Example sentences of "[vb base] have a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next level are in fact magistrates , who appear to have a similar area of responsibility to our Gown Court judges . |
| 2 | And I 'm sorry we appear to have a little bit of a problem with that tape , we have the wrong tape . |
| 3 | More obviously , in ( 7 ) , we appear to have an inside view of Mrs Moreen : " When Mrs Moreen bethought herself of this pretext … " . |
| 4 | Readers of FlyPast appear to have an inexhaustible supply of knowledge with regard to their pet subject , much is well researched and the constant supply of ‘ new ’ material is never ending . |
| 5 | like before the break when you want to have a permanent record of what you 'd done so that you ca n't turn round and say well I do n't remember them conversation |
| 6 | Well I I want to have a big picture of England on the wall on which I can start to tick off bits as we get them . |
| 7 | Both teams have lost their first game so a win tomorrow is vital if they want to have a realistic chance of making the play-offs . |
| 8 | Supermarkets , including Tesco 's store in Banbury and the Co-Op in Kidlington , were also found to be selling ham , which experts say had a high risk of food poisoning . |
| 9 | The small shop area has to be completed and we hope to have a full range of items for sale in the near future . |
| 10 | After the hearing a company spokesman said : ‘ Kwik Save has a vast number of stores throughout the country and we do take this area very seriously . |
| 11 | When we apply these views to early childhood we begin to have a clearer picture of deaf children 's future . |
| 12 | Perhaps it is the fault of the world in which we live , but people seem to have a great fear of failing , forgetting that failing at something does not mean that one is a ‘ failure ’ at life . |
| 13 | Clowns seem to have a lower centre of gravity , or a magnetic field that converts everything to prose . |
| 14 | ‘ They seem to have a better idea of the indie ethic in America , ’ muses Jim . |
| 15 | We seem to have a tremendous lot of seagulls do n't we ? |
| 16 | So in spite of it being a mid-turn switch , in this case we seem to have a different type of switch from the one in ( 6 ) , for the other parties to the conversation respond differently to it . |
| 17 | Kubrick can posit only a mystical promise of future ( individual ) development because he fundamentally has little faith in human nature or society , unlike Clarke ( most sci-fi writers seem to have a deep-down streak of optimism , even when as downbeat as Philip K Dick or as ironic as Kurt Vonnegut ) . |
| 18 | This demonstration illustrates a characteristic ambivalence of point of view in James 's writing : although one character is evidently the " centre of consciousness " , there are times when we seem to have an outside view of 110 him , or an inside view of another character . |
| 19 | Well , blind humans sometimes seem to have an uncanny sense of obstacles in their path . |
| 20 | Uranium mines are know to have an increased incidence of lung cancer owing to exposure to radon , but only recently has the importance of radon in the home been acknowledged . |
| 21 | Some people like to have a clear set of rules to live and to work by , while others condemn these same rules as ‘ bureaucratic ’ , restrictive and stifling . |
| 22 | Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house . |
| 23 | In practice we know have a greater quantity of food , more choice of different foods with less seasonal variation and of better quality than every before , all at a cheaper price . |
| 24 | A lot of excellent furniture-makers that I know have an unreasonable fear of chair-making ; for some reason or other even the strong go limp at the thought of all those angles and curves . |
| 25 | The Conservatives believe that the government 's role is to ensure that we continue to have a good foundation of basic and strategic science on which industry can draw , to encourage a good supply of up-to-date and creative scientists , and to encourage the right climate for successful innovation . |
| 26 | Lianes tend to have a higher percentage of wind-dispersed species than do trees , though hemi-epiphytic lianes tend to be bird-dispersed . |
| 27 | Drivers tend to have a nasty habit of cutting corners without a thought for the cyclist on the inside . |
| 28 | So we we we tend to have a different sort of , probably if you 'd , if you ask that question differently you would get a different percentage . |
| 29 | Most people are aware , for instance , that a major link between those who suffer heart attacks is that they tend to have a high level of cholesterol in the blood . |
| 30 | Solid features such as walls tend to have a smaller amount of magnetic minerals within them than the surrounding soil , and therefore give lower readings . |