Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1980s , the economic recession has produced a trend towards takeovers and mergers in the international record industry . |
| 2 | Chairman Michael started off on a nice tripartisan note which er I think we on this side er did appreciate and it 's true that this panel er has agreed a great deal , covered a lot of ground and er I think er avoided the sort of er , er controversy etc. , etc. , was which we 're now caring now we are arranging in practical groups does mean the Labour groups has introduced a sound note er Brian started off by saying that the Conservatives er were not interested in an economic development strategy , er I must point out that and this activity derives from the local government managing act nineteen eighty nine , and by the present Government . |
| 3 | The European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging both sides to accept arbitration from the International Court of Justice in The Hague . |
| 4 | Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate . |
| 5 | Its regional organizer has negotiated a company agreement with the Board , the main points of which are detailed above . |
| 6 | Europe 's supercomputing industry has received a boost with unveiling by German company Parsytec of plans for a new range of parallel machines . |
| 7 | Unnecessary jealousies had formed a chasm that nothing could bridge . |
| 8 | Mr Smith said it was a ‘ curious coincidence that the prospect of political defeat has caused a revisal of the legal opinion ’ . |
| 9 | The Institute 's Technical Department has published a booklet on Accounting Records and the Smaller Company , price £2 ( p 97 ) . |
| 10 | He arrived at a time when converging philosophical , political , scientific , and economic influences had inspired a number of English landowners to transform their estates into prosperous miniature centres for civilized living . |
| 11 | High-flying Currie has completed a course in parachuting , and he 's due to make a charity jump at Garvagh today , when he hopes to raise up to £1,000 to help the fight to save the South Tyrone Hospital 's maternity unit from closure . |
| 12 | I agreed with him , even if Posh Porky had won a scholarship to some place called St Paul 's , which in any case was miles away in Hammersmith . |
| 13 | In recent years , the life-history technique has had a revival in sociological research , being used by those who wish to develop ‘ oral history ’ . |
| 14 | GERMAN researchers have found a technique to ‘ switch on ’ small groups of atoms on the surface of a crystal . |
| 15 | ‘ We-e-e-ll — ’ The fatal pause , and my fate was sealed and British Rail had lost a customer . |
| 16 | British Rail has given a figure of £1.4 billion for the construction of the station complex . |
| 17 | ‘ Let's pretend our train has got 25 loads on it , let's pretend British Rail has got a locomotive which can actually pull 25 loads over Shap Fell and let's assume it is 100 per cent full , ’ he continued . |
| 18 | BRITISH Rail has launched a winter sale , with cut-price deals on long-distance Saver tickets . |
| 19 | That court has , on more than one occasion , held that a decision of the English courts has violated a litigant 's rights under article 10 and this on occasion has led to Parliament having to change the substantive law . |
| 20 | Moderator I reported to the general assembly last year that the Board of Social Responsibility had planned a deficit on its operation of thirty eight eventide homes amounting to a little over two million pounds . |
| 21 | A few years ago , the problem seemed insuperable , but now the National Parks Authority , the Countryside Commission and English Heritage have launched a pilot programme . |
| 22 | English Heritage have introduced a campaign to save traditional window designs from replacement with modern alternatives . |
| 23 | In more recent times , English Heritage has completed a refurnishing of the house and restored the surrounding buildings . |
| 24 | Old Jim had looked a bit got down , he thought ; I 'll cheer them up , and we 'll all have a drink . |
| 25 | BRITISH researchers have started a project that could open up to metals mining many areas of the world that are geologically unexplored . |
| 26 | Racking the brains because a friend had fallen on hard times — the engine of his old VW has dropped a valve . |
| 27 | The Association of British Insurers has published a draft code of practice for long-term care insurance . |
| 28 | In the past , German cars have had a reputation for sparse levels of equipment , but this is gradually changing . |
| 29 | Before that , however , the British High Command had made a decision of the utmost ineptitude . |
| 30 | Lynn Boyle , a social worker from area 2 , told how the Inland Revenue had scuppered a plan to get unemployed women to provide informal care in return for expenses and small payments . |