Example sentences of "[adj] they have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Despite this they had a wonderful tranquillity in such a foreign place , so far from home .
2 But it 's clear they have a common bond .
3 They had been geared up to use so much physical energy that even when they were very old they had a dynamic force within their bodies for which they had no outlet .
4 I am anxious to make sure they have a good family background and a stable growing-up period . ’
5 and from 1918 they had a parliamentary majority of their own , with three times as many seats as the rest of the coalition , but they never held as many as half of the government posts .
6 When they are copper or purplish they have a rich tint .
7 On top of that they have a random check system whereby a number of estates are sampled .
8 He was buoyed by the knowledge that at last they had a clear suspect .
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