Example sentences of "an [noun] [conj] has " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can only conclude that ‘ Either badgers waste energy with the continued digging or very large burrows confer an advantage that has so far eluded us . ’ |
| 2 | When an hypothesis that has successfully withstood a wide range of rigorous tests is eventually falsified , a new problem , hopefully far removed from the original solved problem , has emerged . |
| 3 | I want to recount an experience that has stayed with me ever since it happened , something that transformed an uneventful journey home from work . |
| 4 | As a minimum , it says , The Stock Exchange should require listed companies to publish an OFR that has been reviewed by its auditors for consistency with the financial statements . |
| 5 | Ginger 's greatest single claim to fame is that he set up a record for an inside-forward that has never been beaten at our club , when he scored five goals in the game against Southend at The Palace on 25 September 1909 . |
| 6 | The Venice Soprintendenza certainly does not intend to miss out on such an opportunity and has already come up with a proposal , ‘ Dal Museo alla città ’ ( From Museum to City ) , which it estimates would cost L3.8 billion ( £1.76 million ; $3 million ) . |
| 7 | This quality is reflected in an accent that has a blunt and acerbic ring to it , especially in east Berlin , which was always more plebeian than most western districts . |
| 8 | Let us hope that it is Mr Clarke who needs an ambulance that has been stood down . ’ |
| 9 | Players do not like setting down an instrument that has just become nicely warmed up , and taking up a cold one , unless there is a very good reason for it . |
| 10 | Lord Coke lays it down broadly that the staying of an action that has been unjustly brought is no consideration for a promise to pay money . |
| 11 | Representing an action as predictable also implies seeing it as something potential , that is , as an action that has ( or had ) high chances of being performed , and not as an actuality . |
| 12 | It does take time , about two hours for each member of staff when preparation and writing is included but it has been an investment that has repaid the school with great dividends . |
| 13 | By exempting pension funds and unit trusts from income tax on trading profits from futures and options dealings , he has managed to clear up an uncertainty that has kept many investing institutions shy of London 's derivatives markets . |
| 14 | She felt for Mary , in fact , the fine contempt due to someone or to an institution that has given way too easily . |
| 15 | MIND ( the National Association for Mental Health ) provides a positive approach to those seeking an independent lifestyle after a period in an institution and has helped many . |
| 16 | As he values the entire UK direct sales market at about £1,000m , this means his association already represents 20% of the total — ‘ not bad ’ , he reckons , ‘ for an association that has just been launched ’ . |
| 17 | One meeting I had with him occasioned an episode that has become public . |
| 18 | Although only halfway through her first effort ( based , oh dear , on a dream ) she already has an agent and has made the shortlist of a first-time fiction writers ' competition , the Ian St James Awards , for a story drawn from the book . |
| 19 | The system was installed four years ago as an experiment and has been monitored ever since . |
| 20 | Although the disaster may seem a boon to an industry that has shared in the recession which struck the construction industry , not all firms have welcomed the flood of work . |
| 21 | For some enterprising footballers like Celtic 's Harry Hood or Aberdeen 's Willie Miller , the pub is a business opportunity run to the highest standards , but for others it can be either a modest earner , an extension of their drinking or a desperate attempt to grab a livelihood from the cinders of football , an industry that has never fully protected the talent it exploits . |
| 22 | Here , suddenly , was a car to lust after , but also a car to strike fear into the hearts of rival companies in an industry that has struggled more than most in 1992 . |
| 23 | There is scarcely an industry that has n't been affected by it ; from manufacturing through to publishing . |
| 24 | Leaving aside for the time being the question of ‘ hostile intent , ’ it is plain that it is not enough that the defendant deliberately does an act that has the incidental effect of obstructing the police ; he must also have some notion that he is obstructing and causing the police difficulties . |
| 25 | If she is wise , she will soon get the message , and think to herself ‘ Oh well , so long as they 're happy , that 's all that matters ’ — an attitude that has been the saving grace of many mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships . |
| 26 | As for real customers , VISystems cites Motorola itself as ready to throw out some thirty IBM mainframes , says it has an ISV that has downsized 12 sites onto Data General kit , and in the UK has a production user in the shape of Trafalgar House Construction , which has committed the heinous sin ( in the eyes of IBM ) of transferring its 200 plus existing TP applications from an IBM mainframe to an RS/6000 . |
| 27 | The Scottish blood transfusion service was established many years before there was an NHS and has always supplied blood for any patient who needs it . |
| 28 | From clogged skies to choked motorways , from Clapham Junction to the Marchioness , Mr Prescott has been Labour 's voice of protest on an issue that has moved to the heart of the ‘ quality of life ’ agenda increasingly dominating the political agenda . |
| 29 | Liliane Landor reports on an issue that has shaken the foundations of French politics and put the question of immigration firmly back on the agenda A country divided . |
| 30 | First the managers will be encouraged to tackle an issue that has become problematical in a bureau by asking open questions of themselves and the bureau staff . |