Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [prep] [adj] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm cool with Janet , because one thing we have in common is that both of us are out there . |
| 2 | What they have in common is that each escapes ‘ the limitations of the personal ’ . |
| 3 | The only thing they have in common is that they are all very much above any strength normally realized in ordinary experiments . |
| 4 | What they have in common is that we have qualms about both ‘ The sea is blue ’ and ‘ The lines are unequal ’ . |
| 5 | Now at least they are in the same boat , and the balancing of the pronouns in the last four lines declares their equality : I have quoted extensively from that sonnet in order to give the full context for this Our : what they have in common is that they have sinned , each has betrayed the other . |
| 6 | He has several businesses in the district — a bobbin mill , a gunpowder factory , a cotton mill , and more — and what they have in common is that the people — usually women and children — who are unfortunate enough to be employed in them are driven as cruelly as possible and paid as little as possible . |
| 7 | What they have in common is that the design must be ‘ fit for purpose ’ . ’ |
| 8 | The only thing they have in common is that they are all outgoing , extrovert , self-confident , irrepressible and generally sparky personalities — which just happens to be a pretty good recipe for attractiveness in a woman , as well as being the ideal make-up for sales . ’ |
| 9 | What they have in common is that one person 's actions have direct costs or benefits for other people which that individual does not take into account . |