Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] have [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we all recognise that traffic issues here in Cambridge are likely to be controversial issues and I think we 'd all equally recognise that er the joint traffic management sub- committee has made considerable progress in recent years in the provision of cycle lanes for example , in dealing with illegal parking er on the city 's road and in improving the environment for pedestrians in our main shopping streets . |
| 2 | Yes , I was working at Walsall airport er Walsall electrics , sorry , at the time and er I 've been out to the pictures I , with a couple of friends and er I got home this particular evening and I put the late night dance music on on the radio and they , they interrupted the programme to tell us that er Germany had accepted unconditional surrender and the war was over . |
| 3 | er er Irene 's called this morning as they were going |
| 4 | But these ad hoc measures have created unnecessary complexity . |
| 5 | We heard what Mr er Davis had to say this morning , and at at one point was very very important , we are expecting to be in possession of reports on the greenbelt local enquiry and your report er round about the same time , and indeed since they they are in control of proceedings thereafter they are in a position to make sure that they do n't have to reach decisions on one until they are in possession of the other . |
| 6 | In addition , the International M&A network has prepared additional guidelines that address the particular circumstances of cross-border engagements ( contained in the UK handbook ) . |
| 7 | In fact , today 's activities had offered some hours of reprieve from thoughts of him — at least until such time as they were due to meet up later in the afternoon . |
| 8 | The continued expansion of the S.M.E. Centre 's activities has created excellent opportunities for high calibre staff in the following posts : |
| 9 | British Rail 's accounts have charted financial progress . |
| 10 | Over the centuries all the world 's religions have accumulated vast amounts of scriptures , as generation after generation struggled with the problems of defining an ever-growing variety of gods ; of endeavouring to explain the origins of the earth and the universe , ; of setting out independently the rights and wrongs of almost everything , ; of justifying caste systems and privilege by birth ; of seeking to instil a belief in an afterlife ; of explaining the complexities of simple and compound reincarnation , ; of building an hierarchy , sometimes with well-paid officers , ; of introducing rituals , rules and forms of worship , and combating ever growing scepticism until the whole world and all life would seem to be in existence solely for the purpose of providing space for this monstrous dumping ground for the products of centuries of speculative and ineffective effort . |
| 11 | Coming in a week , when an American judge told a rape victim she ‘ deserved what she got ’ for wearing a lace mini-skirt , and an English judge dropped a rape charge because his 16-year-old alleged victim had the mental age of seven , yesterday 's case has gone some way to restore their faith in the justice system . |
| 12 | THE fight for Cameron 's brewery has taken another twist with the announcement by the Sunderland Vaux Group that they are prepared to buy the Hartlepool brewery . |
| 13 | By the following month , furthermore , Reagan 's rating had dropped ten points , where it broadly stayed during the next three months while the administration successfully defended its budget-cutting package and won a stunning endorsement of the tax reduction measure . |
| 14 | But if the authority 's decision has inflicted irreparable damage on the applicant — for example , if it has pulled down his or her house in pursuance of an invalid demolition order — the remedies of public law are going to be much less satisfactory for the applicant . |
| 15 | Set backs to chemistry in schools and in the public 's esteem have become regular news — so at least reward my carpentry by reading on ! |
| 16 | To justify its existence , a conglomerate 's headquarters has to add more value than an independent business unit could get from outside advisers and banks . |
| 17 | Asked if his call on Tuesday for Mr Hussey 's resignation had overshadowed last night 's proceedings , he replied : ‘ We will have to wait and see — tonight is party night . |
| 18 | The Government 's policies have meant more choice sorry , and higher standards in educational spending per pupil . |
| 19 | Over the last four years or so , SCOTVEC 's provision has undergone considerable reshaping . |
| 20 | For years Pakistan 's opponents have made snide remarks about their bowlers getting away with such trickery as seam-picking and scuffing up the ball , ploys which make the ball swerve off the pitch or swing further in the air . |
| 21 | Alongside its work with the increasingly excellent These Immortal Souls , Howard 's guitar has seen recent service with Crime & The City Solution and Lydia Lunch . |
| 22 | The city 's traders have installed 350 Point Rubis ( ruby point ) terminals in department stores , small shops and restaurants , linked via telephone lines and the national Transpac data network to all but two of the big banks . |
| 23 | Whereas Hibs are still striving to find consistency , Simon Stainrod 's Dundee have taken seven points from eight out of their last four league matches , thank you very much . |
| 24 | The knowledge that he was not going to be charged with Angy 's murder had aroused profound relief but not elation ; his invitation for this evening had brought pleasure but no excitement . |
| 25 | ‘ Paul 's album has had great reviews , some of which have said it 's his best-ever album . |
| 26 | Indeed , the Illustrated London News shows that Guest & Merriman 's experiment had included several microphones and a selector system , but the surviving disc shows no sign of active ‘ mixing ’ . |
| 27 | A management consultant 's study has found that office and warehouse space around the port and former burgh of Leith offers the best potential for growth , while giving a further boost to the area 's development plans . |
| 28 | To some extent this is true , since Michael Chisholm 's research has shown that subsistence land use results in settlements being not more than 1 kilometre ( ½ mile ) or so from most of their land ( Fig 59 ) and hence settlements should perhaps be expected to be 1–2 kilometres ( ½-1 mile ) apart . |
| 29 | Charlotte stood on the spot where Maurice 's car had stood that morning and gazed to the north , her coat buttoned to the collar , scarf wound around her neck . |
| 30 | Hitler 's rule had provided golden openings for armies of opportunists to ‘ better themselves ’ by pulling on the Party uniform and obtaining the profits and trappings of minor office . |