Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] has [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes this obstinacy was the refuge of the poor man who can not afford change and to whom stagnation has become a habit of mind necessary for survival ; at other times it represented a sound rejection of improper techniques culled by ‘ philosophical ’ amateurs from the journals of French and English agricultural societies . |
| 2 | There are lines round my eyes and my hair has become a hag 's rope . |
| 3 | ‘ My husband has put a lot of work into Maastricht and the last six months have been awful for him , ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ And , Mr Oak , ’ she continued in a clear voice , ‘ I 'm so poor that my aunt has to provide a home for me . |
| 5 | And was there was a hint of desperation when he told TODAY 'S Bill Blighton last April : ‘ My life has become a soap opera , a long-running saga but I 'm not going to be the clone the US Tour want . |
| 6 | Throughout my life my tummy has been , as it were , my Achilles heel ; and around this same time the condition of my colon , which for the latter part of my life has had a habit of tying itself in knots , became particularly acute . |
| 7 | My son has got a phone near the door and ? |
| 8 | It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . |
| 9 | It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . |
| 10 | However , there are two circumstances in which Parliament has seen a role for the Secretary of State . |
| 11 | She was buried at Cholsey where her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world . |
| 12 | Their relationship is still unresolved , as wise heads had foreseen in 1960 : but their marriage has gained a lease of life . |
| 13 | While Stone struggles to keep open the question as to whether more divorce produces an increase in the sum of human happiness , he is obviously uneasy about the way in which divorce has become a routine and largely administrative process . |
| 14 | And it was all so ‘ un-English ’ : ‘ The shoulder charge , the fairest and least dangerous weapon in the footballer 's armoury , has declined , and in its place has arisen a regiment of mean and dangerous tricks … |
| 15 | In its place has grown a concern to develop and sustain humane standards of custody : what Winston Churchill once described as ‘ one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country ’ . |
| 16 | Between them they give their mother the support she needs since their father has had a stroke . |
| 17 | Her career has become a kind of obsession ; her voice , the instrument of his enrapturement , a thing to be cherished and protected , to the degree that social life is circumscribed because of the effect which smoky parties might have on her . |
| 18 | She writes to tell me that her father has found a house that will be suitable for us . |
| 19 | Its government has imposed a ceiling of 200 billion roubles on central-bank lending to the other republics during the second quarter of this year . |
| 20 | Not only have they suffered the nightmares of the civil war , but as each day has passed , they 've known that their daughter has moved a stage closer to death . |
| 21 | But after seeing Celtic sensationally overturn a two-goal deficit against Cologne and Stuttgart land in the dock for fielding too many foreigners against Leeds , Francis said : ‘ Their League has suffered a bit from an exodus of top stars to Italy . |
| 22 | Which MP has released a rap single called ‘ I Feel Liberal ’ ? |
| 23 | Now their country has become a prison which they can only leave with special permission — a situation which is guaranteed to fuel bitterness and resentment against the hardline regime . |
| 24 | ‘ The Queen Mother has put the image of the Royal Family before every other consideration , ’ says Margaret Holder , ‘ but her family has paid a price . ’ |
| 25 | Yet now , three and a half years after Debbie was discharged from hospital , her mother has written a letter to the authorities , bitterly criticising them for ‘ bad planning , no comprehension and dismissive attitudes ’ . |
| 26 | Whatever the merits of these arguments , where employment decisions are taken having screened for disability , applicants or employees may never know whether their disability has informed a determination of their employment opportunities . |
| 27 | His armour has become a bandage |
| 28 | But he 's worked hard to adapt to the pace of things in England and because of that , his skill has suffered a bit . |
| 29 | My father in his retirement has become a computer hobbyist , upgrading constantly , browsing through those 500-page magazines which sell the same computer in different boxes , assembled by underpaid and exploited single mothers in the Midlands . |
| 30 | It is important to identify the settlor because if he or his spouse has retained a benefit or interest under the settlement or can benefit under the settlement he can be taxable upon the trust income . |