Example sentences of "have a [noun] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skunk has a pair of these glands and not only can it vary the strength of each jet according to the side from which you approach but it is even able to twist the nozzle of the gland so that the spray shoots out at an angle . |
| 2 | When I told Constanza , she who has a memory for these things said , ‘ Good Lord , not M. J. Devaux who came over with the French team after the war ? ’ |
| 3 | Our human digestive system has a struggle with such things as alcohol , but we are resilient and are rather good at detoxifying the many dubious substances that we inflict on our long-suffering internal organs . |
| 4 | GUIL taps a hand , changes his mind , taps the other , and ROS inadvertently reveals that he has a coin in both fists . ) |
| 5 | As Mark has a fascination for all things electrical , he decided on an electronic watch that ‘ spoke ’ the time . |
| 6 | As Mark has a fascination for all things electrical , he decided on an electronic watch that ‘ spoke ’ the time . |
| 7 | Stan Johnson , the chap my father works for , has a finger in all sorts of pies , including housing . |
| 8 | you see the Arts Council has a finger in most pies , the only way to find out through them , I mean the trouble is , a lot of it , is going to be confidential |
| 9 | If you think about and watch the settings of your child 's behaviour , it may be that he or she behaves in a non-compliant way , or has a tantrum on some occasions but not others ; that is , some situations seem to act as cues for him or her to behave in a particular way . |
| 10 | Alternatively , get in touch with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders , which has a list of all models that take unleaded petrol . |
| 11 | Hey , " he said , and laughed briefly , " you think he has a permit for those muscles ? |
| 12 | In carrying out these functions , the supervising officer has a duty to both parties and not just to his client to deal with these matters strictly in accordance with the contract conditions and with good professional practice . |
| 13 | A very bright , transparent cool green , viridian has a place on many palettes . |
| 14 | Viridian has a place on many palettes ; it is slightly less brash than phthalocyanine green , but has similar transparency and hue . |
| 15 | Dundonald Castle , which has a place in both Scottish and British history , is the finest example still existing of a Scottish castle of its period , and should be treasured as a national monument in our midst . |
| 16 | I have n't had a look at any books at all but , erm I was worried about . |
| 17 | Nan have , have you had a look at those things with er you press this thing and they pull their trousers down ? |
| 18 | Despite his consummate low-flying ability he had already had a brush with some trees and had also once even grazed the ground in a Mosquito . |
| 19 | The tribeswoman will doubtless have deep feelings for her children and be ambitious for their success in life , and affection and admiration for animals has had a place in all societies , even in that of Ancient Rome . |
| 20 | Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people . |
| 21 | On that night , Tuesday , 24 August 1773 , they talked of murderers being hanged — Lord Errol must have had a fund of such stories : he was the Lord High Constable of Scotland ; then they drank port , and were seen to their rooms by their host himself . |
| 22 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 23 | In this century alone we have had a succession of such images , from the stately , big-busted , Edwardian beauty , through the languid and willowy pre-Raphaelite heroine , the boyish 1920s ‘ flapper ’ , the sleekly groomed , wide-shouldered 1940s woman of the world , to the innocent , long-haired nymph of the 1960s and the colourful gypsy of the 1970s . |
| 24 | Yes , I , the birds do n't half have a go at those nuts do n't they ? |
| 25 | How curious that last week 's suggestion that a cabinet minister might have a link with such activities should bring the threat of damnation from a prominentlibel lawyer . |
| 26 | However , special circumstances in individual applications may have a bearing in some cases on the offer which the University makes . |
| 27 | And we can have a look at some consequences of that so you could have short term , long term consequences . |
| 28 | No , I 've got to revise for my erm science test tomorrow and I 've got loads of stuff to do , I 've got to keep going for the weekend , actually I have n't got that much to do , I 've got drama that I can do if you just would be so kind turn over to number three so I can have a look at some adverts I 've got a , will there be any adverts after |
| 29 | Erm and if you 've got see if you 've got a vowel and then a c sound so if we said Let's have a look at some vowels and then a c sound . |
| 30 | I 'll just have a look at these shirts up here no , they 're nice Bev |