Example sentences of "[conj] have [be] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , erm actually most of the rest of us on the governing body , or many of the rest of us on the governing body , even though we 're not parent Governors , are either now or have been parents of children at Banbury School , and that includes some of the political members too , so that erm I hope we all share the same interests . |
| 2 | Aleks ( Russia ) , a Moscow-based security company , is marketing a computer database of business partners to avoid : rather suspiciously launched on April 1 , the service — Conduit — has information on what it calls ‘ untrustworthy commercial partners ’ and the database is apparently updated by aggrieved entrepreneurs and firms that have been victims of fraud or deceit and are seeking redress ( or revenge ) — canny Aleks says it can not be responsible for the data contained on the database ; users must pay 5,000 roubles as an initial fee , plus another 100 roubles a month and 20 roubles for each reference . |
| 3 | In 1984 Young married Lilian Lawson , another prelingually deaf person of Scottish birth , who has held administrative posts since 1981 and has been Head of Administration since 1988 . |
| 4 | He too had seen Alfred departing with Beatrice , but unlike Alice he had followed them , and had been witness to Alfred 's humiliating rejection . |
| 5 | In an open letter on Sept. 7 to the Uzbek Supreme Soviet , Shakurulla Mirsaidov , who had formerly served as Uzbek Prime Minister and had been Vice-President until November 1991 , announced his resignation as Deputy Chair of the Uzbek Supreme Soviet and as a people 's deputy , because of " the replacement of democracy and openness by an authoritarian regime " ; increased repression of the opposition had been noted in Uzbekistan in preceding months [ see p. 39010 ] . |
| 6 | David and Catherine have three children , Robert , Shona and Johann and have been members of Kirkintilloch Baptist church for four years . |
| 7 | ‘ We are spinners and weavers and have been customers of Courtaulds for 20 years . |
| 8 | This is an extension of the principle discussed above , but has been subject of comment ; see P. W. Ferguson , " Nemo Iudex in Sua Causa ? " 1987 S.L.T. ( News ) 149 . |
| 9 | Off Ian pedalled , to arrive at the pub a few seconds before Sally , but having been companions in adversity throughout the whole way , neither was going to claim outright victory , so agreed to declare a draw . |