Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun pl] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forty tiny fingers could wreak havoc if let loose , for they know from experience that their 4-year-old quads have a habit of hiding the prettiest ribbons and baubles . |
| 2 | In 1895 the Congregational Chapel in Aylesbury agreed to repeat the Lord 's Prayer during Sunday services ; three years later the Church accepted a proposal from its younger members to have a vase of flowers in chapel during services and someone donated a vase . |
| 3 | Their native waters have a pH of5.6 and a normal temperature of 76°s ; . |
| 4 | Several of its leading members had a background of service to the Nevilles . |
| 5 | Several of its leading members had a background of service to the Nevilles . |
| 6 | Her cheekbones were like plums under the fabric of her face and her closed eyes had a crescent of natural shade where lid met lid . |
| 7 | They insisted their four colleges have a spirit which was ‘ practical rather than academical ’ although it was agreed that the 254 places provided in the colleges were not enough by the end of the century . |
| 8 | Although not nearly so cold as the ceramic tiles of the hall , the linoleum beneath his bare feet had a chill that seemed to creep right through his body . |
| 9 | A couple of last year 's sillier pieces of driving provide metaphorical weight to the rumour that at least one of our 26 heroes has a problem prematurely overheating and making an embarrassing mess . |
| 10 | For instance , if it is supposed that some of our perceptual judgements have a form of intrinsic credibility , and if a set of canons of rationality can be justified without recourse to the special sciences — they are analytic , self-evident , or a conventionally adopted linguistic framework — then it may be possible to trace the credibility of all rational beliefs to that possessed by this foundation . |
| 11 | All of our institutional objectives have a bearing on the information resources of RBGE , and on the ways in which these resources are used to the benefit of staff , researchers , garden visitors , and the wider community . |