Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [pron] have [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 And your setting will be even more integrated into your book than was the setting in the sort of story I have called a backgrounder .
2 and the trade union movement , the liberation struggle , when you look at it it gives you great hope in terms of human capacity but they will need other kinds of help in order to reconstruct and let me say this because it is important and I do n't say it with any kind of arrogance we have one kind of miracle occurring in South Africa that people ignore and that is that out of the hell of racism we have produced a leadership which is the strongest leadership in the world against racism .
3 But of course , in the meanwhile , of course we 've had a flood .
4 Yes but of of course we 've got a number of estates er around the Mansfield er but we have made inquiries we 've er er we 've made appeals through the press and the radio as you well know .
5 And we went up there and we had just we 'd , we took the labour rooms and er of course we had got a cup of tea with them you know ?
6 Well that 's one the other reason , of course we have got a large number of chur , very small churches in fact , looking at our mai , ministry figures nineteen ninety there were thirty churches that did n't pay anything to the maintenance and a lot of these , I think , maybe
7 It was quite unlike Ace to have left her to carry her own baggage , but of course he 'd had a hard race .
8 Of course he 'd had a lot on his mind .
9 But you was with it all the War , even before the War , and then when the War came , and of course you 've got a fair amount when the War came on you see .
10 All the women were , and that 's true of of the hosiery industry , of course you 've got a a there 's a big distinction between the hosiery industry as such and the hosiery finishing industry which was then the , they 're amalgamated now , but there were two entirely distinct unions , in tho Er as a matter of fact they n n they never met together .
11 Those little sachets , unless of course you 've got a divider in there that takes two different types , yeah Oh one .
12 Now of course she 's had a tremendous effect on , on fashion knitwear ever since she 's been involved with before .
13 Thank you Chairman , erm , members will be aware that er a planning application has been submitted by at Heathrow Airport and of course it 's got a big terminial at Heathrow .
14 But of course I 'd had a few drinks , and I had n't worn my glasses anyway , so when the time came to meet her I was n't quite sure what she looked like .
15 Of course I 've got a plan , and you 'll see what it is in a few moments , if you 're too stupid to guess before that — ’ They swung round a bend and he swore suddenly and loudly .
16 Of course I 've got a minute — what the bloody hell d' you think I 'm doing here at this time of night ? ’
17 Of course I 've got a family !
18 Can I say , I , I can express concern about that because I think that in terms of funding I 've written A short term and B long term erm I think we 've got a short term problem and
19 It was a tough job for the judges , but after tasting thousands of cups of tea they 've announced a winner .
20 This was emphasised by those heads of department who had taken a lot of time over their self-appraisal and who claimed that as a consequence other things had had to suffer .
21 In published series of patients with constipation and irritable bowel syndrome or functional abdominal pain there is an excess of womeh who have had a hysterectomy but this may be because women who are referred to hospital with these disorders tend to be anxious and polysymptomatic .
22 Considering the numbers involved , you have done a job of work which has had a most telling effect on the enemy and which , I fully believe , no other troops in the world could have done .
23 It was pleasant to live in the open , and easy to provision both men and ponies ; and the courtier and man of law who had lived a high life in the London Inns and colleges , and been in the king 's own service , was nonetheless a hardy Welshman , well able to campaign in the hills winter or summer , and never complain of a hard bed or a scanty meal .
24 really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ?
25 For that extra touch of mystique we 've chosen a pair of dark sunglasses .
26 In the autumn , the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus , Ohio will present ‘ Re Visions ’ , a show of new works by ‘ six outstanding mid-career artists of colour who have established a mature body of work and whose art is expressively and politically charged ’ .
27 It avoids so far as possible those terms of art which have acquired a special meaning understood only by lawyers in which many of the penal enactments which it supersedes were couched .
28 ( Friend of woman who had had a number of strokes . )
29 No advance booking is necessary — just turn up with your licence , a passenger over 21 years of age who has held a full driving licence for at least 3 years and the fee of only £2 ( motorcycles £1 ) per hour .
30 Except for the drumming and chanting coming from the temple , and the photo display of the horrors of VD which had attracted a huge audience of twelve-year-olds .
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