Example sentences of "they have a [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite their distinctiveness , they had a good deal in common with the other upper-class groups ; and they were an important source of loans for the growing group of entrepreneurs . |
| 2 | They had a good job in the paper erm , part of the school . |
| 3 | Both groups seemed equally aware that they had a joint investment in making it work , for all its faults , as well as possible . |
| 4 | They had a similar number in the Cup against Harris , but this time Mike Yellowlees scored in the 20th minute to cancel out a fourth-minute goal from Stuart Taylor . |
| 5 | what you 're implying is that how that they had a radical policy in mind but because of the war it had to be moderated but I , somehow I tend to believe the reverse , that how that they may have continued the moderate policy but was forced into it because of circumstances to , forced to erm into radicalizing their policies . |
| 6 | They had a better line in diplomacy than old Chamberlain himself and certainly did more good in the world . |
| 7 | Oh , they had a fantastic apartment in New York as well , and two beautiful children . |
| 8 | Max Jacob and Modigliani were always assumed to be good friends ; they had a great deal in common . |
| 9 | It seemed they had a mutual acquaintance in ‘ freelance , W. Dennis Suit , president of Overseas Press Services , whom Coleman had met as a ‘ consultant ’ to Pat Robertson 's Christian Broadcasting Network and with whom he had kept in touch , on DIA instructions , because of Suit 's involvement with Oliver North 's ragtag army of conmen , yahoos and armchair mercenaries from |
| 10 | They had a personal stake in improving their own incomes ( and they were aided in this by the growth of white-collar and public-sector trade unions ) , and they had a professional commitment to improve the lot of the clients of their services . |
| 11 | ( d ) a number of respondents supported the idea of prohibiting solicitors from acting where they had a personal interest in a transaction , but not where the interest was that of a family member or employee . |
| 12 | Although there were many Moor villages where rice cultivation was the principal economic activity , Moors were often pictured as traders and shopkeepers , and they had a strong presence in towns . |
| 13 | At one point you know , there was no point buying wheat from the United States , alright , because although they had a comparative advantage in production , the costs of transportation were prohibitive and in essence we can produce it cheaper over here than the er , the import cost of foreign produced wheat . |
| 14 | They had a nice tea in the Rectory , with a yule log iced by Mrs Ellenby , and like good children did not receive gifts but brought them , wrapped relinquished Dinky toys and woolly animals to be redistributed to Dr Barnardo 's . |
| 15 | ‘ Normally they had a second soprano in the wings for the high D flat at the end . |
| 16 | They had a long chat in Afrikaans ; Herbert specially mentioned the language because it was only the survivors of the family 's oldest generation who still habitually spoke it . |
| 17 | They had a cosy assurance in the obvious existence of a divine architect for what they took to be an elegant and attractive world , neatly designed like one of their drawing-rooms . |
| 18 | They had a short conversation in German and seemed to disagree about something . |
| 19 | She knew it was right to go to London University because she hoped one day to teach in Africa , and they had a special course in education in relation to tropical areas . |
| 20 | They had a special role in relation to stock-rearing and stock health and as the confidante and sounding board for the farmers ' problems . |
| 21 | Despite this they had a wonderful tranquillity in such a foreign place , so far from home . |
| 22 | They had a pyrotechnic display in the back lounge and set the whole inside of the coach alight . |
| 23 | Given that San Sebastian was then a hive of intrigue and rumour ; that there were multiple connections between the parties involved ; and that they had a common interest in retaining political initiative in their own , civilian hands , it seems not impossible that the Falangists and Carlists were aware of the negotiations between Cavaletti and Aguirre . |
| 24 | Now they had a smart restaurant in Blackheath , another in Knightsbridge , and a chain of pizza houses . |
| 25 | Providing that there was no threat to their members ' jobs , trades unions felt that they had a free hand in wage negotiations , often seeming to pluck numbers out of thin air and try it on with employers . |
| 26 | On Wednesday they had a quiet morning in the centre until just before lunch when two emergencies came in at virtually the same time . |
| 27 | They had a bad day in the office . |
| 28 | Occasionally they had a brief flowering in old age , but that was it . |
| 29 | Another member of this department whilst acknowledging that the introduction of self-assessment questionnaires was a direct result of the GCSE , clearly felt that they had a positive value in themselves : |
| 30 | Later in the year a case which appeared only in the Sun and The Times was unusual in that the police suggested that they had a particular suspect in mind . |