Example sentences of "have a [noun sg] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British believe that they have a genius for constitutional government with a minimum of constitutional laws , and for working majority rule without oppression of minorities . |
| 2 | Some machine-code assemblers or monitors have a facility for high-speed copying of memory data from one location to another . |
| 3 | Branch general managers report to area managers who each have a responsibility for 10-12 restaurants . |
| 4 | His family have a message for other parents who may be hoping for a similar hospital place for their glue-sniffing child |
| 5 | They now have a structure for faster growth in Cobham itself . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , we have a cheque for five pounds , and no reply from the furriers . |
| 7 | The doctors have a word for that misery ; they call it anhedonia , which only means an inability to feel enjoyment , and that 's what it is , but it feels like hell , like true hell , and it 's a hell you ca n't even escape from in sleep because overdosing on cocaine gives you chronic insomnia . ’ |
| 8 | HOUSES on the Strand at Topsham , on the Exe estuary , have a weakness for Dutch gables , said to be a remnant of the Glorious Revolution when William of Orange 's artillery came ashore there ( William and Mary themselves landed at Torbay ) . |
| 9 | But Marks and Spencers have a reputation for good employer/employee relationships . |
| 10 | Schools that have a reputation for good teaching prefer to take only bright children . |
| 11 | Does the Land Rover petrol engine have a reputation for inadequate cooling when operated in tropical climates ? |
| 12 | They have a reputation for superb manpower planning . |
| 13 | Many accents of English also differ noticeably in intonation without the difference being such as would cause a difference in meaning ; some Welsh accents , for example , have a tendency for unstressed syllables to be higher in pitch than stressed syllables . |
| 14 | Does Burger King have a philosophy for managing people ? |
| 15 | Similarly , dedicated compute servers can be configured so that they will run only certain types of jobs , or have a preference for certain types . |
| 16 | To make things even easier , if you have a preference for one font system over the other , in any font dialogue box within DW1.2 , ATM fonts are noted as such , with the ATM symbol , and TrueType fonts are annotated with the ‘ TT ’ symbol . |
| 17 | Certain men and women have a propensity for this type of spirituality and have devised techniques and disciplines to create the sense of presence within themselves . |
| 18 | The performance , which was a great success , was staged at Stirling university 's Airthrey Castle — a fitting venue for the musicians who have a passion for historical music . |
| 19 | It 's not something , like the one term assurance , you know , when you have a policy for ten years , and if you live longer than the ten years , tough . |
| 20 | We would , for example , have a need for multi-cultural programmes , and there would be a proposal and we would say , ‘ Right , let's talk to this company who has proposed it . |
| 21 | Er before we go on to our that we have a break for ten minutes for those who wish to make phone calls er the only thing is the coffee is being suggested as well there is only facilities available in the members room . |
| 22 | So that they can actually get out of their cot and have a move for five minutes but |
| 23 | Yeah , one of these things you sit in , put twenty P in or whatever it is , and have a ride for two minutes . |
| 24 | In the US election , commentators are bemoaning the lack of international issues , but they are still markedly more present than here : President George Bush and Bill Clinton are arguing over how and when to help the former Soviet states , Clinton is proposing to allow Japan and Germany on to the Security Council of the UN , all candidates have a figure for American troop presence in Europe , ranging from Bush 's 150,000 to Jerry Brown 's 1,000 , with a European force of 1,000 stationed in the US . |
| 25 | That 's the car come and have a sit for five minutes . |
| 26 | Kelly is perfectly good at right back , and with him , newsome and Speed playing or on the bench , we have a team for all eventualities . |
| 27 | You have a feeling for these people . |
| 28 | I have a feeling for Fat Vince , partly because he 's a fellow heart-sufferer . |
| 29 | In my experience politicians have a contempt for good organisation . ’ |
| 30 | Also , more is understood nowadays about the balance of life within a pool , so the much quoted passage of the father of English gardening , William Robinson , in his classic The English Flower Garden ( 1895 ) scarcely applies now : ‘ Unclean and ugly pools deface our gardens ; some have a mania for artificial water , the effect of water pleasing them so well that they bring it near their houses where they can not have its good effects . |