Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] have [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that 's interesting the Kipsigies are er traditional people who live in Kenya and if they have , in other words er men have to pay a certain amount to the erm you know , woman if they 're gon na marry her and what they did was they study the and related it to the , to the girl that was actually getting married and what they found of course was that it fits the predictions of our theory er just as you 'd expect , given that the cultural things you have to allow for like , like for example in that most traditional cultures they like er women to be plump as we 'll see in the , in the actually fat is critical to female fertility and er so they might not have been plump , so what they did was they simply weighed the girls and they compared their , their , their weights with , with the , with the and sure enough strong correlation the fatter the girl , the bigger the . |
| 2 | Talented scrum-half Robert Du Preez has left the Blue Bulls of Northern Transvaal for the greener pastures of Natal , the first shot in a heated close-season transfer market . |
| 3 | Er psychiatry has come a long way and er certain diagnostic st studies and diagnostic tests are taken of the individual erm and the doctors conclude whether or not the the work contributed to the problem or not . |
| 4 | And their bride has to wear er , all in red and er the bridegroo er groom has to wear a long costume with a red big flowers in front i aha and then they get married and there 's erm band , the Chinese traditional band with drums and trumpets blowing all the time and er , all the guests have a very nice time . |
| 5 | With cries of joy , it has been announced that women need not depend upon men for companionship and understanding ; women 's groups have become a commonplace , and support and friendship between women re-evaluated . |
| 6 | The prince 's decision has drawn a hostile reaction from many conservation organisations , including the Countryside Commission , not least because of the unprecedented length of the licences . |
| 7 | To help acquire the market lead in environmental information management systems , for example , Carroll 's division has concluded a major joint venture agreement with Environmental Resources Ltd , Europe 's largest environmental consulting company , which has offices in six countries and 300 consultants . |
| 8 | Gerald 's mum 's got a deep fat fryer , let you borrow that first see how th , ah , what they 're like . |
| 9 | [ By July 1972 the People 's Park had become a dusty , informal campsite for wayfarers ( Los Angeles Times , 30 July 1972 ) . ] |
| 10 | THE rabbits in Regent 's Park have welcomed the presidential victory of Democrat Bill Clinton . |
| 11 | It would have been helpful if the report 's compilers had included a clinical virologist . |
| 12 | I took the tapes up to the embassy for analysis , and sure enough , it turned out that Yasser Arafat 's PLO had installed a listening post right next to ours . |
| 13 | In a bold and innovative move , Collins Children 's Books has forged a new and enhancing link with the Pre-School Playgroups Association . |
| 14 | Instead of turning the controls and instruments towards the driver , Renault 's stylists have opened the entire dashboard up to the occupants . |
| 15 | By 1542 , Henry 's fear had become the dominant emotion and he ordered Parliament to legislate against those who used incantations and practices of sorcery aimed at killing or injuring people , or destroying their goods and chattels . |
| 16 | Thin streaks of cirrus lay parallel to the horizon , and between them the sun 's orb had become a well-defined sphere of a rich rose-crimson . |
| 17 | Since the UndergrounD Group took over , the Company 's cars had carried the statutory lettering at the bottom of the rocker panel , but had displayed no badge or fleet name . |
| 18 | P&O 's Rajputana had enjoyed a spotless record as an armed merchant cruiser before she fell victim to German submarine attack . |
| 19 | But as well as sharing in the donkey work , Platt 's goals have become a vital part of England 's armoury and before last week 's 4–0 win over Turkey he scored his country 's previous five goals . |
| 20 | Quinn 's goals have instilled a renewed belief that they will be involved in the title run-in . |
| 21 | Ian Pollock 's clients have included the Royal Shakespeare Company , Pentagram Design , Penguin , Pan , Rolling Stone , Dry Blackthorn Cider , Saatchi & Saatchi , New Scientist and Esquire . |
| 22 | Fakrid 's eyes had turned a livid yellow . |
| 23 | Verhoeven 's movie has lit a small bonfire under the gay community in America . |
| 24 | They say the Government 's willingness to over-subsidise private old people 's homes has caused the 300-plus empty spaces at the county 's 42 council-run homes . |
| 25 | Phoebe now wondered , with an inner smile , remembering the evening when , aged about twelve , the master of her father 's college had rearranged the high table to make her his senior guest . |
| 26 | Mrs Knelle 's boy had attended a similar boarding school to the Cistercian college , and had then gone to Maynooth , a prestigious Dublin seminary for priests . |
| 27 | The cat 's independence has encouraged a widespread view that it is asocial and unco-operative . |
| 28 | Deborah 's parents had had a tumultuous relationship in which frequent violent arguments would be followed by tender love scenes . |
| 29 | Diana 's parents had had an unhappy marriage . |
| 30 | Your children will inherit a world in which Basil 's influence has made a great contribution . |