Common English Collocations with HAVE

• A baby (To give birth to a baby)

E.g: My grandmother had all her babies at home.

• A backache

E.g: My father has a backache so he couldn’t sleep well

• A bad temper

E.g: Maybe you’re a less than effective communicator or you have a bad temper.

• A bath

E.g: I can’t remember the last time I had a bath.

• A birthday

E.g: Children can have a birthday party inside a private capsule on the London Eye.

• A bite

E.g: Can I have a bite of your hot dog?

• A break

E.g: Let’s have a break when you finish this exercise.

• A business trip

E.g: My dad has a business trip so we could not visit our grandmother together

• A busy day

E.g: I have a busy day.

• A conversation/chat

E.g: Can we have a conversation before we make any decision?

• A cup of tea/ coffee

E.g: Would you like to have a cup of tea/coffee.

• A depression

E.g: If you want to have a depression in your green, you must install a drain pipe beneath it to carry away the water.

• A discussion

E.g: We should have a discussion about this topic to understand deeply.

• An event

E.g: Why not have an event here?

• An exam

E.g: I have an exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

• An interview

E.g: He has an interview tomorrow, and he’s a little nervous.

• An opportunity

E.g: You’ve already had lots of opportunities.

• Difficulty

E.g: She had difficulty in starting her car.

• Faith

E.g: Personally, I do have faith.

• Patience

E.g: You’ve got to have patience.

• Some sugar/ milk

E.g: Could I have some milk please?

• Sympathy

E.g: I really have sympathy for them.

• The chance

E.g: We go to the beach whenever we have the chance.

• Time

E.g: To have enough time to do something.

• Trouble

E.g: He’s well-qualified, so he had no trouble finding work.

• Work

E.g: We have so much work to do before Friday.

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