Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [verb] have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By contrast , some patients seem to have a frequency that is rarely less than 10 in 24 hours and need to take antidiarrhoeal agents and modify their diet .
2 It 's embarrassing and they take advantage especially at parties where some girls have had a lot to drink . ’
3 Few critics bother to have a theory of history , unless a borrowed one .
4 Regan is right to the extent that to talk of recognition in such circumstances does have a purpose , as it would of a dog 's staccato barks and tail-waving on hearing its master 's voice , but he fails to realise that the same form of words now features in a related , but different , language-game .
5 These kids have to have a structure , and to know that you mean what you say . ’
6 Many of these problems seem to have a parallel in vision processing .
7 Most of these studies have had a struggle to remain solvent , and have depended on the generosity of charitable foundations such as Nuffield and Ford , as well as finance from government agencies , often via the health services .
8 These capacities do have a relationship with effectiveness .
9 All these approaches have had a degree of success , but the drug scene is a dynamic , creative one where just as one drug seems to be under control , a new threat emerges .
10 It may well be that several groups have had a burglary , in which case the teacher could use this as the focus : " How are we going to deal with it ?
11 At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops .
12 This can not be precisely quantified , but several writers have had a stab at a formula .
13 ‘ Good , live firing 's just stopped and if the last few nights are anything to go by , we 'll be hearing from the battlegroup soon , once their own fitters have had a chance to check out the day 's casualties. ,
14 Most readers have had a predilection to dismiss the arguments and speculations .
15 Most firms appear to have a target payout ratio of dividends to long-run reported earnings .
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