Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BSI Quality Assurance , the certification division of the British Standards Institution , has developed a new BSI Kitemark scheme for accounting software , in association with the Institute and KPMG Management Consulting . |
| 2 | THIS election has seen a new phrase enter the common language : ‘ The fabled C2s ’ . |
| 3 | Someone like Margaret , who feels so abandoned , has had a significant loss happen to them . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been hard at it for several weeks now , and have no intention of giving up now , ’ said a spokesman , who also rebutted claims by Irish politicians that Scottish Enterprise has used a dirty tricks campaign to ensure Digital remains in Scotland . |
| 5 | A Liverpool City Council spokesman said : ‘ He has got a disabled facilities grant and mandatory renovation grant . ’ |
| 6 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 7 | These are increasingly hard to get — a Coventry welfare rights centre had so many claimants complaining that they 'd not received their statutory entitlement to maternity grants that the centre has printed a special complaints form . |
| 8 | Ever since she 'd seen a real arachnid close up she shuddered just at the word . |
| 9 | If I 'd had a proper education do you think I 'd be driving this cab around ? ’ |
| 10 | Our own particular case is our case went to the High Court some three hundred thousand pounds , when perhaps if we 'd had a dedicated pensions act setting out what could and could not be done , that would never have happened . |
| 11 | The public will have to foot a large bill come what may . |
| 12 | LATE-NIGHT revellers who may have seen a vicious assault have ignored police appeals to come forward . |
| 13 | ‘ They did n't know that he could n't have drawn a proper furrow let alone a real good 'un if he had n't got his owd pipe a-drawin' in his mouth ! |
| 14 | The probe problem is having had a big initial launch the reality is that we 're now going to drip feed the P R throughout the year and there are several good stories coming up which I 'm not gon na tell you er that we hope the , the national and local press will pick up on . |
| 15 | No well we could have had a matching hair do . |
| 16 | But , while this would have brought the Tory rebels back on board , it would have left a big question mark over whether Mr Major could continue . |
| 17 | Although rain ruled out any real chance of a positive result on the last day the Leewards batsmen never batted with enough urgency having established a first innings lead . |
| 18 | Examples of the latter include the installation of an electric blanket at Murrayfield , which has meant that they are the only home union not to have had a Five Nations match postponed within the last 30 years , whilst they always have a venue for important representative matches available there if the weather tries to sabotage the programme . |
| 19 | I do not expect to have to remind a senior staff nurse that she should have more consideration for my dining-room staff ! ’ |
| 20 | I said she might 've sent a full packet give one to Barry , one to Rhys and one to Cerys but there was only two |
| 21 | Already I 've heard a Finnish businessman say in The Palace restaurant ‘ Those Goddamn Yanks are coming . ’ |
| 22 | You 've seen a big crane have you ? |
| 23 | After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’ |
| 24 | GRAEME Souness 's triple heart bypass and the reminder last week that former Wimbledon champion Arthur Ashe had undergone a similar operation have prompted the question : do athletes overtax their hearts ? |
| 25 | While Stok was talking I had seen a familiar figure enter the door . |
| 26 | I waded out , concentrating on casting towards the weeds , where I had seen a good fish rise , when a glint of white under the water caught my eye . |
| 27 | Well first they want to know you know , which wh we 've got a new system have n't we |
| 28 | You 've got a new bike have you ? |
| 29 | You 've got a new cooker have n't you ? |
| 30 | You 've got a reasonable amount have n't ya ? |