Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adv] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that he 's not pin-up material like Bolton and does not quite have the same vocal dexterity as either Bolton or Richie probably has a significant bearing on his lack of success in Europe . |
| 2 | Thompson & Morgan also has a new annual from America , Nemophila ‘ Pennie Black ’ , which has almost-black flowers with scalloped , silvery-white edges . |
| 3 | By forges Defoe meant cutlers ' smithies ; it appeared to him that Sheffield already had a pronounced industrial character , and though it was very small by later standards it struck him as being ‘ very populous and large ’ . |
| 4 | Robson tires of pointing out that England always have a spare man , but unfortunately this often turns out to be Gary Stevens , an orthodox full-back , perhaps incorrigibly so . |
| 5 | Free movement of capital means that investors now have a wider choice of what to buy . |
| 6 | It is certainly possible that Mercury once had a molten iron core which has since partly or wholly solidified . |
| 7 | But when he discovers from his review of the precedents that mothers already have a legal right to compensation for emotional injury suffered on a direct view of the accident , and therefore that drivers must already insure against causing emotional damage in those circumstances , the question of insurance costs becomes more complex . |
| 8 | This means that SCOTVEC now has a unique role , both accrediting and awarding vocational qualifications . |
| 9 | Gordon explains that shots usually have a propitious feel to them , and the added ingredient of adventure increases the likelihood of a successful picture . |
| 10 | They reminded him of the ignominious episode of the oath-taking , and pointed out that Rodrigo now had a personal ‘ army ’ almost as large as the King 's . |
| 11 | Others , focusing on issues such as the inequality in the wages paid to men and women or the violence that women receive at men 's hands , argue that women still have a long way to go before they are fully liberated . |
| 12 | I am not saying that disturbances always have a single cause . |
| 13 | She must have changed greatly in this time , although Gatsby still has a fixed , perfect image of her , seeing her more as goddess , than an ordinary human being , with bad as well as good points . |
| 14 | John Scales never played for us though he was from Leeds , and Seaman never had a senior game for us though he was a trainee . |
| 15 | At the end of the night , the luck was with the opposition , but Roy and Judy still had a good night out . |
| 16 | Audiocassettes and videocassettes therefore have a powerful potential for helping individuals to develop culturally , socially , and in the religious sphere . |
| 17 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
| 18 | Before long England were benefitting from the first of a string of catches dropped by both sides , and their total of 263 was over a hundred more than it would have been had Boycott , Woolmer and Botham not had a second chance . |
| 19 | All the men on the camp were housed in brick built barrack blocks , and J. even had a little room to himself with a radiator . |
| 20 | In Spain , for instance , no railway station had a hotel attached and passengers often had a long distance to travel from stations to reach their ultimate destination . |
| 21 | There are up to 360 incinerators working abroad and Britain also has a few systems . |
| 22 | so it 's , you have to have a full passport , well we were gon na do it this year but Robert and Wendy only had a yearly passport |
| 23 | And what does erm why does Brian and Patricia not have a regional accent ? |
| 24 | ‘ Every door has its own lock , and residents also have a safe for valuables . ’ |
| 25 | A ‘ churl ’ was a free peasant ( note the slur implied by present dictionary usage ) , and Charlton never had a resident squire , being dismissed in eighteenth-century diocesan returns as having ‘ no family of note ’ . |
| 26 | The Orkneys and Shetland also have a long history of independence in local government terms and pride themselves on their Scandinavian roots and their distinctiveness from Scotland . |
| 27 | Cheshire is one of only four forces in England and Wales not to have a full-time armed response vehicle . |
| 28 | Statements from couples concerning family size and childbearing often have a strong normative or quasi-religious quality stressing niceness , decency , responsibility , and so on ( Busfield and Paddon 1977 , Askham 1975 ) . |
| 29 | But micrometeorites often have a loose texture , which suggests that they have never been part of anything big , heavy and hot . |
| 30 | Their intentions were oblique and somewhat vague , but Klein already had a good idea about the subject to be discussed . |