Example sentences of "and [noun pl] have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guatemala 's Minister of Energy and Mines has announced a plan to set up a series of solar generating stations in rural areas currently without electricity , and similar initiatives are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama . |
| 2 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 3 | Users and manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to find ways to improve computer security . |
| 4 | Since 1985 the Belgian French Speaking Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has sent a questionnaire to maternity units annually . |
| 5 | The Black and Tans had captured a fella called Michael Fitzgerald , an important IRA leader . |
| 6 | In this country the influence of Marxism in the universities , trade unions and arts has reached a point where as Christians I believe we are forced to take it seriously . |
| 7 | The intricacies of association which link Creation and the Millennium to his personal hopes , griefs and anxieties have proved a minefield for scholars . |
| 8 | Some 120 children and parents have signed a petition which is now being sent to Scarborough Council . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , being constructive , members of the Union of Construction , Allied Trades and Technicians have published a report entitled ’ Kick-start ’ , which makes various proposals on how to get people back to work and revive the economy . |
| 10 | When minerals such as quartz and feldspars have received a radiation dose and are then heated , they emit light . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , a group of computer-telephony users and suppliers have formed a group to push the technology 's benefits . |
| 12 | Liberals had argued for a wider franchise for years and Unionists had demanded a redistribution , so both sides got something of what they wanted and proportional representation was thrown in with the present mood of Labour in mind , so that the anti-socialist parties would be able to consolidate their position if necessary . |
| 13 | DSM Polymers and Hydrocarbons has introduced a range of Xantar polycarbonate grades , based on chlorine- and bromine-free additive systems . |
| 14 | In the meantime , and as a direct result of the cleaning , an association has been formed in France to campaign for ‘ respect of the integrity of the national heritage ’ and 150 French artists and intellectuals have signed a petition demanding a moratorium on all new restorations of works of art without prior and open consultation of international opinion . |
| 15 | Even when the Canadians , British and Americans have reached a decision , Upjohn 's lawyers wo n't find themselves out of a job . |
| 16 | Interest has not been confined to the UK ; overseas groups and colleges have expressed a wish to use the material , and Norwich City College , our principle international centre , has assessed the material for use by candidates around the world . |
| 17 | We have seen how the interaction of environment and genes has had a feedback effect , and how the fossils of primitive horses show they were little more than the size of large dogs . |
| 18 | MEMBERS of Newry Drama Festival and friends have held a dinner in Newry Arts Centre to honour Owen Mooney , who was chairman for 27 years . |
| 19 | Their detentions had been widely criticized , and lawyers had threatened a boycott of the courts in support of demands by the Lagos High Court that the men be brought to court and that their trial be held in the city rather than in a remote location . |
| 20 | In an article in Capital Gay in February 1988 , Paul Davies argued that lesbians and gays had made a mistake in allowing our politics ‘ to be colonized by the Left ’ . |
| 21 | For days the officers and men had rehearsed a farewell concert . |
| 22 | The biggest provincial cities and towns had reached a stage of urbanisation at which the scale of wealth far exceeded that of the countryside . |
| 23 | Nuns and priests had organised a float whose theme was the Holy Family . |
| 24 | I 'll talk to you about one of his experiments to give you a sort of flavour of it , although other people and himself and others have done a lot of interesting work that 's similar . |
| 25 | Lecturers and students have started a campaign to avoid being evicted from their college . |
| 26 | At the same laboratory , Dr Clayton Williams and colleagues have developed a type of AFM for measuring the distribution of atoms of a ‘ dopant ’ in semiconductors . |
| 27 | A previously unknown organization calling itself the Organization for the Defence of the Rights of Prisoners and Detainees had issued a statement claiming responsibility for Leyraud 's abduction , describing him as a French intelligence officer and threatening that he would be executed if another hostage was released . |