Example sentences of "[modal v] have a [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 The lowest shrub of all the sorts here mentioned is the Scotch Rose which rarely grows above a foot high , so that this must be placed among other shrubs of the same growth , which should have a moist soil and a shady situation .
2 ‘ They should have a good reputation and be prudent accountants .
3 The men should have a good supper and rest .
4 A kilogram or two of surgical plaster or plaster-of-Paris depending on the size of the housing ( you can buy powdered plaster at a chemist 's shop ) ; a dish to act as a mould for casting the plaster block-the dish can be any size from 10 cm × 20 cm up to about 20 cm × 20 cm , but should have a flat bottom and sides that slope slightly outward ; a sheet of glass to cover the housing ; a sheet of black cardboard ; Plasticine ; small blocks of wood or small plastic boxes ( the round boxes used for typewriter ribbons are very suitable ) ; cotton-wool .
5 The third characteristic envisaged for the polytechnics , namely that they should have an ‘ applied philosophy ’ , means that their courses should have a vocational orientation and be designed with specific career outlets in mind , thus distinguishing them from many university courses which are sometimes described as ‘ pure ’ .
6 For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting .
7 The prospects for an acceptable permanent solution were discussed at a District Council meeting recently and it seemed agreed that the travellers should have a permanent site and that the situation is urgent as tension is growing .
8 ARCHITECTURAL hierarchy should reflect the social : palaces should have a noble character and imposing magnificence ; royal residences merely grandeur and attractiveness ; and the arrangement of the residences of people of different rank — clerics , army offices .
9 A mature fish should have a stabilised pattern and colour , although a change in water chemistry or even temperature can have dramatic effects on its appearance .
10 It was Li Chao who first suggested I should have a Chinese name and I was both grateful and honoured when in the course of time he gave me the three-character name of Tdong Lao Fu which meant , literally , ‘ Portrait of Happy Man Climbing Mountain ’ .
11 At the same time , however , it should have a weighty feel and there should be a plumpness to the leather .
12 If someone is to be tried for matters as serious as those for which Mr. Beck was tried and to receive the condign punishment that Mr. Beck received , it is essential that he should have a fair trial and that he should be given every opportunity to deploy his defence .
13 Bicycles should have a reliable padlock and carry some form of identification , preferably a police stamp .
14 To make sure the G M B is at the head of the field we must have a reasonable Health and Safety Officer who would ensure that our safety reps and full-time officers are kept up to speed with all the changes in legislation and to provide the adequate training .
15 Every debit must have a corresponding credit and vice-versa .
16 ‘ In addition to being confident and able to run a company as well as the financial division , they must have a good knowledge and understanding of the company 's business , the market , the competitors and be able to maintain a strict sense of control and discipline as well as take a longer-term view in terms of strategy and business development . ’
17 The idea , the idea of it though and from an auditor 's point of view one of the things they will be looking at is that every one where you wrote when we are not doing this must have a valid reason and a new methodology must be met on how you are going to cover that particular aspect and that must be authorised .
18 A nationality must have a common language and territory .
19 But we must have a common code and we must have licensing , ’ he said .
20 You must have a pre-arranged signal and I 'd like to see it in action . ’
21 ‘ We must have a positive attitude and do our damnedest to get a result , ’ he said .
22 He must have a light lunch and then rest . ’
23 ‘ Before extending its alliances , the Socialist Party must rediscover its own message ’ he said , adding that any grouping must have a clear basis and not ‘ mix cats and dogs ’ .
24 He took me out last Sunday and I said as we were driving over to Lavenham , I said an early would be much appreciated , I said I cooked the Sunday Lunch for my lodgers , but I have n't , in fact , had any myself he said you 've got to have a high tea , he said you must have a proper meal and he ordered up salad and a a ham salad and have this and have that and have the other , where as some of them like this chap Gerald who was erm sent me by one of the other agencies the first time we went out he took me to a meal and he obviously felt that quite enough , after that he used to come out to see me after he 'd had his meal meanness , hanging onto money !
25 Course I wisnae thinkin so I says Ah 'll have a wee cognac and Isabel 'll huv a Campari soda !
26 We 'll have a little loosener and then hopefully it will be the same team .
27 ‘ I 'm takin' us all out to the Cill Dara and we 'll have a fine dinner and a few drinks . ’
28 If I end up in bed with Rory I 'll have a lovely time and then I 'll quit .
29 He thinks you might have a typical jug and basin set of the Twenties to Thirties .
30 How many closing interviews you have , how many actual sales , because you might have a closing interview and no sale .
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