Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Things would have kindled if they could have demonstrated , or if Prince Charles could have uttered a single sentence of political substance . |
| 62 | ( S. ) 335 recognise the exception illustrated by this decision : if the offence to which the juvenile has pleaded guilty is punishable with 14 years ' imprisonment and is therefore one for which the juvenile can be detained under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) for a longer period , a sentence of 12 months ' detention in a young offender institution is not objectionable , despite the plea of guilty , if the offence would have justified a longer term of detention under section 53(2) and the sentencer has given the juvenile a discount for his plea by choosing to impose a term of detention in a young offender institution rather than detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) . |
| 63 | Those critics of the police who argue that they took a partisan position can at least point to legal authority that would have justified a different approach . |
| 64 | Ministers who might have resented a particular proposal were seen by Mr Major privately before the relevant meeting and ‘ squared ’ . |
| 65 | Tom Horrocks , who might otherwise have furnished a convenient buffer , had been drawn to the kitchen by the smell of newly baked bread , and was doubtless flirting disgracefully with Tilly and the kitchen-maids . |
| 66 | The latter half of the sixteenth century does , arguably , represent a significant turning point in the development of the hierarchy : until that time one can argue that its evolution had been largely functional , that the nature of the hierarchy ensured that those who reached the highest learned offices would have received a thorough grounding in the necessary sciences through both their education and their teaching , and practical training in the application of the law through holding several important kadiliks ; but that after that time , that is , from toward the end of the sixteenth century , the elaboration of the hierarchy was much more negative from the point of view both of learning and of good administration , being essentially an attempt to provide jobs and honours for an ever-increasing number of those seeking both . |
| 67 | A male would have received a conditional discharge or a unit fine . ’ |
| 68 | These included care of the mentally ill ( which then also included the elderly with mental disability ) — these categories which should have received a bigger slice of the cake , actually received a smaller percentage of health board funding during the funding period from 1981–82 to 1985–86 . |
| 69 | You should by now have received a final version of the script for Project Video ( strong pressure form the sales people to use this title ! ) , a shooting schedule and call sheets . |
| 70 | Applicants seeking credits for areas of study , for Sections of the certificate level areas C1 or C2 , or for elements from within an area of study at diploma level must submit their application to the HCIMA and should have received a favourable decision prior to enrolment on a programme or area of study . |
| 71 | Before the case was finished Dalgliesh would have received a dozen pictures of Lorrimer 's personality , transferred like prints from other men 's minds . |
| 72 | Sir : Young lawyers , like myself , will have received a circular letter from P. G. Malone enclosing a very laudable programme o events and lectures which his Committee has organised , and for which all credit is due . |
| 73 | Sentencing R v Barney ; CA ( Crim Div ) ( Bingham LJ , Ognall , McKinnon JJ ) ; 3 Oct 1989 A judge was in error in implying that , had a defendant been in a position to pay compensation to his victim , he might have received a shorter sentence than that in fact imposed . |
| 74 | All ( 1991 ) Group members should have received a free copy . |
| 75 | The Smiths could have received a considerable amount of money by this method and , indeed , were offered a number of more lucrative alternatives . |
| 76 | Had we not spent even more money on the BAIE Awards this year by advertising on the inside front cover of the magazine , we would not have received a single name check for 15 awards during the whole evening and in all the attendant publicity . |
| 77 | But she told the boy his offences were so serious that had he been 15 , not 14 , he 'd almost certainly have received a custodial sentence . |
| 78 | F3 You are an experienced dinghy sailor who regularly sails with novice crews and you will have completed a Fal Sail ‘ Brush Up ’ course earlier in the year . |
| 79 | F4 A minimum of two of your crew are fit and active and both will have completed a Fal Sail ‘ Introduction to Yachting ’ course the same year you 're taking the holiday . |
| 80 | To qualify for an ultra race , runners must have completed a full marathon in under three hours 30 minutes . |
| 81 | Later , each division will be able to undertake their own risk assessments , using their NEBOSH trained personnel , who will also have completed a short risk assessment course . |
| 82 | Jack 's ‘ going with someone ’ , as Karen Black put it , was still Mimi , a relationship which had survived all predictions ; and , though it may have stopped a few magic moments between him and Black , it did not prevent an entanglement with another of his co-stars , Susan Anspach . |
| 83 | All the indications were that by the end of 1991 the Soviet economy would have registered a severe , possibility catastrophic deterioration . |
| 84 | There is no simple answer but I think he may have halted a destructive spiral . |
| 85 | However , it could have hidden a greater reduction in flow in the deeper layers of the bowel wall , which may be the main site of vascular compromise . |
| 86 | Any of them could have hidden a secret staircase . |
| 87 | He walked into a Ladbrokes betting shop at Hexham , Northumberland , six days later and demanded his winnings , unaware that the payout for the bet would have totalled a staggering £3,826,470,000,000,000 . |
| 88 | She believed Spittals would somehow have treated a male officer differently — spoken less patronisingly , with more respect . |
| 89 | Someone up there must have wagered a few bob on them for another Grand Slam . |
| 90 | ‘ Things have n't been going well since my England call-up , ’ said Ferdinand , who thought he should have won a late penalty after colliding with Chris Woods . |