Example sentences of "[vb base] have a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For reasons that I can not understand , ’ he continued , ‘ we in Britain seem to have a negative response to winners . |
| 2 | The planes therefore seem to have a real application to the teaching of woodwork in schools — always assuming the survival of a traditional craft approach under today 's educational policies . |
| 3 | They seem to have a Gaelic sound to some of these names . |
| 4 | Grey langurs seem to have a particular aversion to leopards and call loudly to warn all the other inhabitants of the jungle , including the deer , that a leopard is on the prowl . |
| 5 | But this image of autonomy and of the self can be threatening , too , to women who do have a strong allegiance to feminism ; and the threat intersects with assumptions that have been made in some feminist discourse about who is or is not ‘ really ’ a feminist . |
| 6 | but in the very unlikely , very unlikely er position whereby Norfolk are absolutely adamantly oppose our proposals then as Mr said it 's very difficult for us to build in , in neighbouring authority , there is however one procedure left to us and that of course will be for us to meet in private act of Parliament , well that is er almost unthinkable , but we do have a final resort to that with a , in many ways the problems in Brandon have to be resolved by , by doing a bypass and if in the end we have to do that I 'm sure that |
| 7 | ‘ I do have a casual attitude to everything , yeah , that 's true . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've had a 50-year addiction to The Northern Echo , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was killed at his engagement party say they 've had an encouraging response to their appeals for information . |
| 10 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 11 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 12 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 13 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 14 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 15 | We 've had an amazing response to our search for a cure for the chronic skin complaint psoriasis . |
| 16 | And I 've had an allergic reaction to the oil and lithium grease , or maybe it 's the Ecover . |
| 17 | Adrian says they 've had an incredible response to the new boat … the best ever … they 've had interest worldwide from Japan to South America |
| 18 | The general subordination of the British state to the interests of civil society has limited the relative autonomy of state groups , although they have had a certain freedom to ‘ navigate ’ between the competing demands of different groups and classes , for example in the realm of industrial relations ( Edwards 1986 : 168–72 ) . |
| 19 | Perhaps we will even be able to count on the support of Conservatives who have had a sudden conversion to freedom to undertake the activities of one 's choice in the countryside overriding all issues including wanton cruelty . |
| 20 | He may well , though , have had a magnetic side to his personality , to be able to rise to such a high position in opposition circles . |
| 21 | For instance , interactionists point to the evidence in the Kinsey report on sexual behaviour that over one-third of male adults have had a homosexual experience to the point of orgasm , and that only one in twenty goes on to adopt a continuing homosexual role . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The way we run our economy is the prime cause of environmental damage , now what the other parties are failing to see is that if we want to live in a truly ecological society , one that really recognises the constraints , er that the environment imposes on us , we have to have a consistent approach to every area of policy , so for example , in the Israel/Palestine conflict er debate , we have laid great stress on our , er advocating our own approach to conflict resolution , consensual approach , negotiations condemning the arms build-up which is inspired mainly by the U S , and so er whilst we have also debated some other more overtly environmental policies such as reaffirming our commitment to phase out nuclear power , we do lay great emphasis on er developing economic policies , particularly in the light of the up and coming general election and we want to obviously present a complete platform of policies to the electorate . |
| 24 | So who says you have to have an able body to be an able seaman or seawoman . |