Example sentences of "[vb mod] have a " in BNC.

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31 Backers of favourites should have a profitable afternoon at Lingfield .
32 Lord Mackay conceded that the judges should have a say in approving the rules for solicitors advocates after his original , more radical , green paper proposals drew unprecedented public criticism from the judiciary .
33 Lord Mackay conceded that the judges should have a say after his original , more radical , green paper proposals drew unprecedented criticism .
34 A National Consumer Council opinion poll this year found 98 per cent thought it important that consumers should have a legal right to demand a replacement or refund if a product can not be repaired reasonably quickly .
35 The Government argues that its bill enshrines Channel 4 as part of the system of public service broadcasting and that therefore it should have a final say in the appointment of who runs it .
36 Everyone should have a chain fixed to the front door .
37 Syria says the UN should have a starring role at any conference .
38 Yet the state decreed , at first , that ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’ should have a happy ending ; production of that and other pieces was inexplicably delayed or cancelled ; and his favourite operatic director , Vsevelod Meyerhold , was arrested in June 1939 after publicly defying accusations of ‘ artistic errors ’ .
39 But unless you spent a lot on flowers and balls for the children and on Mary 's birthday present , considering that you had our 15/ and some 5/ or more yes more of your own a month ago , on which no calls but fares need have been made , to which was added about 30/ ( or more ? ) lately , and from it all not 30/ was spent on the dress , you should have a sovereign left : add to this the wages of this month to come , and there should remain , after 35/ to the spectacle man , fully a sovereign , which , considering our needs for the future & also your promises , nay , certainties , at which I laughed , should go to the bank .
40 Locke further explains , therefore , why one man should have a right to this land and these crops , another to that .
41 He should have a proper collar for the dog .
42 ‘ Oh , you think I should have a kept woman like Ma — not very modern , that .
43 Trees of a single species growing in the same locality should have a similar pattern of ring widths , uniquely defined by their common history .
44 Some blame should go to De Niro , most amusingly with his attempt to convince Nieporent that the restaurant should have a sushi bar .
45 Internationally , I think Britain should have a very important role in shaping the new Europe .
46 More importantly , by the time you finish this chapter , you should have a good idea of the right size and shape for your body .
47 By now you should have a clearer picture of your current size and shape .
48 She should now aim to be 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) below her starting weight on most days ; she should reduce sugar on cereal to just one teaspoon ; she should use less meat when making up meat meals like stews , using more vegetables instead ( this is as well , of course , as maintaining the goal for fat reduction from Week 1 ) ; she should have salted meat or salted fish only three times a week in total ( you will remember that salt goals last for two weeks each ) ; she should have one or two pieces of fresh fruit each day ( this is as well as the goal for Week 1 , having pulses with one meal each day ) ; she should have a brisk twenty-minute walk each day .
49 Perhaps you should have a rest . ’
50 A horse in good condition should have a flat back , even a ‘ double spine ’ or ‘ tiger spine ’ ( where the Mesh and muscle is raised on each side of the spine in two ridges ) ; the rump should be rounded ; and the ribs well-covered and not visible to the eye .
51 Obviously stallions and colts over ten months old need special arrangements , and brood mares and foals should have a paddock of their own ; but sometimes other horses can be very aggressive .
52 He should have a say in how the guest speakers use their time at the event : should they meet the press or the mayor , where can they go for a bit of peace and quiet , even reassurance , and so on .
53 A lectern should have a minimum depth of 38cm and a minimum width of 5Ocm — space to hold two A4 sheets alongside each other — and a ‘ lip ’ of at least 1.5cm to stop papers sliding off onto the floor .
54 And to be anticipated these should have a capability of fulfilment , if only as fantasy .
55 Heroism should have a moral or social purpose .
56 EVERYONE over the age of 20 should have a regular blood pressure check to reduce the incidence of heart disease and sudden heart attacks , heart specialists said yesterday .
57 Lord Prior , former Tory minister and chairman of the General Electric Company , said : ‘ The Government should have a proper look at its policy towards industry .
58 He has no complaint : ‘ I 've been five years and I think it 's only fair that someone else should have a chance . ’
59 Sponsorship has raised about £300,000 for the British Garden , which should have a good chance of winning the competition .
60 DR PAUL TALALAY , a research scientist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , has discovered that broccoli prevents cells from becoming malignant — and so presumably broccoli-eating enthusiasts should have a reduced risk of getting cancer .
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