Example sentences of "they have [adv] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've certainly the engine of it . |
| 2 | They had n't the appeal of the stinking lanes fitfully lit by naphtha flares in the souks when a fair went on long into the night . |
| 3 | ‘ They have neither the innocence of the daisy nor the legitimacy of the rose . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , they have n't the structure of a lawyer 's work , ’ she said . |
| 5 | ‘ And they have n't the strength for heavy digging . |
| 6 | ‘ new Invention of Raiseing of Water and occasioning Motion to all sorts of Mill Work by the Impellent Force of Fire , which will be of great Use and Advantage for Drayning Mines , Serveing Towns with water , and for the working of all Sorts of Mills where they have not the benefit of Water nor Constant Windes ’ . |
| 7 | They have not the time for speech training , and are perhaps afraid to embarrass you , and by criticising your speech to add to your shyness in discussion . |
| 8 | " They have only the shade of the trees . " |
| 9 | Against the shuffling columns , they have only the weapons of abuse and loathing . |