Example sentences of "the [adj] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insistence on the supremacy of the political has become a cliché of recent thinking . |
| 2 | Their prospects were hopeless because the British had developed a command of the sea that was much more effective than anything seen in earlier wars . |
| 3 | After the British had signed an armistice with the Vichy administration , a number of Gaullist " explosions " ( the most celebrated of which was a stormy interview between de Gaulle and the British minister of state in Cairo , Oliver Lyttelton ) forced a modification of the armistice terms so as to accommodate the General 's objections . |
| 4 | ‘ The Sex Pistols ’ , he wrote , ‘ are very New York and it 's nice to see that the British have produced a band capable of producing the atmosphere created by the New York Dolls and their many imitators , even though it might be too late … ’ |
| 5 | The most reasonable assumption was that the French had pushed a cavalry raid across the frontier . |
| 6 | The French have invented a perfume spray , mostly lemon , which stops dogs barking . |
| 7 | Sometimes the measure would be evidence that the Japanese had changed a regulation ; sometimes that the number of distributors of foreign goods had grown , or the rate of acceptance of foreign bids for contracts . |
| 8 | During a three-day trial , the court had heard how a family argument flared into midnight violence in the hamlet of Aberargie , where the accused had occupied a caravan beside his brother 's cottage . |
| 9 | The effect is that even if the liability remains in full the accused has secured a remission of it . |
| 10 | Sir Robert ruled that it did not have credibility and dismissed the charges without any of the accused having to present a defence . |
| 11 | The pain in my stomach was because the swelling had caused a nerve to be trapped . |
| 12 | Although the many pages of Mayhew are positively crammed with evidence that the poor had created a culture of their own , he seems none the less to share Godwin 's view of art ‘ as a social bridge of no ordinary size and strength ’ . |
| 13 | While I fully accept that the poor have become a cause by which many politicians and intellectuals can further their personal ambitions , I do nevertheless find that the Hayekian case is deficient . |
| 14 | It is also believed that none of the injured has made a complaint to the police . |
| 15 | The insured had made a claim against the insurers . |
| 16 | The Northern has made a £1,690 profit on its imaginary £10,000 portfolio in the first two months of the year , while Wise Speke has made £574 . |
| 17 | With 800–900 of Switzerland 's 2300 professors due to retire before the end of the decade , the Swiss have taken a leaf out of Britain 's book and set up a scheme for appointing ‘ new blood ’ assistant professors at the rate of 300 in each of the next two four-year planning periods . |
| 18 | The Gruff 's had a marmalade tom cat that was always getting into trouble . |
| 19 | Designed by the eminent architect C. J. Phipps , the Royal has enjoyed a history of live theatre since 1884 . |