Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conclusion seems inescapable that the electorate did have a significant impact in determining the composition of the Commons , and therefore the very nature of party strife at Westminster itself . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the dynamic of four sessions did have a remarkable effect not unassisted by the fact that when Cardinal Montini became Paul VI , this meant that one of the most thoughtful and determined of the moderately progressive conservatives was now pope . |
| 3 | So those animals do have a raw deal ! |
| 4 | " Yes , the wind does have a raw edge to it , I must admit . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , the club does have a certain reputation for frankness in sexual matters , sir . |
| 6 | However , he suggests that fear does have a useful function . |
| 7 | While ET is a rubbishy , cheap labour scheme , youth training for 16–18 year-olds does have a minimum number of guaranteed training weeks . |
| 8 | Acoustically , the Dana Offset does have a distinctive feel . |
| 9 | Consciousness does have a unique character about it , a character which we know from direct experience and which we can reasonably attribute by analogy to other human beings and , perhaps , to cats . |
| 10 | Although some Roman keys do have a vertical bow , keys from the Saxon and medieval periods rarely employ a horizontal bow . |
| 11 | And for another , it 's about the only one that England do have a vague chance of winning . |
| 12 | In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends . |
| 13 | On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that . |
| 14 | And there is no doubt that some large companies do have a deliberate policy of delaying payments well beyond the agreed credit terms . |
| 15 | But even if there is not this causal connection , the fantasy does have a causal effect . |
| 16 | Nominally a deputy to the chancellor ( for whom he or she does sometimes stand in on ceremonial occasions , such as graduation ceremonies ) , the pro chancellor does have a substantial role , as chair of the council of a university , with overall responsibility for its financial and other non-academic affairs . |
| 17 | There was never a hope of George Custer 's men being struck by a burning arrow from the likes of China or Spain , but sport does have a delicious habit of tripping up those propelled on wings of greed and pomposity . |
| 18 | Most of the population do have a low level exposure to pesticide residues in tap water . |
| 19 | What we do know is that most of the population do have a low level exposure to pesticide residues in tap water . |
| 20 | Of course , these things can happen really , er especially if er , one of two of the guests , I 'm not suggesting your mother 's guests er over-imbibed , but one or two of the guests do have a few jars over Christmas and they get up to all sorts of things in the house do n't they ? |
| 21 | Many organisations do have a corporate mission statement which is a declaration of the company 's ‘ reason for being ’ . |
| 22 | Mustard does have a preserving quality ; the seeds are often used in pickles and chutneys while the flour is used in piccalilli . |
| 23 | ‘ He does add a different dimension to our play and Duncan does have a natural instinct for football but we have still , with Jim McLean 's help at Tannadice , to develop his knowledge of the game . |
| 24 | Dame Catherine did have a lecherous look in her eyes . |
| 25 | However , some gliders do have a definite change in both speed and characteristics . |
| 26 | Although the IAAF do have a three-month ban for minor offences like using ephedrine , manipulation of a test is equivalent to a fully-fledged steroid offence — a point Mr Emig twice missed during the proceedings . |
| 27 | But , like any major retinue , his affinity did have a non-regional component . |
| 28 | But , like any major retinue , his affinity did have a non-regional component . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , the fact that the matter had come to such a head did have a sobering effect on them both . |
| 30 | But there were moments when he almost wished that what was happening between Maisie and Mr Malik did have a sexual connotation . |