Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] have a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you decide not to have a test for HIV then you should still follow the guidelines for safer sex and safer drugs use . |
| 2 | The HRD practitioner might want to cite examples from his or her own experience of the fact that ‘ quick-fix ’ changes tend to be just that — first-aid treatments that do not have a base for perpetuation . |
| 3 | Those whose gifts and tastes lie in a certain direction — people who do not have a head for mathematics — may well have been influenced by this in an early career choice . |
| 4 | Guess what , THEY DO N'T HAVE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ! ! ! and they do n't have a name for their language either . |
| 5 | Guess what , THEY DO N'T HAVE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ! ! ! and they do n't have a name for their language either . |
| 6 | Blake was about to agree , but the Doctor continued , ‘ I do n't have a name for it . |
| 7 | Now he says deep intake of breath do n't have a puppy for Christmas . |
| 8 | Maria Morgan , editor of the Guinness Book 's literary section , says of the publishers ' advertisement : ‘ The trouble is that as yet we do n't have a category for most widely read author . |
| 9 | It is a long way , yeah , yeah , but still , I mean if you do n't have a win for a few weeks then you have a hundred pound it 's ha |
| 10 | However , as explained , such problems are often symptoms of deeper organisational and management problems : ‘ It is often assumed that stress is caused by too much work or tasks that are too difficult , but it is more likely to be because staff do n't have a context for what they are doing . ’ |
| 11 | Detectives admit that so far they do n't have a motive for the killing . |
| 12 | We do n't have a section for the disabled , but |
| 13 | We 've not had a chance for a word with Mrs Fitton yet . |
| 14 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |
| 15 | Almost adjacent to the vineyards of Aÿ , these vines have long had a reputation for producing wines of similar quality and character to the famous grand cru . |
| 16 | Stories can teach , entertain , and entrance , and women have long had a reputation for creating an atmosphere which keeps the listener spellbound . |
| 17 | Clients who have only had a mortgage for a year or two , may find they have to pay three months ' penalty interest in any event . |
| 18 | I have not had a letter for at least a fortnight , whereas I used to get one or two every other day or so . |
| 19 | But the people of the Dordogne have always had a reputation for being independent thinkers . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Middlesbrough have always had a reputation for encouraging young players . |
| 21 | From the days of exchange control , UK multinational companies have always had a use for the traditional island tax havens , and even the explosion of anti-avoidance legislation in the 1980s has not prevented the use of havens where there is a definite benefit for the company . |
| 22 | You have always had a passion for rhythmic accuracy and long-term rhythmic control . |
| 23 | I have n't had a holiday for ten years , not since our honeymoon . |
| 24 | A lady who suffers with a hiatus hernia wrote , ‘ I have had to take Rennies after meals for years but since I have been on this diet I have n't had a Rennie for five weeks ! |
| 25 | I have n't had a job for a year now . |
| 26 | I have n't had a father for sixteen years . |
| 27 | I hope we get a win on Sat , having an 8 match unbeaten run is excellent but we have n't had a win for 3 games . |
| 28 | I have n't had a jelly for ages and I got one from Sainsbury 's . |
| 29 | I have n't had a period for over a year , and although sometimes I think to myself ‘ I 'm all right really ’ , then I remember I have n't got my periods back and I realise that it 's not as simple as it seems . |
| 30 | Erm , and she 's just getting a new car , erm , unfortunately about two year ago , she had an accident in a Nova , well , her mam was driving , and they have n't had a car for two years , so she 's just recently getting an Orion , erm , one point eight , diesel , all the body kit , and very , very nice . |