Example sentences of "has [adv] [verb] [pron] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in rugby , the Afrikaners ' passion , the formation of a single non-racial administrative body is imminent ; the octogenarian rugby boss , Danie Craven , has long thought it a game for robust men of all races , and in 1988 angered Mr de Klerk by sending an emissary to contact , among others , the African National Congress — one of whose leaders is now working to dismantle the boycott . |
| 2 | He has only expressed what a lot of other people have been starting to fear for a long time , that unless the commercial manipulators in tennis are careful , they could cook the golden goose . |
| 3 | Then he discovers the bar owner doubles up as the town sheriff and that gunman Lyle has just given him a lift . |
| 4 | Jane Daly has just given me a copy of the new Capital Equipment RTP forms . |
| 5 | Unfortunately I am obliged to terminate at this stage , because someone has just passed me a note saying that the band has to depart at 11 pm , and it is now 10.30 . |
| 6 | This is how Chris Symonds earns his sporting glory … riding in the british bobsleigh team … he 's the number two man … and has just won himself a gold medal in the world cup competition … this weekend he competes in the world championships … he 's been back home to get ready to train for his rollercoaster ride on ice … |
| 7 | So if group captain White has already given you an example of the reduction we 've made in in some of our er scalings of those equipment , er it was also suggested by the contractors that economies could be achieved by reducing the number of bases , the extent to which all squadrons should be fully multi role equipped and by contractualising more of the second and third line support , erm , we and the other partners are still considering these proposals in detail er and have n't actually taken decisions yet but there are certainly some possibilities in that area for er economies against the original cost estimate . |
| 8 | He made the cut by three strokes , and in qualifying for the final two rounds he has already guaranteed himself a place on next season 's growing satellite tour , Europe 's golfing second division . |
| 9 | He made the cut by three strokes , and in qualifying for the final two rounds he has already guaranteed himself a place on next season 's growing satellite tour , Europe 's golfing second division . |
| 10 | Edward York makes him more of a Friar Larry , Romeo 's dishevelled contemporary , one of the lads who has unaccountably found himself a Franciscan . |
| 11 | Helen Gardner , writing in 1959 , is more concerned about the continued professionalization of English which has now rendered it a subject closed to all but experts , a condition for which the " new " as much as the " historical " critics must be blamed . |
| 12 | Christian Aid has agreed to my taking three months ' unpaid leave , and the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth has kindly awarded me a bursary to cover costs of travel . |
| 13 | he has two sons and two daughters , one of whom has recently made him a grandad and , although he confesses to still having the odd game of cricket , his main pastime nowadays is deep-sea fishing . |
| 14 | Mrs Gracie gave me some ; he has never paid me a penny . |