Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus in Jaca there were allotments for the poor labourers and no agrarian destitute class ; around Saragossa the labourers had enforced a customary eight-hour day and worked in their free hours on their own plots ; but on the great estates of dry Aragon labour conditions could only be matched in Andalusia . |
2 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
3 | I must go and enquire if the artists have had a successful afternoon . ’ |
4 | Is the Minister aware that , while the science research councils have fared badly under the present Government , the humanities have fared a good deal worse under the direct rule of his Department ? |
5 | However , in cases on other provisions of the Act reported to date the courts have adopted a broad , purposive , interpretation , and it therefore seems reasonable to assume that s3 could apply to all the situations described . |
6 | He relied upon the great development that has recently taken place in the law of judicial review whereby the courts have asserted a general jurisdiction to review the decisions of tribunals and inferior courts . |
7 | In other contexts the courts have taken a broad , purposive approach to the interpretation of the 1977 Act ; thus in Smith v Eric S Bush ; Harris v Wyre Forest DC [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 the House of Lords held that a disclaimer of liability on a surveyor 's report , which purported to prevent the surveyor owing a duty of care to the recipient of the report , was subject to s2 of the Act and was required to be reasonable . |
8 | However , recently , the courts have taken a more laissez-faire attitude to exclusion clauses and fundamental breach on the basis that the parties should be free to agree that there should be no liability under the contract even for a fundamental breach , if that was their desire , see Photo Productions Ltd. v Securicor Transport Ltd. [ 1980 ] . |
9 | The courts have shown a similar bias , though usually for a different reason . |
10 | By extending judicial review to cover such non-governmental bodies performing ‘ public functions ’ , the courts have provided a valuable means ( even if of marginal importance ) of exercising legal control over the pursuit of governmental aims and policies . |
11 | Moreover , the Germans had made a further — and fateful — error : they had omitted to occupy the Channel ports , as they might easily have done , without loss , during their initial advance . |
12 | John says the Germans have got a new Maastricht banner a deck chair with a towel over it . |
13 | The Germans have had a different structure of labour laws for many years . |
14 | She described a case where the Guardians had taken a whole family into the workhouse , the father being ‘ hopelessly out of work ’ . |
15 | Again , the proposals have attracted a considerable number of comments , with a minority favouring a return to the proposals in E 32 . |
16 | But the increasing threat of air pollution and the danger caused by those farmers who ignored the rules have meant a complete ban on stubble-burning . |
17 | In one fell swoop the authorities have made a large step towards perpetuating the quality , image and prestige of the Home Internationals by allowing the players to be available . |
18 | For years , the authorities have turned a blind eye to the slaughter , maintaining that it was a quaint custom which would eventually die out . |
19 | Peter 's Bar may be the reason why Horta became such a popular stopping off spot for transatlantic yachts , and because so many yachts stop there the authorities have built a large marina with every facility . |
20 | From my vantage-point I could see exactly where the accident had happened , about sixty yards from the summit , as the cops had left a portable barrier with yellow flashing lights on top to mark the spot . |
21 | The eyes had become a jet-black bar that flamed . |
22 | The bookies are quoting us at 40–1 and you can bet one or two of the lads have got a few bob on us at those odds . |
23 | In this time it seems that all other areas of the Lakes have had a new guide , and some of them two . |
24 | The insurers have asked a federal court in New York to declare that they are not liable for the costs of the spill . |
25 | The fans have created a special Anglo-Gallic chant for him , and they call for his reinstatement when he is not in the team , as was the case here for all but the last six minutes . |
26 | The fans have got a right to expect that , ’ said Keegan . |
27 | ‘ Jesus Christ , Piper , the mauses have had a bloody good go at you last night . |
28 | On the west , they said , the waves had ranged a hundred feet high up the cliffs , scouring the bird-ledges clean and breaking through bridges and tunnels of rock where no gap had existed before . |
29 | For various reasons the specific item search , into which the designers had put a good deal of effort , was less successful . |
30 | The designers have produced a complete range , including shoes you would n't normally associate with Doc Martens . |