Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] have [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up till about 1980 I had little experience of float fishing for big bream , and I do n't recall ever having read anything on the subject . |
| 2 | At the far end , once again my , detector gave a nice small signal , quite different from the copper halfpennies , and as I dug down to retrieve this I had some idea in mind that this might be a hammered . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , if it 's sexual she has less discrimination than I gave her credit for . ’ |
| 4 | Unlike the previous passage , this one has several vocabulary items specific to ( originally ) black youth culture , for example bredder ( brother — in the community rather than biological sense ) , sound ( a large mobile disco — but see Gilroy 1987 : 164ff for a fuller description ) , spar ( friend ) , skirt and daughter ( both words for women ) , while other words like trod and check are not used in a Standard English way . |
| 5 | In this it had little success , though it did cause some alarm to the authorities and to shipowners , some of whom recognised that accumulated benefits could be an effective way of retaining membership . |
| 6 | Constable Alan Jeffreys , who works in the Community Involvement Department , said : ‘ He has met as many people in as many cities as possible who have some involvement in public safety . |
| 7 | WE are trying to contact as many pregnant women as possible who have this condition to see if they will help by taking part . |
| 8 | I 'm so glad you had this conversation with me while I 've been miked up and I 've got it all taped . |
| 9 | It is , however , the first category , officers , who form what is known as the local government service : it is these who have most contact with councillors and who perform primary policy advisory and managerial roles . |
| 10 | I was the only one of the three who had any confidence in Burmese , and so was able to be bilingual in teaching and in giving notes . |
| 11 | In fact , Kitty was the only one of the three who had enough time off during the day to help out on the barrow , but as she never got up until the sun rose and slipped away long before it had set , she still was n't what Granpa would have called an asset . |
| 12 | I 'm glad we had that conversation . |
| 13 | I am glad we have that partnership with all of you here and it is on that note , on behalf of the government , that I wish you every possible success as you embark upon your seventy fifth year . |
| 14 | He was sitting down then all of sudden he had this bottle of scotch and he told bring some whisky down . |
| 15 | That illustrates graphically the fact that in 1980 we had fewer pedestrian deaths than West Germany and now we have more . |
| 16 | Yeah , but it was only really , we had that we had those soul D Js that , that , that were blowing them that was the problem . |
| 17 | Had they done that we have little doubt that the tribunal decision would have been otherwise than it was . ’ |
| 18 | There 's no limit on the number of cheques you can issue , but do make sure you have enough money in you account to cover them . |
| 19 | The speed of playing equipment can vary considerably ; where possible use your own tape recorder but make sure you have enough volume without distortion . |
| 20 | I 'm not even convinced that the natural sciences actually work like that and I 'm not sure you have any right to assert that the randomised controlled trial is the best method . |
| 21 | Perhaps while I 'm away , you 'll see to moving our bags to Chapel Street , I 'll make sure you have some money for the cab . ’ |
| 22 | Or if the person brings the vehicle to you , make sure you have some way of contacting them again . |
| 23 | A Sterilisation is a big step to take , which is why it 's always best to make sure you have some counselling beforehand , to allow you to talk through your feelings . |
| 24 | For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat . |
| 25 | All who have that responsibility need to be aware of their own musical and liturgical preferences . |
| 26 | I 'm sure we had another reading week . |
| 27 | All these people and all this musical history of Manchester , all these people together and , although I 'm sure they had each other in mind , actually facing these people is very odd . |
| 28 | ‘ My heart misgave me when I saw his livery at Parfois , for Isambard is close and confidential with him , and sure they had some business between them that bodes us no good here in Wales . ’ |
| 29 | Girls of various shapes and sizes paraded in front of the boys while she told them the prices so that they would be sure they had enough money on them . |
| 30 | However , I 'm not sure it had much choice in the matter , given that it made great efforts in the 70s and 80s to change its image from an ineffective amateur body into a responsible and professional organisation . |