Example sentences of "have a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Here you are then , have a teaspoon with this .
2 But I seem to have hit on a compromise , a way to make them feel they still have a stake in the treasure , but in addition an enhancement of their family 's reputation . ’
3 ‘ But all our readers , whether they dispose of votes or not , have a stake in the country , and must regard the composition of the new government as a matter of high import for the future of this Realm .
4 The builders do not put money in , but their labour is recorded in the value of the co-op 's assets as ‘ loan stock ’ ; they have a stake in the housing .
5 Those that remain have made a personal investment in time and energy ; they have a stake in maintaining the system that has been developed and replacements will need to make their mark and have freedom to develop new ideas , from this a sense of identity , ownership and commitment will develop .
6 Every member of staff should feel that they have a stake in the business and by extension , a stake in up-holding a crime free environment .
7 The first requirement must be love of and pride in one 's country , which can grow only in men and women who genuinely feel they have a stake in it , however small ; men and women who know that their own initiative , ingenuity , and hard work will improve that stake and make fuller and more secure lives for their families .
8 A successful policy for tackling the roots of urban disorder was seen as one which sought to involve all the community in dealing with the problems of each area so that they could come to feel that they have a stake in its future ( Scarman , 1981 , para. 6.42 ) .
9 The decisions will be made at the appropriate level by those who have a stake in them .
10 So a female who can persuade two males that they each have a stake in the brood will do better in the evolutionary struggle .
11 The people of God , therefore , have a stake in today and an inheritance for tomorrow .
12 These same forces will also further distance the underclass from the vast majority of the population , many of whom now have a stake in what is called ‘ people 's capitalism ’ .
13 Once others are brought in and contribute their money or support to a project , they also have a stake in making it work .
14 This path also involves a closer and more permanent relationship with other parties that have a stake in the company 's performance — suppliers , dealers , creditors , even the towns and cities in which the company resides .
15 In creating whole group dramas we should be aware of the need to ensure that every child feels they have a stake in what is happening and that they can genuinely influence outcomes .
16 Bearing that in mind , we find ourselves setting whole group dramas on spaceships or sailing ships , in medieval castles , on expeditions ; and what all these have in common is that within the setting it is comparatively easy to ensure that each participant has an essential role ; we can easily create a chain of dependency , to ensure that each child feels they have a stake in the drama .
17 . Historians need to create their own politics of data ; to assemble interests which have a stake in the long term retention of data .
18 Its why I say because of this that we have a stake in terms of our own enlightened self-interest in understanding better developing countries .
19 And we have a stake in that .
20 Or perhaps one might just narrow it a bit further than that and say well let's see how history is going in the first two years , or the O level history course , or something like that , and we would discuss well given that all these different people are involved in history or have a stake in it in some way , or are interested in it , and given that you 're only going to have a very limited amount of time to do anything in , how can you do something that would be genuinely useful to the school in looking at the history teaching and something that would have the support of the people involved so that it was n't threatening anybody but they felt there was something being genuinely helpful .
21 Soon they will know they have a fool for a lecturer , and all because of you , my wife . ’
22 Some hospitals and doctors are very happy to do this , and there are some hospitals which even have a firm of solicitors within the hospital itself .
23 You have a variety of options , which means it can be tailor-made to your needs .
24 As a consequence of biological functioning animals have a variety of needs .
25 Now let me consider some of the situations which lead to poor welfare ; these have a variety of different effects on animals and I will go over them rapidly .
26 α-granules are the most numerous of platelet organelles and they have a variety of densities and staining characteristics .
27 Department stores have a variety of different departments under one roof and usually sell at least four different types of goods .
28 In fact , since ants , like other insects , have a variety of these illuminated chemical communicators , each meaning different things , their highways — especially within their nests — must provide them with a variety of ‘ colour-pattern ’ coding and meaningful messages .
29 We have a variety of small farm animals , poultry and pets , and children are very welcome at Prospect Farm to participate .
30 They have a variety of interesting reception options including aperitifs in the famous London Zoo Aquarium .
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