Example sentences of "[vb mod] have a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A numerate graduate you should have a working knowledge of FORTRAN computer applications , ideally 1–2 years£ experience in hydrology or water resources . |
| 2 | Heads and class teachers were particularly keen that the assistants should have a working knowledge of classroom practice and assistants and teachers wanted specific training , especially in relation to behaviour problems and first aid . |
| 3 | And candidates for the post have to be respected in their subject area , have good inter-personal skills and should have a working knowledge of , and commitment , to the National Certificate system . |
| 4 | A lectern should have a minimum depth of 38cm and a minimum width of 5Ocm — space to hold two A4 sheets alongside each other — and a ‘ lip ’ of at least 1.5cm to stop papers sliding off onto the floor . |
| 5 | The steps should have a minimum width of 600mm ( 2ft ) , and at least 900mm ( 3ft ) if people will want to pass each other . |
| 6 | Sir Frank will rule on the call for an adjournment next month , by which time the NII promises that it should have a new batch of reports out . |
| 7 | It has often been argued that the House of Lords should be abolished and that we should have a unicameral system of Government . |
| 8 | Sponsorship has raised about £300,000 for the British Garden , which should have a good chance of winning the competition . |
| 9 | More importantly , by the time you finish this chapter , you should have a good idea of the right size and shape for your body . |
| 10 | Through the windows you should have a good view of the RCA tower and the Hilton hotel . |
| 11 | Rice says : ‘ It 's unfair to say to a small black voluntary group with little finance that it should have a certain number of staff ; many are new to developing management committees and constitutions . |
| 12 | There was also wide support for the idea that each qualification should have a clearly-specified number of credits . |
| 13 | Accordingly , I do not derive much assistance from the definitions of natural justice which have been from time to time used , but , whatever standard is adopted , one essential is that the person concerned should have a reasonable opportunity of presenting his case . |
| 14 | Trees of a single species growing in the same locality should have a similar pattern of ring widths , uniquely defined by their common history . |
| 15 | Additional requirements were that the patients should be over 18 years of age , of fixed abode , and that they should have a prior history of good compliance with treatment . |
| 16 | To be an effective business correspondent one should have a sound knowledge of English , which includes correct spelling , grammar and punctuation , and also be able to construct sentences so that the exact meaning is conveyed in the fewest possible words . |
| 17 | The handler should have a basic knowledge of the normal physiology of calving , and what should happen within an accepted time scale . |
| 18 | Overall the practice should have a monthly report of the periodic and cumulative value of job completions with budget comparisons to assist general control of the business . |
| 19 | The principle aims of national housing policy should be to ensure that , as far as possible , every household shall be able to occupy a dwelling of a size , standard and location suitable to its needs , free from nuisance , harassment or arbitrary eviction and should have a free choice of tenure ( ie freehold , leasehold or other ) . |
| 20 | Persons eligible for legal aid should have a free choice of lawyers and the services provided should be of the same quality as those available for fee-paying clients . |
| 21 | DR PAUL TALALAY , a research scientist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , has discovered that broccoli prevents cells from becoming malignant — and so presumably broccoli-eating enthusiasts should have a reduced risk of getting cancer . |
| 22 | MEN and women should have a statutory choice of retirement at any stage between the ages of 60 and 70 , the Liberal Democrats proposed today . |
| 23 | Ruskin ( who will be discussed in a later chapter ) also wrote his autobiography in old age , and without our knowledge of his life from other sources we should have a distorted picture of his childhood , and should know nothing at all about his marriage . |
| 24 | My view is that it will be necessary to establish four or five Passenger Transport Boards to be responsible for Transport but that these should have a different range of powers from that of the Strathclyde PTA . |
| 25 | Furthermore , we should have a shared understanding of the rules of discourse about such subjects . |
| 26 | The general effect of the plan would be , that towards the park we should have a beautiful range of public buildings . |
| 27 | Equality of opportunity — the idea that everybody should have a fair chance of doing themselves justice — is a notion that has been at the basis of public provision of education and indeed of much educational charity for a long time indeed . |
| 28 | A well-reared puppy should have a fair amount of bone and a strong , straight front , that is the forelegs should appear parallel when viewed from the front , the feet turning neither in nor out ( a certain allowance may be made for puppyish softness ) . |
| 29 | The evidence would need to be of positive performance ; that is , pupils taking the tests should have a high chance of success . |
| 30 | Each district should have a clinical panel of doctors whose advice can be sought . |