Example sentences of "have [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason is to be able with ease to identify the sender of the letter , who typed it , and the file number if the organisation has one for a particular account . |
| 2 | The British have fallen in love with this Mediterranean island because it has everything for a perfect holiday : sunny skies , glorious beaches , bustling resorts , friendly people , fascinating sights and beautiful countryside . |
| 3 | However , for a number of these symptoms , more people in residential homes had had them for a year or more : the proportions were 31 per cent against 20 per cent for drowsiness , 22 per cent against 14 per cent for dizziness , 19 per cent against 11 per cent for loss of appetite and 4 per cent against one per cent for bedsores . |
| 4 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 5 | We have n't had one for a couple have we ? |
| 6 | If only conventions were not so rigid she could easily have had him for a lodger . |
| 7 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 8 | ‘ She 's just noticed she 's not had it for a week or so . ’ |
| 9 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 10 | and erm she 's had it for a couple of days but we thought she was getting over it this morning . |
| 11 | The Quix supermarket had refused the box because they 'd ha although they 'd had it for a cert for quite a long time during the miner 's strike I think . |
| 12 | the same a as what Ann had for theirs I mean we 've had it for a year and paid all that rent . |
| 13 | He 's had it for a week . |
| 14 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
| 15 | I 've had it for a week . |
| 16 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 17 | No , he 's had it for a long time . |
| 18 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |
| 19 | I 've got to get out as soon as I get , I 've , I 've promised at night I 'd have , I 'll , I 'll have someone for a night , I 've got to have someone at night as well as the day |
| 20 | They looked at each other and gave a shrug of their shoulders , then the big man said to Morris : ‘ Your son is a lucky man , having you for a father . |
| 21 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 22 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 23 | ‘ Having him for a brother-in-law must have been embarrassing at times . ’ |
| 24 | and we were saying last year we could of done with having him for a bit |
| 25 | • You can have it for a 14 day HOME TRIAL |
| 26 | ‘ No , tell him he can have it for a hundred ! |
| 27 | When I was fifteen we rented a rough shoot of about a thousand acres on Stowe Hill , part of the Stanage estate ; Guy Rogers let us have it for a fiver . |
| 28 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You shall have it for a bride gift . ’ |
| 30 | So she 'd have it for a week . |