Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if 24-17 and derisive chants of ‘ Easy , easy ’ were not bad enough , this humiliation was against a side who have made a wretched start to the season — a week earlier Pontypool had given them a 35-6 going-over — and were short of at least half-a-dozen first-choice players . |
| 2 | As a result we have seen a sharp fall in the numbers who sleep rough on our streets . |
| 3 | How then are we to explain that ( 22 ) does not mean the same as ( 22 ) ? ( 22 ) Having a child and getting married is better than getting married and having a child We have to provide a pragmatic account , along the following lines . |
| 4 | In order to serve a notice you have to get a name , and that 's enormously difficult , because I mean , practical difficulties need to be taken on board , Anne and then Diana . |
| 5 | ‘ To be a manager you have to have a strong personality , and I 'm not really like that unless I 've had 23 pints . |
| 6 | For the survival of a society you have to have a certain number at one extreme and , therefore , a certain number at the other extreme , for without cowards there are no VCs . |
| 7 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 8 | have to say a lot you have to talk a lot . |
| 9 | A COMPROMISE could be achieved between the owners of a Suffolk stately home and local residents over plans to divert a footpath which have aroused a storm of debate . |
| 10 | The Whitney Museum of American Art has established an honorary award to be given annually ‘ to an individual or representatives of an organisation who have made a significant contribution to the arts in America through a sustained commitment to the diversity , quality and originality of American artistic achievement ’ . |