Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite my soft soles , my steps had an extraordinary echo . |
| 2 | My parents have a cruel sense of humour . |
| 3 | I just want my dancers to have a great time . ’ |
| 4 | But her copies had a witty twist . |
| 5 | But her copies had a witty twist . |
| 6 | In France before World War I , collective bargaining existed only in mining and printing — both being geographically highly concentrated industries in which employers had an obvious interest in organising , in this case in order to avoid ‘ whipsawing ’ by the union . |
| 7 | Governments have to govern people , and not only do their policies have a direct impact on the population at large , and are likely to be shaped to some degree by an awareness of what that impact might be , but policies can also be a response to pressures or problems that emerge out of society . |
| 8 | But this class of molluscs includes not only the greatest number of living molluscan species , including those that have most successfully colonized land , but also some of their shells have a financial value that may even be out of proportion to their aesthetic qualities . |
| 9 | Their heads have a horizontal split which gives the appearance of a visor . |
| 10 | It also reflects the extent to which inspectors have a close regard to policies , whether it be those in the development plan or those in national sources . |
| 11 | Her eyes had a greenish tinge and her full mouth was compressed with fury . |
| 12 | Her brothers had a grand idea , though . |
| 13 | Their parents had a sensible approach to the matter . |
| 14 | Its atoms have a random arrangement . |
| 15 | This room and its collections have a strange history . |
| 16 | Far down the mountain , the peloton and its stragglers have a different rhythm . |
| 17 | 6 Clients and their carers have an important part to play . |
| 18 | By designing its machines to have a modular architecture upgrading , it becomes a simple task of swapping one processor card for another . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , many publications omit reference to this , so it is no wonder social workers and their managers have a limited view of their duties , as well as those of local authorities . |
| 20 | Despite her efforts to have a healthy child , she had unwittingly endangered her baby . |
| 21 | It appears significant that this unraced filly — who has been working well — is the sole survivor of five John Gosden entries in the fillies ' classic and none of her rivals has a similar entry . |
| 22 | It was so much worse for her because all the other boys did turn up , and her friends had a lovely time with their partners . |
| 23 | On Oct. 26 , 1989 , the House of Lords , sitting as the final court of appeal , ruled that while the ITC and its members had a moral responsibility to its creditors , the creditors had no contractual claims under English law against the 22 member states of the ITC . |
| 24 | As in the game against the French champions at Ibrox in November , Rangers were second best for long periods of the match but their players have a deep-rooted sense of their own destiny in this competition . |
| 25 | It 's in their interests have a little drink in n it , really ? |
| 26 | Thus , neither Moscow nor its charges has a clear interest in multilateral institutions which truly flourish . |
| 27 | The Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 created the Supplementary Benefits Commission ( SBC ) to administer the supplementary benefit scheme and for the first time those whose resources did not meet their requirements had a legal entitlement to the payment of benefit . |
| 28 | Plant pests are herbivores , eating foliage or sucking the sap , while predators are carnivorous and live by feeding on plants pests , directly or by laying their eggs among colonies so that their larvae have a ready supply of food . |
| 29 | Their backgrounds have an important bearing on their teaching . |
| 30 | Anything which attempts to reverse this by bringing in unfamiliar work from the past which students have a positive motive for wanting to read must be a good thing , and strikes a blow against cultural amnesia . |