Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [coord] have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the case of breast-feeding mothers , some of the toxins from the cigarettes that enter the bloodstream are passed into the milk and have a direct effect on the baby 's delicate stomach lining .
2 Well er off to have a look at some workmen 's bums out the window and have a nice afternoon Katherine .
3 ‘ Look , could n't we just go along to the pub and have a quiet drink and talk about fishing instead ? ’ he pleaded .
4 So I got to even up the score and have a wonderful , if demanding , week of fun acting .
5 Secondly make sure that you are not interrupted during the meeting and have a rough idea about the format which the interview should follow .
6 When all they needed to do was lift up the phone and have a quiet word .
7 After a short incubation period the fertilized eggs transform into medusa — tiny pear-shaped animals with rapidly beating hair-like cilia which are then released into the water and have a limited ability to swim and survive among the plankton for a few days before settling on the sea bed .
8 Put it up on the wall and have a fucking jerk off .
9 Now I might sit down on the beach and have a good blub . ’
10 The facts that huissiers are appointed or licensed by the state and have a defined role in Codes of Civil Procedure in respect of service enable them to be treated as in a similar position to the competent state officials , and direct communication from huissier to huissier ( who will then act in the state of destination to involve the local parquet ) can be authorised .
11 As a canoeist you can help the locals fight the scheme , help preserve the river and have a good holiday at the same time .
12 All four species live in the surf zone of the lake and have a reduced swim-bladder which enables them to cope with the rapid water movement .
13 ‘ I sleep on the floor and have a bare house . ’
14 Linen and silk seems to be a winner , blending two fibres to produce garments which are luxurious to the touch and have a subtle sheen .
15 Alison Rubenstein discovered at an early age that if you want to get on in the world and have a good career , hard work is not enough — qualifications can also be a great help .
16 In ‘ Golden Queen ’ the spiny leaves are light green , dark green and grey in the middle and have a bold edging of gold .
17 One to house four ferrets should not be less than 3 feet ( 1 metre ) tall at the front and have a sloping roof .
18 Those calves which are only coughing and/or tachypnoeic are usually in the prepatent stage of the disease or have a small adult worm burden and treatment of these animals should result in rapid recovery .
19 Some clergy today still take the view that a suicide victim can not be buried in a churchyard or have a Christian funeral .
20 ‘ After classes I would buy her a drink and have a little chat about things .
21 Passengers can now buy tickets , make travel enquiries , have tea or coffee , buy a paper and have a friendly chat .
22 She could hold the interest of a group of undergraduates at a tea-party and have a serious exchange of ideas with them .
23 I made the choice at random , the sole criterion being that a book had to have come from a library and have a recognisable sign of its origin .
24 We 'll just find a hotel and have a quiet meal somewhere and then you can get to bed early .
25 Er and we shared the common objective that these minutes would have to be scrutinized purposefully because if there was any element er in any of the minutes that we did n't disagree with , then we would point it out to the management and had a redraft and have a signed redraft er by the secretary and the convenor , which meant that er at least we were all talking with a common voice .
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