Example sentences of "have [noun sg] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has lot to say about Diana . |
| 2 | During this time the patient has time to think about the latest piece of the jigsaw puzzle' and , in many cases , to meditate upon it . |
| 3 | The first viewing of a sequence can be done without sound so that the learner has time to think about the place , the people and the situation before having to cope with what they are saying . |
| 4 | ‘ You have had plenty to talk about , ’ said Mrs Ames , sitting back in her canvas chair , her eyes closed . |
| 5 | The heads reported an increase in the level of job satisfaction that they had experienced due to devolution — although one said he had n't had time to think about it ! |
| 6 | In the old days she 'd not had time to think about anything except how to keep out of trouble . |
| 7 | She had never had time to think about love before , had thought that Bruno had burned that out of her . |
| 8 | It 's just that I have n't had time to think about it and I only thought that with all those shepherds in the area there was bound to be some traffic in illegally slaughtered lamb . |
| 9 | He asked if she 'd had time to think about it . |
| 10 | ‘ I know you did , dear , and I appreciate it , I really do , and so will your father when he 's had time to think about it ; but you must admit , he does have a point — about David Markham , I mean . |
| 11 | During his absence Luce had had time to think about his reasons for bringing her here . |
| 12 | James would have plenty to say about it if he knew . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'd have plenty to talk about . ’ |
| 14 | She and Matthew must have plenty to talk about . |
| 15 | The new manager could have been at Burnden Park watching United last night … several men chasing the job were in the stands … hopefully genning themselves up for an interview … they 'll have plenty to talk about lots of food for thought as United lost their third game in a row … |
| 16 | The new manager could have been at Burnden Park watching United last night … several men chasing the job were in the stands … hopefully genning themselves up for an interview … they 'll have plenty to talk about lots of food for thought as United lost their third game in a row … |
| 17 | Sex actually raises testosterone levels — so perhaps that 's why sexual drive seems to accelerate with the more sex you have , and partly why people who stop having sex forget about it . |
| 18 | In discussing the findings the author concludes that while a number of people do have cause to complain about their medical examination , these results indicate that only a small percentage have problems . |
| 19 | And perhaps , ’ he added grimly , ‘ if you keep your mind on the job you wo n't have time to speculate about me and — ’ |
| 20 | just one other cricket match , again I said in Hertfordshire , this one 's at Ashwall near Baldock , and their cricket club 's long way ahead in fact , but it 's erm , twenty first September , but we sha n't have time to talk about it before two o'clock and it 's in aid of the garden hospice at Letchworth , a very worthy cause that , and John Emburey 's taking a , a Middlesex eleven against the Cherubs who are the local team , John runs them down there , so that er , that is at Ashwall , two o'clock start twenty first September , have a look at John Emburey and his Middlesex eleven , all in a good , good cause , and the Cherubs watch them as well . |
| 21 | Now , this was the last day of the Conference , er did you have time to talk about anything other than the White Paper ? |
| 22 | She did n't have time to wonder about anything . |
| 23 | I feel there are a lot more important things in life than looking good , and in countries where life is harder you do n't have time to worry about such things , you 're too busy working or preparing the next meal . |
| 24 | ‘ The band had only been together a couple of months before we started recording that album , so we did n't have time to think about it too much — we just went in and did it . |
| 25 | We are told that ‘ in normal conversation , both in speaking and in listening , performers do not generally have time to think about and apply conscious grammatical rules ’ ( Krashen 1981 : 3 ) . |
| 26 | I must have time to think about this . " |
| 27 | Only when they were sitting down in the chop-house and Dr Neil had ordered them soup and rolls , followed by lamb chops with seasonal vegetables , and a glass of red wine each — ‘ Good for your shattered nerves , ’ he said gravely — and they were waiting for the soup to arrive did Sally-Anne have time to look about her . |
| 28 | My agent is going to have plenty to say about this , I can tell you . ’ |
| 29 | There was another couple in there , and it enabled Paul and Emily to have time to look about them undisturbed . |
| 30 | [ Believe me , old Wolsey had occasion to cry about me before he shuffled off his mortal coil . ] |