Example sentences of "be [verb] to have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 2 | In the fourth phase of progress , population-based antenatal screening — maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and ultrasound screening , sometimes complemented by amniocentesis — has been proven to have a substantial effect . |
| 3 | The absence of such a universally adopted standard whereby the human conscience could have been developed to have a significant influence on human behaviour , has been the cause of much failure in efforts to administer justice . |
| 4 | Insecticides used for control are designed to have a residual action which goes on killing cockroaches several months after the initial application . |
| 5 | The SVQs in Business Administration at Levels I and II are expected to have a wide appeal for employers and candidates alike and will probably be of particular interest to Youth Training ( YT ) and Employment Training ( ET ) trainees involved in office work . |
| 6 | Articles of this genre are expected to have a happy ending . |
| 7 | The Ford talks are expected to have a significant impact on pay talks throughout manufacturing industry in the next six months . |
| 8 | PCB residues in the blubber of the California bottlenose dolphin also exceeded previously published concentrations for cetaceans from all other parts of the world , except perhaps the Mediterranean coast of France , which have been reported to have a maximum concentration of over 2500 ppm . |
| 9 | It will offer up to £100,000 in support to Fife companies with ideas that are considered to have a good chance of success but lack resources needed to develop their products . |
| 10 | Because Marxism like humanism is also the product of an Enlightenment view of the world , the practical problems of both capitalism and communism are seen to have a common origin — namely the inability of humanism as a philosophy to resolve the basic tension between freedom and control . |
| 11 | First , the issue itself is placed within a historical context , as stances , or attitudes , are seen to have a historical location . |
| 12 | In this case it has been decided to have a marginal shelf running around the pool about 23 cm ( 9 in ) below the surface — hence the stepped design . |
| 13 | Club chairman Peter Robinson confirmed : ‘ We are looking to have a lasting reminder of the victims of the disaster . ’ |
| 14 | The pulsed emission from Vela , although time-variable , has been seen to have a flat spectrum similar to that of PSR1706–44 during some observations ( ref. 20 ; and G.K. et al. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 15 | Letters which are traditionally punctuated are said to have a closed punctuation style . |
| 16 | Finally , there is the question of mother-daughter relationships , which are said to have a special quality and status which has ramifications across the whole of family life . |
| 17 | It could also be called ordeal by song , though the traditional and somewhat discordant songs sung by the trainers are said to have a soothing effect . |
| 18 | So basically , you 've put them on hold , you 're going to have a private conversation , and the call is still held at your handsets . |
| 19 | And they 're going to have a good look and you may need to do all sorts of interesting things , okay . |
| 20 | we 're not going to play golf , we 're going to have a good time . |
| 21 | Whatever , Yeb walks past grabbing my arm and tells me we 're going to have a good time . |
| 22 | ‘ We 're going to have a bicoastal relationship from now on , ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ No , I 'm just telling you that if you are then you 're going to have a long love affair with your right hand because I 'm straight and so is Rod . |
| 24 | Well I mean I do n't know what you think is best , I mean er within this year we 're going to have a new hall and stair carpet as well . |
| 25 | You 're going to have a full day tomorrow . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We 're going to have a wonderful time , ’ she had promised the smiling five-year-old . |
| 27 | ‘ I just know you 're going to have a wonderful time ! ’ |
| 28 | We 're going to have a wonderful evening . ’ |
| 29 | Mummy has bought daddy some nice chocolates to eat and we 're going to have a special dinner and then next Saturday Nanna Nanna and Del are coming down to look after you |
| 30 | ‘ If I kept scoring at my present rate I would end up with 40 goals but you know you 're going to have a lean spell at some time . |