Example sentences of "have a [noun] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Torrance has been working recently on improving his technique on short putts with which he has a problem because of the pendulum action of his broom-handle putter .
2 There 's no indication Mr Clinton has a clue as to what the problems are , ’ he said .
3 Point four erm sentences are made up of noun phrases and verb phrases those phrases can be composed of intransitive verbs standing alone , or transitive verbs and objects so you can have four , the structure what sounds like Florence smiled actually has a structure as on the handout in the sentence composed of a noun phrase and a verb phrase , the noun phrase contains a single noun Florence and the verb phrase contains a single verb smile or you can have something like four two , Florence teased Dougal and there the verb phrase contains the verb teased and another noun phrase containing the single noun Dougal .
4 The spacious lounge has a TV and in suitable weather , an Open fire .
5 Abstinence following birth ( see post-partum abstinence ) should be distinguished from periodic abstinence or the rhythm method and from terminal abstinence which , in several cultures , is an accepted way of behaviour under certain conditions ( e.g. for a woman living with her married daughter or daughter-in-law who also has a child or for a woman who wants to cease childbearing altogether ) .
6 Public accountability is particularly important in respect of activities over which the government has a monopoly and in respect of which the citizen has no choice but to deal with the government .
7 The Guidelines offer detailed practical advice based on the firm conviction that ‘ educational and reference material … should reflect a deep conviction that every human being has a dignity and worth that is her or his own , no more dependent on sex than on race and colour … ’ ( see appendix 8 for full guidelines ) .
8 The small town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch was named after a Breton nobleman and has a castle where in 1569 Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned .
9 685 , 694 : ‘ I take it that ’ the tenant ‘ has a right as against all the world to remain in possession until he is turned out by an order of the court . ’
10 For the area on the west side , we have different owners , erm but also erm the state of Berlin has an owner and for the east side , we also have different owners erm just like the others and this is a very acute legal problem for East Berlin and G D R.
11 Incorporation has an appeal because of the image the person concerned can present " I 'm the director of my own company/l run a consultancy " .
12 Without it individuals would have had a choice as to which of the acceptable solutions to adopt .
13 Barcelona had already been refused a penalty , but they soon drew level through Julio Salinas , the deceptively inelegant striker who has taken Gary Lineker 's reluctant ill-fitted role on the right wing and , on Saturday , made such a good job of it that he might have had a hat-trick but for Francisco Buyo 's reflexes .
14 I have had the good fortune to be in Bruges when the city has had a festival and in Ghent for the same sort of thing .
15 that would be to completely undermine the effect of article eighty five , we simply would n't be able to raise our shield at all , we would have a counterclaim but at which point since we had no of what erm , for example as one of it 's principal defences , defences , erm we would say we 've made the plaintiffs case very much easier , they 've now got all our money , we 're bankrupt , we ca n't pursue our claim because we 've got no money to pursue it with in article eighty five would of been completely undermined because we would not of had a realistic opportunity to raise article eighty five as a defence and your Lordship to do that would of had to not only set aside the counterclaim as a set off , but also to set aside the entire eighty five defence to stayed it or to have set it aside
16 If you forget this needle set up and have the needles starting and finishing on a red mark ( or on a blank at both ends ) , the same set of needles will work both ways , the others wo n't have a turn and after three rows , you are all jammed up !
17 They probed and measured and cross-questioned Phoebe in the most condescending manner , made worse by the fact that they clearly did not have a clue as to what might have happened .
18 Energy in the brain comes from burning glucose , so if we could find out if , where and when more glucose was being used in the minutes after training , we would have a clue as to which areas of the brain were relevant to the memory storage process .
19 We do have a choice as to whether to make the connection or not , but , as I have said , unless one is aware of it forming at the time , the bond is likely to build up at the instinctive level .
20 you find that people just say your going to a meeting , can I have a lift or of course your going well I 'll go with you and your never expected to drink , your always expected to be the last as you drop every body off , so erm , I 've had a years of that
21 Mr Denton went on to explain that the traditional ‘ heavy ’ railway may not have a future except for journeys between the main population centres .
22 ‘ I do n't have a feeling that after putting so much energy and a big piece of my life into the Maryinsky I could leave .
23 But it 's not , she 's not having a downer because of your dad
24 Appointment secretaries and ministers are much more concerned with not having a disaster than with anything particular which may or may not happen .
25 He is classified as having a patron/client because of the observed relationship with a large organisation which was one among a number of significant clients .
26 The proposals themselves were generally positive and paved the way for community-based nursing to really move forward as a cohesive and dynamic force , but the fact remains that significant concerns have been raised , and the organisations and individuals concerned should at least have an explanation as to why these concerns can not be acted upon , if that is indeed the case .
27 Despite having an income and for some years an indulgent father , the task of raising them can not have been easy .
28 Lord Bridge of Harwich , sitting with Lords Templeman , Roskill , Goff and Jauncey , ruled there was no question of the driver having an option as to what kind of sample he provided .
29 Yesterday , Lord Bridge of Harwich allowed a prosecution appeal and ruled there was no question of the driver having an option as to what kind of sample he provided .
30 I went out on to the roof to have a look and at first I could see nothing amiss .
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