Example sentences of "never have a [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | Now my twenty first birthday I 'd never had a copper for weeks , w e had n't got anything , anything at all , and all we got really was the old fashioned dog biscuits . |
2 | ‘ How is it you never had a child for Durkin ? |
3 | Emily had never had a head for figures , and her brother-in-law , Marcus Judge , had kept an eye on her finances from the beginning , gradually acquiring a controlling interest in the business . |
4 | The Agen loose-head , who has never had a reputation for being a hothead , is refereeing junior and children 's games unaware that an old regulation of the French Federation — which used to automatically reduce the length of his ban if a player could show repentance by taking up refereeing — is no longer valid . |
5 | ‘ I certainly do n't go on stage ill prepared but I have never had a script for any of my shows . |
6 | Some people just have , some people will will never have a need for a carrying service . |
7 | I never had a holiday for about ten years . |
8 | ‘ We never had a need for a new-business director , ’ explains Mead . |
9 | At the far end was St. Giles Church — which meant we never had an excuse for being late anywhere as the bells tolled the hour — and the quarters — right through the night |