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

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1 In order for the crews to have a chance of completing a tour of thirty operations , losses had to fall below 4% , but on trips to Berlin , Stettin , Magdeburg and Nuremburg — all long-haul destinations — they sometimes touched 10% .
2 According to Mosley , the interruptions showed the necessity for the fascists to have a defence force and demonstrated that for many years past there had been no freedom of speech in the country .
3 They remembered it because it was so unusual for the Zosers to have a visitor , and because he came so late .
4 ‘ It is good for the passengers to have a choice of airlines and it is good for the airlines themselves to have to respond and innovate .
5 That was for the for the men to have a drink if they want one .
6 There is a recognised case for the utilities to have a right of compulsory acquiring the use of land .
7 So although in a liberal democracy it would seem practical and even suitable for the police to have a say in the way order is defined and maintained , as Foucault ( 1970 ) and Douglas ( 1987 ) have shown , this will inevitably take on an expansionist line ; for anything other than bland support of the proposals of the institution will present a challenge or pose a threat .
8 Two local historians working on a book about the brothers have a publisher lined up and are aiming to have the book ready in time for the 75th anniversary of Roland Bradford 's death in November .
9 With four teams to qualify from six for the semi-finals , they are 100-1 on to finish last , but if any of the others has a bowling off-day against them , it could well be thank you and goodbye .
10 In the recent NCC survey of computer security breaches in the UK , only 7% of the respondents had a policy of reporting all incidents of deliberate misuse to the police .
11 This area and the ventral parts of the arms have a coating of granules .
12 All this is generally freely given , which is fortunate since none of the clearinghouses has a budget with which to buy published material .
13 One of the grooms had a whole set of separate bags labelled , ‘ Sunday evening ’ , ‘ Monday morning ’ and so on .
14 Why does n't any of the masters have a go ?
15 His knowledge of the Anglican religious communities , such as it was , made him think that if he decided to try this out , Mirfield in Yorkshire would be the right place ; for at Mirfield many of the fathers had a vocation to teach , or to hear confessions .
16 Each of the armchairs has a corpse seated in it .
17 Please have a think you know have a think about some of the things have a look out if you get out anywhere tonight watching people when they 're together just watch them any ideas that you have tomorrow we 'll start off with the first ten minutes just going over some of the things we talked about this evening .
18 They had secretaries , drivers , people to answer your phone — it was a complete support operation on the ground , and most of the networks had a desk there .
19 One of the houses has a light on , because someone else ca n't sleep .
20 When we got him out of here , a couple of the boys had a cuppa with him at a caff down the road .
21 One of the assassins had a list of names written on his hand and began to call them out .
22 None of the Directors had a material interest in any significant contract with the Company , or any subsidiary , during the year .
23 Right , if any of the supermarkets have a baby counter anywhere here ?
24 Maybe one of the lorries had a hole in it — nothing , it seemed , was too bizarre for the purposes of sound arithmetic .
25 Most of the pages have a lot of empty space , but you must have the same amount of space available for each account , otherwise your numbering system wo n't work .
26 Some of the prints have a quality of Chinese painting in their suggestion of descending cloud and of mist in front of mountains .
27 The destruction of the oaks has a poignancy for her that seems to go beyond the aesthetic .
28 If each of the products had a chance of great profitability then there would be true Broadway risk , but that sort of expectation for a single product is unrealistic .
29 All of the theories have a view upon this although it is often not openly expressed .
30 The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds .
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