Example sentences of "[subord] they [adv] have the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only do the Opposition always seek to make the worst of the figures , but they would make the figures very much worse if they ever had the opportunity to put their disastrous policies into effect . |
| 2 | He was a fervent anti-communist who could comprehend and believe that people everywhere would choose to throw off the communist system if they ever had the chance . |
| 3 | When he got a passport of his own , if they still had the sort Jarvis had by that time , he was going to write ‘ lion tattoo on back ’ under ‘ distinguishing marks ’ . |
| 4 | But if they suddenly have the urge to express their senior status in relation to a new pet in the home they may revert to the age-old manner of doing this , much to the distress of their well-meaning owners , who probably bought the new kitten as a special companion for the older cat . |
| 5 | It 's not that the TV folk like to be topical , it 's because they rarely have the nous to come up with anything original . |
| 6 | Not because they may relate more positively to menstruation and to their sexuality ( as some psychologists have suggested ) , but more likely , I believe , because they rarely have the opportunity to experience menstruation . |
| 7 | As a consequence , mothers especially may become closer to their daughters because they now have the experience of pregnancy and childbirth in common . |
| 8 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 9 | Since they still have the milkweed 's toxin within them and , like the caterpillars , are vividly coloured , they too are left alone by birds . |
| 10 | The patients were asked whether they still had the pain and if so whether they had learnt to live with it . |
| 11 | It was very late when they finally had the meal that Felipe had ordered , and they were still in each other 's arms , talking and planning , when dawn began to break . |