Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mica is an ionically bonded mineral in which , because of the arithmetic of the electrical charges in the molecule , every so often there is a layer of metal atoms in the crystal in which each atom has to share a single electron 's worth of charge with several near neighbours , so that this layer in the crystal is a weak one . |
| 2 | Lately , that pleasure has become a dual-edged sword . |
| 3 | Alan Jones , managing director of TNT Express UK and chairman of the Education and Training Working Party , reported that research had indicated a clear need for the creation of an umbrella body to make sense of and , ultimately , simplify the current maze of qualifications . |
| 4 | That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers . |
| 5 | The involvement of the Archive in a venture of this kind has represented a new departure in the dissemination of its holdings . |
| 6 | In his introduction he said that this budget had to signal a radical departure from practice in recent years , especially in stressing an anti-inflationary orientation and in moving away from state paternalism towards private enterprises . |
| 7 | This technique has had a great deal of impact in computer programming where it in systems analysis and design . |
| 8 | This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs . |
| 9 | THIS election has seen a new phrase enter the common language : ‘ The fabled C2s ’ . |
| 10 | As for Eddie — well — this journo had to get a new gerbil . ’ |
| 11 | This study has shown a high prevalence of H pylori infection in the parents of children who are H pylori positive . |
| 12 | These classes are widely known by the label ‘ comprador ’ though this term has attracted a great deal of criticism . |
| 13 | This boat has had a general re-fit 1988–1989 — new teak deck , awlgripped hull and mast , new engine , heater , fridge , instruments , nav . |
| 14 | This chapter has provided a brief introduction to the principal components that are necessary in order to establish a system of management control in the public sector . |
| 15 | This chapter has provided a detailed description on how the ECM operates and the reasons for its existence and growth . |
| 16 | This chapter has reviewed a wide range of research which may bear on relationships between subjective risk and memory for driving situations . |
| 17 | Another study has shown a positive association between gastric cancer and exposure to coal dust in those miners who smoked . |
| 18 | Work in the south of this complex has revealed a Palaeozoic turbidite sequence intruded by numerous elongated late-Triassic granites , unusually aluminous and in places topaz-bearing . |
| 19 | In the past this Association has had a good relationship with the DLO in Derry . |
| 20 | Experimental investigations of this prediction have produced a mixed set of results . |
| 21 | This recognition has had a major impact , not only in the ecological field but also in that of Earth Mysteries . |
| 22 | This determination has added a new dimension to the play of a man who says he is ‘ getting more pleasure out of humiliating a guy ’ and likes to ‘ crush his ego ’ . |
| 23 | With the current emphasis on the ‘ free market ’ and recent experiences with deregulation of mass media , this question has assumed a new urgency . |
| 24 | This work has given a close insight into problems of pollution , congestion , intense company group pressure , sexism and racism . |
| 25 | This work has made a great contribution to our understanding of the subject , although the structural diversity of port wine stains confounds the best attempts at mathematical modelling and there is no substitute for good clinical assessments and comparisons of different laser systems . |
| 26 | While I believe that this work has promoted a great deal of useful thinking about the place and function of writing in the curriculum , I am not alone in doubting the validity of the model . |
| 27 | This issue had proved a major stumbling block in recent talks , as equal representation in the upper chamber for every province — the implacable demand of several of the less populous provinces — would mean a reduction in the share of the seats currently held by the country 's heavily populated provinces , particularly Ontario and Quebec . |
| 28 | This issue has formed a key element in the historical debate over the idea of higher education . |
| 29 | This suggests that this test has identified a linguistic skill which is distinct from the linguistic abilities required for success on these other tests . |
| 30 | The models employed in this Lecture have provided a useful framework to illustrate some of the long-run effects of taxation and debt policy on the rate of capital accumulation , and its consequences for the general equilibrium of the economy . |