Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports suggest Microsoft Corp has nearly completed a compiler that will be used internally to generate applications for the PowerPC RISC being developed by Apple , IBM and Motorola . |
| 2 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |
| 3 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 4 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 5 | The story has now prompted a response from Mr John Dumigan , acting chief officer for the South Eastern Group of Councils for Building Regulation Control , who has outlined the exact situation faced by buildings open to the public . |
| 6 | The 32-year-old Londoner has yet to secure a contract with the team for 1994 , and after finishing second to fellow Williams ' driver Alain Prost in yesterday 's opening qualifying session , said : ‘ I have had a fantastic opportunity with this team and I believe they will be the team to beat again next year . |
| 7 | However , this equal reduction has again entailed a change in proportions . |
| 8 | In Britain , more so than in other countries , science fiction has always had a stigma attached to it . |
| 9 | That man with a beard has just had a breakdown in London 's Burning . |
| 10 | The Certificate has now become a Diploma and is offered in a number of additional centres : full documentation is available from the Royal Society of Arts . |
| 11 | Shell has yet to discuss a contract with Davis , but said : ‘ I have no problem with that . |
| 12 | The NABC has never fostered a North/South divide and the suggestion from Mr Atkinson that we would give preference to the views from southern counties , as against northern counties , is totally without foundation . |
| 13 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 14 | The user has also to construct a path through the relations thus setting up the linkages required at run time . |
| 15 | Geologically recent submergence has also produced a series of islands , some inhabited e.g. Eriskay and Berneray , and some now empty and abandoned e.g. Fuday , the Monach Islands and Pabbay . |
| 16 | A RESEARCH team at Glasgow University has just received a £1.5 million grant from the Science and Engineering Research Council to carry out a project to increase the capacity of fibre-optic cables , writes Eric McKenzie |
| 17 | The Board has just made a visit to the North West Region of . |
| 18 | Nicola , 23 , claims the ghost has also thrown a kitchen chair at her . |
| 19 | The Scottish Trekking and Riding Association has already had a qualification approved at this level . |
| 20 | Carers National Association has recently produced a publication , Branching out , aimed at carers ' groups , about the work of its 85 local branches which provide support and information to carers in their area , and endeavour to raise awareness of carers ' needs . |
| 21 | Neither side has yet lost a Twickenham final , which adds a little bit of an edge to the occasion . |
| 22 | Hayzen has also produced a computer package for commercial application . |
| 23 | Labour has never won a majority in parliament against a press so tilted against it as now . |
| 24 | The Lone Stranger has always had a love — hate relationship with Scotland . |
| 25 | Hereford and Worcester Trading Standards Department has just completed a report on bottled water . |
| 26 | My Department has recently received a numbe of representations from hon. Members and the general public on matters relating to military low-flying training . |
| 27 | The delegation has just finished a Gulf tour that included a visit to Iran . |
| 28 | The dress has been packed away , the wedding album has finally found a resting place and the honeymoon has become a fond but distant memory . |
| 29 | The Section 11 review has clearly put a stop to any funding for mother tongue teaching shifting the emphasis towards support for English . |
| 30 | But , since the heyday of the missionaries , the collective consciousness has nevertheless undergone a sea-change . |