Example sentences of "[noun prp] have a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The very young Aplysia has a nervous system consisting of relatively few neurons , while the period of onset of the capacity to show sensitization as a behavioural phenomenon matches that of a great increase in neuronal number ; yet if all that sensitization required was the facilitatory response in a set of three neurons of the network described earlier , it is hard to see why , by contrast with habituation , it should be dependent on such an increase in neuronal number . |
| 2 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 3 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 4 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 5 | As to rare cine film taken of the line , we know that Bill Cross of Shrewsbury has a small section showing ‘ No 1 ’ going through the level crossing at Horderley . |
| 6 | West Germany has a constitutional obligation to accept East Germans , so the parallel with Third World economic and environmental refugees is not exact . |
| 7 | Consider the sentence : Roger has a black dog called Ben . |
| 8 | G-JOEY has a comic face painted on its long snout . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , Taiwan has a Portuguese connection dating back to the days when it was Formosa , but you wo n't have found any opportunity to air it these days . |
| 10 | Garrison Savanah has a few tales to tell … he won the big race at Cheltenham 3 years ago and tomorrow the Gloucestershire favourite will be off and running for the big prize at Newbury |
| 11 | ‘ Wait till you have a bloody beard and all , ’ Hoomey had sympathized with him on occasion , for Mr Singh had a large beard secured under his turban . |
| 12 | Jeff had a small job to do on the boat . |
| 13 | Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence . |
| 14 | The editorial goes on to say that Harrods had a perfect right to remove from its windows a product which alienated the customers , just as the V&A had not really committed an act of censorship . |
| 15 | In no time at all Travis had a good fire going , and the heat from it drew her to her knees beside it , hands held out to the warmth . |
| 16 | One minute before the break Dundee had a great chance to equalise when Dodds broke through , but Maxwell got a hand to the attempted lob . |
| 17 | That assurance , derived from the conviction that the WEA had a major role to play in society and that the Eastern District was successful in fulfilling it , was apparent in the paper , ‘ A Consideration of Aims and Purposes ’ , written by former treasurer Edward Miller in 1956 . |
| 18 | Molly had a bad moment wondering if her father had somehow used the fate of Giovanna 's parents to blackmail the cleaning lady . |
| 19 | THE Javanese have a legendary fruit called the simalakama . |
| 20 | LEAs have a statutory obligation to provide an ‘ efficient ’ and ‘ suitable ’ education , as far as possible ‘ in accord with parental wishes ’ . |
| 21 | All LEAs have a statutory duty to have policies on the various aspects of the education service for which they are responsible . |
| 22 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 23 | It has co-operated with her tennis progress , so much so that Zara has a special timetable to accommodate her tennis . |
| 24 | One side of the garden at Barnsdale has a narrow border running down its length . |
| 25 | Giles had a remarkable ability to bring out the best in his students and juniors , and by conveying his faith in them he gave them faith in themselves . |
| 26 | Katherine had a sudden desire to vomit . |
| 27 | Even with lead in his boots , Bayfield had a six inches start on Edwards . |
| 28 | Professor Sewell had a square building erected , open on each side , so that operations , requiring the casting of the patient , could be performed under shelter in any state of the weather' . |
| 29 | Celtic skipper Paul McStay had a glorious chance to kill off Dundee two minutes from the end , but Bain cleared his shot off the line . |
| 30 | The Myrcans were inscrutable and the Hearthwares dubious , but when they finally set out again there were ten in the company , and Riven had a new companion riding at his side . |