Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning . |
| 2 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is a place for parliamentary contacts where we have no diplomatic relations ? |
| 3 | They have equal standing in the Bundestag , where they have the same chances of being appointed to committees and promoted to ministerial rank . |
| 4 | Teaching effectively in higher education calls for the extraordinary ability on the part of the teacher to bring students to the point where they can distinguish sense from nonsense for themselves , where they can say and do things for themselves and give reasons for so doing which are full of insight , and where they have the intellectual resources to take off under their own steam . |
| 5 | Once I had the basic colours put in I would then sometimes , for added intensity , dip the point of a certain colour into the water and apply it direct for a small intense spot of pigment . |
| 6 | They were very very reliable because erm , the motive power was in a motor , electric motor , not a lot of parts to go wrong but er once you started the motor buses they had to send people away to be taught the mechanics of motor buses , so you had the old die-hards of the fetters , trolley buses , who never did take to motor buses and course the younger ones came into their own then , who were able to adapt to the modern motor bus . |
| 7 | Once you have a few names , ask for estimates , but be sure to explain exactly what you want when it comes to details not included on the plans , such as the pattern of Artex on the ceiling , or the style of the doors , or perhaps you 'd like hardwood stairs . |
| 8 | Once you have a few plants , they are easy to propagate from cuttings . |
| 9 | Once you have the three numbers , your goal is to reduce at least one of them every day . |
| 10 | ‘ Although we have no definite links between any of the robberies there are similarities between the property taken and the fact that there were firearms or imitation firearms used in all the incidents , ’ said Detective Inspector John Phoenix of Chester CID . |
| 11 | After dinner we all sat in the lounge , the camp supplied wine and Jerry supplied Scotch so we had a few drinks and said our farewells for the night and then back to our cabins were we slept on good mattresses . |
| 12 | Las ’ time there was a big storm , we lost our house and six chickens so we have no fresh eggs . ’ |
| 13 | Although they had no single rooms left , they said finally , they had had a late cancellation of a suite . |
| 14 | To protect their own interests these States openly condemned New Zealand 's stance , although they had no direct claims under the treaty . |
| 15 | Although it has no permanent collections , its flexibility and room for manoeuvre could lead to new kinds of collaboration with institutions and individuals willing to lend works of art . |
| 16 | Although it has no formal terms of reference , its discussions principally concern grants and expenditure levels . |
| 17 | Although he had no dark hairs growing round his wrist-watch , Hugh Pargeter had , in his youth , the regular features and slightly curled hair of young men who model knitting patterns . |
| 18 | Mr Rawlins announced his intention to leave Sturge at some time in the future towards the end of last year although he had no specific plans for the next step in his career . |
| 19 | Midway through 1906–07 Archie was deployed at right-back in the Palace line-ups , although he had a few outings on the right wing , and he played throughout our fabulous progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals . |
| 20 | In these lines , Brutus is saying that the only way to stop Caesar becoming emperor is to kill him , and although he has no personal grievances against Caesar ( Caesar is kind to him and favours him ) , it would be bad for the people of Rome ( ‘ the general ’ ) if he were to be crowned . |
| 21 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ They said it would be all right if I had the serial numbers but I do n't think they expected me back , ’ she said . |
| 24 | and could report upon them in their own ethical statements , but they could not object to my ethical statements as I meant them , if I have the relevant feelings . |
| 25 | I came to England — Ipswich — to study for the social workers ' qualification , a CQSW in Community Work , believing that I could work with women in the ways I wanted , provided I had the necessary qualifications . |
| 26 | The the guy ca n't get that cos I had a few shillings more after working two years . |
| 27 | I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly . |
| 28 | " It 's better not to shoot smaller animals until you have the bigger prizes you seek . |
| 29 | The sadness seemed to extinguish her as if she had no real eyes or fingers or genitals or teeth or frown-lines or kidneys but these were just slight irregularities in the sponge that was her sadness . |
| 30 | Yes , it 's the hundred , it 's a hundred over four , what does that come to , so now if you had a hundred things shared out between , what would that come to ? |