Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even infants whose mothers were 40 years old or older had a better chance to survive infancy if their fathers were 25–39 years old than if they were 40 years or over . |
| 2 | By the time mum takes the book away the corners are chewed and maybe a dribble-stained page or two has a tiny tear . |
| 3 | Erm if er the extent to which a new settlement would generate new trips and that that has a locational implication . |
| 4 | For example , it 's apparent that each has a detailed grasp of the content and purpose of the information he is being asked to package for the page . |
| 5 | Although this had a complex rationale , there is no question that one motive behind it was a desire to reassert a largely factitious national identity — the ‘ imagined community ’ of nationhood that is supposed to transcend all inequalities , oppressions and exploitation ( Anderson , 1983 ) . |
| 6 | Although this has a militant reputation , the abbess is a Chinese appointee and nuns have been known to climb out of windows to take part in the demonstrations . |
| 7 | It would be difficult to argue that this had a major effect on the Chilean economy . |
| 8 | It is not clear that this had a significant effect . |
| 9 | Conrad ( 1971 ) has shown that this has a developmental pattern and Baddeley ( 1979 ) has linked it to the development of reading . |
| 10 | However , few would argue that this has a determining influence on the size of the public sector or that such a diversity of actors can he described as a single ‘ elite ’ Rather , authors such as the US Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental relations and Rose and Peters in Britain tend to stress the plurality of causes of growth in public expenditure . |
| 11 | We will assume for the time being that this has a well-defined minimum . |
| 12 | I ca n't find anyone who actually likes this offset idea , and you really do n't want to spend your playing career justifying why your instrument looks so wacky ; left to hang around the user 's neck , it does actually rest neck-up , as promised , although I would think that this has a fair bit to do with the strap button being under the top horn and slightly back towards the body . |
| 13 | I mean Trident is one and that has a certain effect . |
| 14 | There is one ear on each side of the thorax , and each has a simple structure ; two nerves connect each ear with the thoracic ganglion ( which is the nearest mini-brain ) . |
| 15 | Every model is available in brown or white , and each has a sealed hob , easy to clean surfaces and self-clean oven linings , so it 's easy to maintain their good looks for years . |
| 16 | Ever-True galvanised steel doors come in an attractive range of styles , solid or safety-glazed , and each has a severe weather rating , with magnetic weather seal and full thermal break as standard . |
| 17 | The capitals are all different versions on the Corinthian pattern and each has a double abacus , a straight sided one above and a curved one underneath ; this is a later development from the dosseret and typical of Byzantine work of this date in Italy . |
| 18 | A common set of robust application programming interfaces for graphical user interfaces and networking would do to start with says UI , which it believes it could get most of the community to commit to , even if each has a different implementation ( UX No 391 ) . |
| 19 | A total of 36 cases were excluded from the study : 20 patients refused to give informed consent , eight has bleeding gastric cancers , and eight had a bleeding tendency . |
| 20 | All the patients had complained of chronic epigastric pain for years before diagnosis and eight had a past history of recurrent gastric ulcer , gastrointestinal bleeding , or gastritis . |
| 21 | The medical officer and superintendent-nurse to have a free hand in selecting new nurses . |
| 22 | Conversely , in owner-occupied housing 42 per cent of those in classes V and VI had a Tory self-image as against 28 per cent in council housing ( Butler and Stokes , 1974 , p. 109 ) . |
| 23 | A fair result in the end , Leeds dominated most of the second half especially after scoring the second goal — however a number of players had poor days on the whole ( Macca , Strach , White ) and some had a downright shit day — Deane and Hodge . |
| 24 | Some cathedral organists have developed considerable liturgical flair and some have a good grasp of theology . |
| 25 | Er there are interests all over an and some er have a higher value er er and some have a lower value but they are all related erm so it 's not possible to regard er a contest solely as an isolated advers adversarial struggle where you 're weighing up the rel the relative forces , the relative military capabilities that exist , you have to consider a whole range of political , economic and strategic effects of , of your , your , your action . |
| 26 | Stallions , colts , and geldings tend to be rather mean to cows and other animals ; they enjoy chasing them relentlessly , and some have a special obsession for chewing the ears of cattle . |
| 27 | Although the overwhelming majority of the members are amateurs , many professional archaeologists belong to at least one society , and some have a high proportion of professional members . |
| 28 | He was actually turned down five times by NME and this had a lasting effect : frustration and perhaps a desire to avenge himself in its columns in later years . |
| 29 | Approximately 20 million healthy young Africans were forcibly transported as slaves to the ‘ new world ’ between the sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries , and this had a critical effect on Africa 's own development . |
| 30 | Thus the objectors would want to say that it is a " religiously " true statement that God raised Jesus from the dead , and this has a spiritual meaning ; but that on the level of history , Jesus died and remained dead and buried . |