Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 25 years in Rosemary Lane , Thatch Hair Technique has moved to a new prestigious salon in St Albans Walk , Carlisle known as Sweaty Betty 's ! |
| 2 | The dual colour technique has resulted in a renowned piece of photography which has been translated into quality national press advertising . |
| 3 | It might be a company with financial problems but ITN has put on a glitzier show . |
| 4 | Electronic Data Systems Corp has laid off an undetermined number of staff at its offices worldwide to increase efficiency and cut costs . |
| 5 | Between 1985 and 1990 , however , the number of people aged over 85 supported in residential care by local authorities has declined at a slower rate than that for all people aged 65+ . |
| 6 | Erm that factor has enhanced its value for agriculture and intensification has led to a wholesale loss of features . |
| 7 | Thus , pump-priming has turned into a bottomless pit for the Treasury , in spite of the reinvestment of large receipts from land sales . |
| 8 | WALLASEY-based same-day courier service Mercury Express has embarked on a national expansion . |
| 9 | So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes . |
| 10 | This controversial decision has led to a great deal of difficulty ; but the decision demonstrates the current trend in arbitration which , like references to experts , is another form of machinery for resolving disputes outside the court . |
| 11 | But for accident victims like Marie Moore from Darlaston , today 's decision has come as a bitter blow . |
| 12 | The recognition that , given appropriate opportunities , time , and carefully devised teaching strategies , even people with very severe learning difficulties can make progress has led to a new commitment . |
| 13 | In recent years a growing sophistication in tachistoscopic half-field investigations has derived from a conceptual and methodological framework known as information processing theory . |
| 14 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 15 | Peter Bergg has put in a large number of Press statements reflecting his current activities on behalf of Darlington 's residents but the vast majority have been totally ignored by the Echo 's reporters . |
| 16 | As Figure 17.6 shows , wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies ' total funding . |
| 17 | By contrast , the steep decline in apprenticeships has led to a reduced demand for part-time craft and technician courses . |
| 18 | Spanish workers voted heavily Socialist in the European parliamentary elections even though Mr Gonzalez 's tight economic policies has led to a 17.3 per cent jobless rate and running battles with the trade unions . |
| 19 | It was a natural response to the advent of nuclear weapons to concentrate on means of limiting or even abolishing them ; and this response has led to a long series of arms control and disarmament negotiations at Geneva and elsewhere . |
| 20 | Over this period the stock of such investments has expanded at an average annual compound rate of just under 19% . |
| 21 | Our Secretary at present has to manage with an ancient typewriter . |
| 22 | However , Mr Kane is in no doubt about its value to the organisation : ‘ Working towards the award has led to a noticeable increase in staff motivation and morale . |
| 23 | Although Bazille has figured as a peripheral figure in several recent museum exhibitions on the Impressionist epoch and was the subject of a 1978 exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago , he has never been judged as completely on his own as he is in the current show at the Brooklyn Museum , N.Y . |
| 24 | Parliament has recognised in a piecemeal fashion that the privilege against self-incrimination is profoundly unsatisfactory when no question of ill-treatment or dubious confessions is involved . |
| 25 | The addition of Ultramar 's interests in the UK and Netherlands has contributed towards a 60 per cent increase in net commercial reserves and a 35 per cent increase in net acreage . |
| 26 | The study of patients with FAP has led to a greater awareness of the importance of family history in apparently sporadic colorectal cancer . |
| 27 | the Carboniferous basement has behaved in a less than homogeneous manner during the basin inversion ; |
| 28 | BRITAIN 'S trade deficit has soared to a seven-month high , partly due to the pound 's devaluation . |
| 29 | Britain 's reported current-account deficit has run at an annual rate of £20 billion ( $34 billion ) in the first two months of this year , equivalent to 4% of GDP — even bigger than America 's . |
| 30 | Since her day , Henley has followed with an unbroken County involvement at the highest level . |