Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] has [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A recent TV programme in the BBC 's QED series has reopened the debate about the link between nutritional supplements and children 's development , and further support in favour of the theory comes from Professor Richard Lynn of Ulster University .
2 Oh dear , well I could say er work has got a lot easier for a start , a lot easier and they ai n't as , they ai n't as , there ai n't so much night work as there used to be .
3 Thank you sir , er Mr has mentioned the disagreement er the potential disagreement between Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils , what happens may I ask , if that er disagreement can not be resolved at the local lev level , is the Minister called in ?
4 Er Mr has mentioned the point in the report so that there 's no point in me reducing them , but we do
5 That would be a little bit of a problem for Frank Clarke if er Cooper has got a problem with his shoulder you know if it 's if it 's serious because looking at his people on his bench you know Neil Webb and Crosby and looking at the make-up of his team he has n't really got anybody he could slot back in there unless he put er Rozario in there .
6 Her appearance on the cover of the NME sans chemise has caused no end of consternation and misguided comment .
7 Moran said : ‘ Director Jack Walker 's money has enabled the manager to put down a good foundation and if we can get Roy coming in alongside the likes of Alan Shearer , the club will really be going places . ’
8 But to get them , Midland 's board has put a price on its business , and is left with no defence against a bidder prepared to offer more .
9 Whatever the fate of the Picassos , there can be no doubt that the Minister 's decision has altered the character of Dutch museums fundamentally .
10 If the husband 's shirt has lost a button , he says , ’ Mary , Mary , why is my shirt without a button ’ , to the Black ’ girl ’ not to his wife .
11 Where the defendant 's negligence has placed a person in danger and the plaintiff has attempted a rescue , the court will be slow to find the rescuer contributorily negligent .
12 When assessing the plaintiff 's conduct the court will make allowance for the fact that the defendant 's negligence has placed the plaintiff in a dilemma .
13 If there is uncertainty as to whether the defendant 's negligence has caused the damage , it has to be determined what degree of probability of damage occurring has to be established by the plaintiff .
14 A MYSTERY Santa 's honesty has saved a pensioner 's holiday of a lifetime .
15 Now Fergie 's mum has entered the fray .
16 Jan 's mum has acquired the status of a legend .
17 * The ( US ) Chemical Manufacturer 's Association has published a survey claiming that the release of toxic pollutants to the environment from the chemical industry was reduced by 35 per cent in the four-year period ending 1990 .
18 The Rambler 's Association has accused the Forestry Commission and the Ordnance Survey of entering into a " secret deal " to exclude details of public access to forest land from the Survey 's maps ( the definitive public maps on sale in Britain ) .
19 The Lord Chancellor 's Department has produced a consultation paper proposing a new estate in land — commonhold — following a preliminary study of " condominium' legislation in other parts of the world .
20 A recent study of London 's trades has noted the spread and organisational development of unionism during the period .
21 The increasingly high profile of problems such as the greenhouse effect , the hole in the ozone layer , agricultural pollution and the state of Britain 's waterways has pushed the environment to the top of the political agenda , and the government is keen to be seen responding .
22 That body 's president has welcomed the formation of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ( NOCSA ) , representing all sorts of rival sporting associations , whose chairman , Sam Ramsamy — a veteran campaigner for the sports boycott — now wants to get South Africans back into international competition .
23 The Secretary of State 's response to the Region 's submission has accepted the need for these road proposals .
24 But one of the councillors who has been revierwing the county 's homes has defended the move :
25 One of the 15 BBC management task forces investigating the Corporation 's future has recommended the scrapping of all sponsorship — including the £1.2m Lloyds Young Musician — damning it as covert advertising .
26 What had been intended as a warning shot across the government 's bows has sunk a government that had given Poland a year of political continuity , maintained budgetary austerity against populist opposition and taken the first steps on two essential reforms that now go into limbo .
27 A Lebanese chauffeur who denies Kim 's manslaughter has told the court that she had been taking cocaine and drinking whisky .
28 Behaviourial evidence suggests that chickens feel long-term pain and depression after their amputations. * The Beijing Farmer 's Daily has reported an experiment in which Chinese scientists have fitted 140 hens with rose-tinted contact lenses .
29 ‘ The children 's home has made a mistake , ’ he said unhappily , ‘ and sent a girl , not a boy . ’
30 Even so Grimshaw 's work has outperformed the index with a climb of 500% since 1975 .
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