Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is no coincidence that since Sir Peter became Commissioner in 1987 , the relationship between Scotland Yard and London 's 13 Labour authorities has seen a new detente . |
| 2 | The gains had been welcomed by the government as confirmation that its economic policies had received a good response from investors . |
| 3 | The political branch have installed a hot line direct to the Ministry 's central computer in Rome and even so they cant keep up . |
| 4 | Doherty opened with a break of 72 and in just 92 minutes had established a commanding 6–1 lead . |
| 5 | Guaranteed prices for agricultural products have created a knock-on effect resulting in high land prices and high food costs . |
| 6 | This is the second time a court has ruled that press coverage of a controversial case has prevented a fair trial . |
| 7 | Most Contracting States have made such a declaration , and all but one of declarant States have specified a one-year time limit . |
| 8 | Spanish biologists have discovered a new colony of 350 monk seals off the disputed territory of Western Sahara . |
| 9 | Lately , that pleasure has become a dual-edged sword . |
| 10 | Alan Jones , managing director of TNT Express UK and chairman of the Education and Training Working Party , reported that research had indicated a clear need for the creation of an umbrella body to make sense of and , ultimately , simplify the current maze of qualifications . |
| 11 | That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers . |
| 12 | The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death . |
| 13 | In the first brief item the court heard that a 27-year-old chef had strangled a 25-year-old homosexual friend with a dog choke-chain after a ‘ slave and master ’ sex session . |
| 14 | Many Tories now recognise that the abuse of political patronage has played a significant part in fuelling Scotland 's dissatisfaction with the Union . |
| 15 | They indicated that both of the main political parties had reached a similar conclusion . |
| 16 | To help those in this position Scottish Provident has published a free Guide to the Carry Back and Carry Forward of Tax Relief . |
| 17 | The involvement of the Archive in a venture of this kind has represented a new departure in the dissemination of its holdings . |
| 18 | The US company backed with British money has made a hasty deal to put its much-publicised camera on general sale in Britain after Easter . |
| 19 | This technique has had a great deal of impact in computer programming where it in systems analysis and design . |
| 20 | And although my department and British Rail had produced a joint report , this did not mean we automatically accepted BR 's views . |
| 21 | I particularly wanted to know Sir Alec 's views now that British Rail had submitted a scaled-down plan . |
| 22 | British Rail has offered a wide range of economy fares for off-peak periods as a result of its surveys . |
| 23 | For feminists , the acknowledgement of lesbian experience has become a central theoretical issue . |
| 24 | The role of community education in the process of social change has aroused a great deal of discussion and action by socially committed adult educators over the last two decades . |
| 25 | For a rime after D-Day the stories of incoming prisoners had developed a new excitement . |
| 26 | Although British statesmen had played a prominent part in bringing these organisations into being , the United Kingdom did not become a founder member and later approaches to join were either ineffective or rebuffed . |
| 27 | English clubs have had a poor season in Europe — Liverpool , Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday all getting the heave-ho last week — and their standards have been heavily criticised as a result . |
| 28 | After a few minutes had passed a loud scream was heard , for it was an electric oven ; and Alf , with singed hair , ran out of the house , down the street and round the corner where he vaulted the Embankment wall , intending to drown himself in the river but forgetting that it was a low tide . |
| 29 | This in turn has made the South more competitive and in some cases has had a positive effect on salaries . |
| 30 | This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs . |