Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ossie has not signed a contract but we have shaken hands on a three-year deal . ’ |
| 2 | In the remoter rural areas , where agriculture has traditionally held a virtual monopoly of employment opportunities , the declining demand for labour in agriculture has historically led to widespread rural depopulation . |
| 3 | Reports suggest Microsoft Corp has nearly completed a compiler that will be used internally to generate applications for the PowerPC RISC being developed by Apple , IBM and Motorola . |
| 4 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |
| 5 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 6 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 7 | Famous in his lifetime , court painter to King George III , Ramsay 's genius has subsequently remained a well-kept secret , especially in England . |
| 8 | The story has now prompted a response from Mr John Dumigan , acting chief officer for the South Eastern Group of Councils for Building Regulation Control , who has outlined the exact situation faced by buildings open to the public . |
| 9 | If you look at the mid-markets erm for example the Sunday Express has recently run a erm a feature on the French philosopher Louis . |
| 10 | However , this equal reduction has again entailed a change in proportions . |
| 11 | Yes , I , I mean , I think , I do n't want to come in there , but I think the difference between the point that you 've made Mr and , and some of the others is the district auditor has n't put a thing in a box . |
| 12 | The Fuel Contracts Department at Peel Park has just issued a comprehensive Departmental Procedures Manual , covering everything from the booking-in of mail to the department to the ordering of new AGR fuel for Hunterston and Torness . |
| 13 | The division has n't taken a completely structured approach to its use of FDC , and much of the necessary data is still input manually . |
| 14 | The Gas Turbine division has also played a leading role in this area and is pioneering the concept of total maintenance [ health care ] contracts for critical power packs both on and offshore . |
| 15 | In Britain , more so than in other countries , science fiction has always had a stigma attached to it . |
| 16 | Now I know Utopianism has recently had a bad press . |
| 17 | No instance has yet reached a reported court case . |
| 18 | The raising of the water level has partially submerged a conspicuous pointed rock of historic interest ; in the days of long ago , this was a meeting place of the Chisholm clan . |
| 19 | That man with a beard has just had a breakdown in London 's Burning . |
| 20 | Since December , the strip has not known a day of quiet : the clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinian demonstrators are fought in towns and villages as well as in the eight refugee camps . |
| 21 | The NABC has never fostered a North/South divide and the suggestion from Mr Atkinson that we would give preference to the views from southern counties , as against northern counties , is totally without foundation . |
| 22 | The Italian parliament has finally approved a new law governing hunting . |
| 23 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 24 | However , if the user has not accessed a particular field type during the current session , the user must enter the required value and press TAB . |
| 25 | ‘ The recession has not had a major impact , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 26 | This writer has never attended a more populated exhibition of Old Masters and has rarely overheard so much intelligent discussion , particularly from ‘ ordinary ’ visitors . |
| 27 | Fidelity has also launched a ‘ controlled risk ’ unit trust series called the Stabiliser Growth Range . |
| 28 | Geologically recent submergence has also produced a series of islands , some inhabited e.g. Eriskay and Berneray , and some now empty and abandoned e.g. Fuday , the Monach Islands and Pabbay . |
| 29 | The turboprop has also undergone a maturing process that now makes it an easy engine to work on and spectacularly reliable . |
| 30 | A RESEARCH team at Glasgow University has just received a £1.5 million grant from the Science and Engineering Research Council to carry out a project to increase the capacity of fibre-optic cables , writes Eric McKenzie |