Example sentences of "and [adj] have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English poll tax returns of 1377 , 1379 and 1381 have left a wealth of documentation , mainly in the form of indentures recording the number of 1377 tax-payers by vill and detailed rolls for 1379 and 1381 listing the names , assessments and often the occupational details and relationships of the tax-payers . |
| 2 | Most of the older officers have worked in pollution control for several years and many have had a number of years experience in industry , which , they are quick to point out , affords them an ‘ insider 's ’ sympathetic understanding of the difficulties and costs which arise in complying with standards . |
| 3 | ‘ Both Villa and United have spent a lot of money on quality players . |
| 4 | Sections 2 and 3 have developed a procedure for doing this . |
| 5 | Both cut to pieces anything animal in their path , and both have acquired a mystique of terror in their own land . |
| 6 | The 1970s and 1980s have constituted a period of major transformation in Britain 's demographic patterns , notwithstanding the almost stationary size of the national population itself . |
| 7 | The 1970s and 1980s have seen a series of fundamental economic problems beset not only British but also international capitalism . |
| 8 | The word has got round and thousands have hitched a lift , taken a train or a bus to this outpost which is determined to bask in its moment of fame . |