Example sentences of "that they have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Following the success of Tracy Edwards and her Maiden crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race , women involved in yachting are realising that they have a great chance to attain their sailing goals .
2 A comparison of the three Gospels shows not only that they have a great deal in common but also that , in many cases , the wording of individual stories is either identical or very similar ( for example , compare Mark 2:3–12 ; Matt.
3 The housekeeper at the rectory said that they have a splendid display of late June roses this year and offered to let me have some .
4 These adopters do not want society to say that they have a black child , that is , a child of two black parents .
5 Consequently 21 per cent of the population of Great Britain report that they have a long standing limiting illness ( 19 per cent of males and 22 per cent of females ) .
6 Some information services are organised in such detail that they have a grandiose title such as " The Barbed Wire Information Bureau " , information sheets and a direct telephone line .
7 It is reinforced further by the fact that they have a low default risk .
8 ( You should consider which way the demand and/or supply curves of money shift. ) ( a ) Banks find that they have a higher liquidity ratio than they need .
9 They argue that they have a strong commitment to the environment and are making major investments to improve efficiency of water consumption , but that at the same time they also have a commitment to their customers .
10 Thus bargaining begins to matter when both sides believe that they have a minimal amount of ability to impose their solutions on each other .
11 Now the city 's MP , Douglas French , says he believes their convictions were unsafe and that they have a powerful case for an appeal .
12 In some cases a liaison arrangement is made with an individual who will , in addition to the responsibilities given in ( 1 ) above , help with the training of Archive staff so that they have a better appreciation of the needs of particular users of the data .
13 Students who work with Reading Skills for the Social Sciences , are most likely to notice that they read with greater confidence and that they have a better command of academic/specialised vocabulary as a result of using the book .
14 Between the ages of 18 months and 2½ years children will start to report that they have a dirty nappy and will use different words for urine and faeces .
15 For this to occur , developers should ensure that they have a good reputation for fair dealing and an established relationship with local and national estate agents .
16 ‘ We 're very fortunate with Verve in that they have a good understanding of why I work and about the way in which I work .
17 CAB advice workers , used to seeking a practical solution to clients ' problems , now find that they have a new role .
18 Responsibility for those who deliver the education service requires people to feel and to know that they have a professional responsibility and can be trusted to discharge that .
19 Estimates of the effect of the few Concordes currently in operation are that they have a negligible impact on the ozone layer .
20 It is claimed that they have a working range of up to 15 feet ( 5 metres ) .
21 The other thing is that they have a general idea of what Osman wants so they do n't bother about instructions , they just go out and do it . ’
22 Sociobiologists claim that they have a general theory about animal behaviour , and the category " animal " includes " man " .
23 Certainly the request of staff then could turn into of the panel erm but but I think at the same time if people want to look at the structure so that they have a complete view of the structural organisation
24 The accredited representatives of foreign States participating in the investigation should be attached to him rather than to a particular group , so that they have a complete appreciation of the whole picture .
25 When a Government have a serious problem that has lasted 22 years , cost billions of pounds in security and military provisions and caused immeasurable suffering to some people , it is reasonable to assume that they have a long-term policy for creating lasting peace and ending the waste .
26 Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability .
27 Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability and they can be objective .
28 This does not mean that they have a lower percentage fat content but that the fat present is partly mixed with the liquid that is retained in the cheese .
29 If people in recovery do forget that they have a lifelong disease and — come to believe that they are " cured " , then the original disease reasserts itself once more , not simply very rapidly down to where it was before but , in most common experience , worse than it has ever been .
30 In today 's preliminary hearings at the High Court a 36-year-old farmer and 25-year-old X-ray technician both claim a right to asylum under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to Refugee Status on the ground that they have a well-founded fear of persecution if they are deported .
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