Example sentences of "that [noun prp] have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The catalyst for the leadership contest was Keating 's revelation on May 30 that Hawke had made a secret promise in November 1988 to resign as Prime Minister in favour of Keating after the 1990 election . |
| 2 | And , most attractive of all , we see that Norfolk has gained a new and glittering addition to its night class line-up , with the news that NICK CAVE is to share his knowledge of advanced badminton with the good folk of East Anglia . |
| 3 | He moved behind the dog as he spoke , and Theda could see that Hector had caught a front foot in a trap . |
| 4 | As she slipped into the water beside them Rachel was aware that David had thrown a large orange ball into the pool before jumping in himself , and within seconds she found herself part of a noisy , boisterous game of water hand-ball . |
| 5 | I was glad to hear from Richard , with whom we spent a very satisfying week in August , that David has found a new girl-friend — Sally too , I believe — and that they both seem to have survived the breakup . |
| 6 | I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves . |
| 7 | This is not to deny that Volvo has made a significant innovation in work organisation and production technology , but it is one evolutionary step and not a revolution . |
| 8 | On Oct. 1 the United States cut off economic and military aid , worth between US$564 million and $578 million in 1991 , following renewed fears that Pakistan had developed a nuclear weapon . |
| 9 | In October 1990 the USA had suspended military aid following fears that Pakistan had developed a nuclear weapon [ see pp. 37764 ; 38289 ] . |
| 10 | Defence counsel stated that Adams had made a full admission . |
| 11 | Taiwanese newspapers reported on Nov. 19 that Taiwan had obtained a long-awaited agreement from the French government to purchase 60 Mirage 2000-5 jet fighter aircraft and 1,000 short- and medium-range missiles from French companies for an estimated US$3,800 million [ see p. 39095 for reported French approval of deal in September ] . |
| 12 | For example , in Nicaragua the United States denied that Nicaragua had made a valid declaration under Article 36 ( 2 ) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice . |
| 13 | Scopes had broken the law and so lost his case , but many Americans believed that Darrow had won a moral victory . |
| 14 | One was the awful unfairness of it all , as it really had n't been her fault that Ethel had cast a bad spell on the broomstick she had lent to Mildred , thus ruining the display . |
| 15 | Retiring chairman Phillipa Burrow told the Association 's annual dinner at Torquay that Packard had made a significant contribution , both regionally and nationally , to the Association 's educational , training and personal development issues . |
| 16 | On July 8 the Russian President Boris Yeltsin had announced at a press conference in Munich after talks with leaders of the Group of Seven ( G-7 ) industrialized countries [ see p. 38990 ] that Russia had made a political decision to withdraw an estimated 130,000 troops from the Baltic states , and that an agreement " on a schedule for the withdrawal of troops for the second half of this year and for 1993 " would be signed " soon " . |
| 17 | Reports on Jan. 22 said that Mubarak had sent a personal envoy to hold talks with Kadhafi . |
| 18 | It was held that Butterworth had suffered a total failure of consideration and was entitled therefore to the return from Kingsway Motors of his purchase price . |
| 19 | It is conceivable that Kim had spent a brief period with the CCP at Yenan in the later 1930s . |
| 20 | This was due to the fact that Wilkinson had invented a boring mill in 1774 which could bore out cannons to very fine limits . |
| 21 | The bottom line is , of course , that Yorkshire have signed a fine cricketer who is good enough to do well wherever he is either on or off the field . |
| 22 | You would presumably have been aware that Skelton had undergone a tremendous expansion on its south side ? |
| 23 | Later one of the teachers noticed that Stephen had written a short piece about the provision of gas masks that concluded : ‘ No real gas attack ever took place and so by the middle of 1940 most people had stopped carrying their masks . ’ |
| 24 | Having studied the different aspects of the novel in detail , I find that Dickens has created a great novel , perfect in every way . |
| 25 | With communications seriously disrupted , reports from parts of the country were sketchy , but it appeared that UNITA had launched a new offensive in response to its electoral defeat . |
| 26 | ‘ Why , of course , ’ said Ianthe politely , wondering what she was going to do with him , and wishing , as she had before , that Mervyn had engaged a comfortable middle-aged woman to fill Miss Grimes 's place . |
| 27 | The other thing , I think , erm I do appreciate that Phyllis has got a terrible problem running the Council with the constraints imposed on her by Central Government , and by and large I think they do it very well , as I have said . |
| 28 | It is worthwhile noting that Liverpool have spent a colossal amount rebuilding Anfield in addition to their outlay on linguistically-challenged scandinavian defenders . |
| 29 | The Rand Corporation 's report claimed that Israel had become a back door for Chinese acquisition of military technology . |
| 30 | The ease with which this theft was carried out and the incompetent way in which it was investigated makes one wonder if America is not secretly pleased that Israel has become a nuclear power in the Middle East so that it can act as tripwire in any conflict . |