Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1985 and 1990 , however , the number of people aged over 85 supported in residential care by local authorities has declined at a slower rate than that for all people aged 65+ . |
| 2 | It is surprising how few units have changed to a cheaper implant in the face of a limiting budget for prostheses . |
| 3 | For active hunting , a heavy shell must be something of a handicap and some carnivorous molluscs have taken to a faster if riskier life by doing without it altogether and reverting to the life-style of their flatworm-like ancestors . |
| 4 | From one in Khorramshahr , 800 refugees have gone to a better , cooler site near Dezful , 200 km ( 120 miles ) north . |
| 5 | You 'll often be able to turn the pension your contributions have brought into a bigger tax-free lump sum . |
| 6 | After the adjacent layers of atoms have slipped to a greater or less extent , so that the material is deformed in shear , no serious weakening has necessarily taken place , so that broken bonds have reformed with new partners . |
| 7 | By the second century AD such refined tastes had spread to a wider public . |
| 8 | Is the Prime Minister aware that in the year since he took office Scottish dole queues have lengthened by a further 28,000 , leaving almost 250,000 Scots without work and leaving him with an even worse record than his predecessor , the former first lady of mass unemployment ? |
| 9 | The assessment panels have contributed to a better working relationship between guidance staff and other members of staff . |
| 10 | A CONFEDERATION of British Industry survey out this morning shows that new orders and output among small manufacturing firms have declined at a greater rate than expected since July . |
| 11 | An alternative hypothesis is that clinical studies have evolved towards a larger format over the past decade , with a corresponding increase in the number of contributors . |
| 12 | Since 1945 conversion rates have fallen to a lower level , of about 15,000 — 17,000 ha , and this is considered to be the direct result of stricter planning controls . |
| 13 | Liberals had argued for a wider franchise for years and Unionists had demanded a redistribution , so both sides got something of what they wanted and proportional representation was thrown in with the present mood of Labour in mind , so that the anti-socialist parties would be able to consolidate their position if necessary . |
| 14 | Defence cuts and depressed civilian markets have led to a further 390 job losses at VSEL . |