Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [pron] has [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Walton stresses that there is no simple concept or criterion of the child 's best interests which can be applied in a crude rule-of-thumb way , and no group or individual which has sole authority to assume that generally it has the best conception of the child 's interests .
2 ( 5 ) Informational resources , so that the group or individual who has these resources is in a powerful position .
3 A parent or grandparent who has sexual contact with a child or grandchild may well be guilty of one of the offences already considered — rape , if there is sexual intercourse without consent ; indecent assault , if there is sexual contact with a child under 16 ; and even gross indecency with or towards a child , if the child is under 14 .
4 Recently , John Braithwaite ( 1999 ) has put forward a general theory of crime and punishment which has some affinities with these notions of disqualification and requalification .
5 The island of Nevis has its own legislature ( consisting of five elected and three nominated members ) and executive which has exclusive responsibility for the island 's internal administration and through which its population may exercise its constitutional right to secede from the union with St Christopher .
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