Example sentences of "has a fine [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The lower dam has been breached and most of the signs of its previous existence are gone , while the upper dam , though it still has a fine water race below it , is silted over and is now a peaty , muddy reed-bed .
2 She has a fine home .
3 The Garrick has a fine reputation long may this continue I wish the society every success in the future .
4 He has a fine technique and a good grasp of Lisztian idiom : the Mephisto Waltz in particular has suffered horribly at the hands of stop/go pianists who ‘ apply the brakes ’ all over the place .
5 He has a fine sense of humour , and he shows strong leadership qualities .
6 She is currently re-taking her mathics mathematics O level and hopes to obtain a grade C. She is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate , she has a fine sense of initiative and can organise her material persuasively .
7 This is to tell only part of the story however Anna is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate she has a fine sense of initiative and within her limitations can organise her materials persuasively .
8 He calls himself a ‘ stopper , ’ with his greatest ability being able to pounce on anything earthbound that should cross his territory , but he also has a fine pair of catching hands , and he took many full-blooded cuts and slashes through the expansive point area during the World Cup .
9 Nine miles away , Audley End House was once the Royal residence of Charles II and has a fine park landscaped by Capability Brown .
10 To take a simple example , the Social Science Data Archive at Essex has a fine run of survey data from Family Expenditure Survey and General Household Survey well suited to the needs of those who want to create a time series as a part of current social science analysis .
11 Imposing gantry has a fine selection of whiskies including some noble malts .
12 The youth is sitting at a little distance , his shepherd 's pipe in his mouth ; there is a charming simplicity in his dress and appearance ; he has a fine head .
13 The breed today has a fine head , typical dairy wedge-shaped conformation with a deep body , wide pelvis for easy calving and roomy abdomen for roughage and carrying the calf .
14 There is a third option : close both bases and ship the whole lot to San Diego , which has a fine base , great weather , superb ocean access , and enough room to swallow any number of ships .
15 Murlens Gift ( 8.32 ) , 8-1 in the sponsor 's ante-post list , has a fine chance to regain winning form after an August 21 beating at Sheffield .
16 Nowadays there are still tourist boats taking visitors to see Cabo Girâo or Machico or to swim in the sheltered coves , but Madeira now has a fine road network stretching to every small hamlet , whether it be on the top of a mountain or in the bottom of a valley .
17 A pause : the speaker , though absent from our midst , has a fine grasp of the audience .
18 The path is accompanied by the River Kirkaig , which has a fine waterfall , to Inverkirkaig , three miles from Lochinver by road .
19 SINEAD O'Connor has a fine voice .
20 The aquarium has a fine specimen of the African Lungfish .
21 Helmut Bradl has a fine line of communication with tuner Sepp Schlogl ( wearing Dunlop cap )
22 The smaller adjoining Church dedicated to the Virgin is also eleventh century and has a fine dome on an octagonal drum which is pierced by double windows which have slender , marble shafts between the lights .
23 The stone church is well proportioned and has a fine exterior which can be clearly viewed from the Old Town Hall tower opposite ( 536 ) .
24 It has a fine room with a barrel vault .
25 Sir Nicholas has a fine collection of microscopes , for example .
26 The Lewis Textile Museum in Exchange Street has a fine collection of cotton machinery , including working reproductions of the Spinning-Jenny and Mule of Hargreaves and Crompton respectively .
27 Birmingham Reference Library Among the many collections housed ( including the famous Shakespeare Library ) are business archives — the Boulton and Watt archive is a major source of reference for the history of the Industrial Revolution ; the Assay Office Collection relates to the Mint and the Midlands toy and silver trades — and the more general local studies department has a fine collection of maps and seals .
28 It has a fine collection of manorial and local government records , and its archive of fens drainage papers is unique .
29 Sewerby Hall museum has a fine collection of Anglo-Saxon jewellery , clothing , pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site at nearby Home Farm which was also part of the estate , but the most interesting exhibits in the museum are to be found in the Amy Johnson collection .
30 The 17th-century Brodie Castle in Forres has a fine collection of furniture and paintings .
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