Example sentences of "have a fair [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brothels in the colony you see before we came — but every town now has a fair selection . |
| 2 | I ca n't find anyone who actually likes this offset idea , and you really do n't want to spend your playing career justifying why your instrument looks so wacky ; left to hang around the user 's neck , it does actually rest neck-up , as promised , although I would think that this has a fair bit to do with the strap button being under the top horn and slightly back towards the body . |
| 3 | There are no fewer than eighty castles to visit in Wales , and the northern part has a fair share of these daunting fortresses . |
| 4 | ‘ the function of the judge at a criminal trial as respects the admission of evidence is to ensure that the accused has a fair trial according to law . |
| 5 | Lord Scarman also referred to the judge 's duty to ensure that the defendant has a fair trial . |
| 6 | How will I know that my child has a fair chance at Compact opportunities ? |
| 7 | If a person is suffering from a fairly severe mental disorder and has close friends or relatives who sympathize , encourage early treatment and make full rehabilitation possible by providing a tolerant but secure home after hospitalization , then the person has a fair chance of ultimately coping with their illness without it handicapping their general performance in life too severely . |
| 8 | 4 Everyone has a fair chance to speak . |
| 9 | Every day a compromise is effected on the ground that the party making it has a fair chance of succeeding in it , and if he bona fide believes he has a fair chance of success he has a reasonable ground for suing , and his forbearance to sue will constitute a good consideration . |
| 10 | Every day a compromise is effected on the ground that the party making it has a fair chance of succeeding in it , and if he bona fide believes he has a fair chance of success he has a reasonable ground for suing , and his forbearance to sue will constitute a good consideration . |
| 11 | It has a fair cross-section of shops selling fashion , books , military models and bathroom smellies . |
| 12 | Of the twenty-eight varieties of rootstock permitted in the cultivation of Champagne 's vineyards , the most significant ones are : the 41 B Millardet et Grasset , which has a fair resistance to phylloxera and an excellent active lime resistance ( up to 40% ) ; the Selection Oppenheim No. 4 or So 4 , which has very good phylloxera resistance and reasonable active lime resistance ( up to 18% ) ; and the 3309 Couderc , which has excellent resistance to phylloxera and fair resistance to active lime ( up to 11% ) . |
| 13 | Of course he has a fair number of mares , which makes a great difference . |
| 14 | When a sailing ship has a fair wind , even though it be a gale , the loads in her rigging are moderate . |
| 15 | The guitar has a fair amount of natural sustain and the three Chandler pickups emphasise this , as well as producing a warm tone with enough cut to sound through . |
| 16 | She has a fair amount of control over her work ; ‘ being one 's own boss ’ was a phrase used by over half the sample . |
| 17 | I think she has a fair point , even if there were better times in this home and altogether better times in other homes . |
| 18 | IN spite of all the encouragement handed out by England in the shape of team trips here and there , it goes without saying that there are always individuals who , at the end of the day , will feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip . |
| 19 | a mate of mine said dead right , she said now , were not used to doing this she said so if you feel you have n't had a fair crack at the whip |
| 20 | box are in the toilet with a paper bag in there 's a , where I used to put them and I 've had a fair look but not sort of |
| 21 | The cruel would say they are all a load of balls and the more open-minded that they have not had a fair trial ( in cricket terms : a decent net ) . |
| 22 | On substantive questions under the Convention , particularly whether the applicant has had a fair trial , matters of ‘ lawyer failure ’ generally do not result in a violation of the Convention because such failure can not be attributed to the State , which is the only respondent before the Commission or the Court . |
| 23 | In addition the judge used intemperate language which could have led to the view being formed that the contemnor had not had a fair trial . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've had a fair number much less welcome than you , ’ said Mrs Gray , unexpectedly smiling . |
| 25 | Schools have always had a fair amount of control over their resources — making decisions about accommodation , capitation and so on — and their decisions have normally been used in accordance with the identified needs of the institution , whether explicitly identified or not . |
| 26 | But from the little things this Haverford Downs slips in about the ladies , would I be right in thinking he 's had a fair amount of experience with the sex ? ’ |
| 27 | Moving on , erm in te you know obviously you must have had a fair amount of c you said you had a fair amount of contact with erm tenants in the flats . |
| 28 | In my tycoon days , before the collapse of my second career , I 'd had a fair amount to do with bankers , and my collective memory of them was of thin , precise men , in dark suits and wearing rimless glasses . |
| 29 | As a result far too many people emerge from their doctor , lawyer or bank manager feeling that they have not had a fair deal and have been treated as children rather than as adults who know their own mind . |
| 30 | You have n't had a fair deal so that 's the man to go to ! |