Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] has [verb] 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 | Mica is an ionically bonded mineral in which , because of the arithmetic of the electrical charges in the molecule , every so often there is a layer of metal atoms in the crystal in which each atom has to share a single electron 's worth of charge with several near neighbours , so that this layer in the crystal is a weak one . |
| 3 | This is the second time a court has ruled that press coverage of a controversial case has prevented a fair trial . |
| 4 | Lately , that pleasure has become a dual-edged sword . |
| 5 | That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers . |
| 6 | Despite our own success in funding , we are now concerned that FAN has taken a 100 per cent cut in its financial support from the Arts Council . |
| 7 | The advent of the private car has made a greater percentage of the population mobile , we can reach many different areas today by private car . |
| 8 | Many Tories now recognise that the abuse of political patronage has played a significant part in fuelling Scotland 's dissatisfaction with the Union . |
| 9 | To help those in this position Scottish Provident has published a free Guide to the Carry Back and Carry Forward of Tax Relief . |
| 10 | The involvement of the Archive in a venture of this kind has represented a new departure in the dissemination of its holdings . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Ceridian Corp has reported a first quarter net profit of $12.9m , compared with a loss last time of $34.1m , which included a loss from discontinued operations of $13.2m and a $41.8m charge from an accounting change , on turnover that increased 8.8% at $224.4m ; net earnings per share were $30 . |
| 13 | This technique has had a great deal of impact in computer programming where it in systems analysis and design . |
| 14 | British Rail has offered a wide range of economy fares for off-peak periods as a result of its surveys . |
| 15 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for Teesside travellers . |
| 16 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for passengers with a new timetable shake-up to take effect from May . |
| 17 | For feminists , the acknowledgement of lesbian experience has become a central theoretical issue . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This in turn has made the South more competitive and in some cases has had a positive effect on salaries . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | THIS election has seen a new phrase enter the common language : ‘ The fabled C2s ’ . |
| 22 | German cinema has had a low profile of late , with the most feted film being ‘ The Nasty Girl ’ by Michael Verhoeven which took the Silver Lion at last year 's Berlin Film Festival , and received an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film . |
| 23 | The company , which is now owned by British Aerospace has made a spectacular recovery from the heavy losses of the mid-eighties to announce pre-tax profits of sixty five million pounds last year . |
| 24 | Jobs have been saved by the announcement that British Aerospace has secured a five hundred million pound deal to sell Hawk trainer jets to Indonesia . |
| 25 | This study has shown a high prevalence of H pylori infection in the parents of children who are H pylori positive . |
| 26 | This study has shown a larger proportion of electrocardiographic changes ( 91% ) than previous studies , even though some of these included sinus tachycardia as an arrhythmia . |
| 27 | These classes are widely known by the label ‘ comprador ’ though this term has attracted a great deal of criticism . |
| 28 | One-room living has come a long way from the old bed-sitter image with its general note of poverty and desperation . |
| 29 | This boat has had a general re-fit 1988–1989 — new teak deck , awlgripped hull and mast , new engine , heater , fridge , instruments , nav . |
| 30 | The Inland Revenue has released a consultative document that proposes a heavier tax charge for certain cars . |