipal urge to play Daddy 's part with Mummy — and I knew by experience how much care and tact is needed . |
| 3 | You may have a yen to go to a real pub . |
| 4 | Although a barrow boy at heart , he had a yen for the finer things in life . |
| 5 | She 'll probably write her memoirs : she always had a yen to be a writer , though her pen dribbles cliches . |
| 6 | The Museum of Lincolnshire Life also had a yen for the new security grills to cover its windows ; and the City of County Museum thought it would be a good idea to invest in three differently designed Tree Seats as well as commissioning a spadehandle-back seat for The Gardeners Rest . |
| 7 | IF you have a yen for rich pickings this is the time to cash in on the Japanese Stock Market . |