Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [vb pp] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.

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1 the Carboniferous basement has behaved in a less than homogeneous manner during the basin inversion ;
2 The fish farming industry has grown from a few hundred tonnes of fish in 1980 to 33,000 tonnes per annum in 1990 .
3 Lead levels from a system with lead piping are much higher in the first few pints that come from a tap that has been left turned off than after the water has run for a few minutes , as this flushes out much of the dissolved lead .
4 Donkey has waited for a few minutes .
5 However , one the " dose and move " system has operated for a few years this problem is unlikely to arise .
6 After its recognition in 1936 and its description as a clinical entity in 1938 , the prognosis has improved from a few months of life to a median age of survival of over 20 years .
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