Example sentences of "and [noun] have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The events in East Germany and Czechoslovakia have made a strong impact , he says .
2 Although no cost analyses have been made in the Nasa report , a separate study by the White House Office of Management and Budget has put a tentative $400 billion price tag on the Mars venture .
3 Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him .
4 He 'd brought home some hairs from the cross on the back of a donkey when she was cutting her teeth , and Ma had made a little black silk bag to put them in so they could hang round her neck to keep the funny turns away .
5 In Kendal prosperous merchants and clothiers had established a middle class , and the Kendal yards , with the merchant 's house , the workers ' cottages , and the spinning and weaving lofts all packed together under close supervision opened up new conditions .
6 A programme was developed , and meetings have become a regular event .
7 Scotland 's coach , Ian McGeechan , made the pertinent point that fixtures against Fiji and Romania had provided a valuable contrast of styles , expansive and then forward dominated , that were useful preparation for the Five Nations Championship .
8 A successful private deal also means that creditors and shareholders have reached a voluntary consensus , which binds them in to the firm 's future health .
9 The bark for the cancer drug is from trees harvested for timber , and loggers have to leave a 12 to 14 inch high stump .
10 Both Cripps and Denniss have found a strong correlation between late potentials and the inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias at programmed ventricular stimulation .
11 The Guinness bid transformed the company into an international giant and Ward had played a vital role in bringing this about .
12 Disappointed at the constable 's absence , since he and Richard had prepared a verbal message for their mother , Edward remarked on it to the servant , a stranger , who brought their supper .
13 There were no regulations to prevent people from walking up the Balmoral side of the mountain when the Queen was not staying at the castle , and Richard had chosen a long ascent from the Balmoral side for the sake of privacy .
14 Tom then decided to join a club which admits women ( not all of them do ) and snooker has become a shared interest .
15 The Department of Trade and Industry has issued a consultative document covering the amendments to UK law necessary in bringing the EC Partnerships Directive into force .
16 The Department of Trade and Industry has issued a consultative document proposing changes to the Insolvent Partnerships Order .
17 The Department of Trade and Industry has published a Green Paper aimed at strengthening the law to curb anti-competitive practices .
18 The Department of Trade and Industry has published a consultative document on implementation of the EC Eleventh Company Law Directive and the Bank Branches Directive .
19 It 's the richest black African country and Kano 's got a million inhabitants .
20 Klima may perhaps be a common name in Czechoslovakia , and Kundera has become a common name in the conversation of Western readers , who are drawn to these reciprocal concerns of his .
21 She and Madge had begun a guarded friendship based on a similar sense of humour and a past that both of them skirted around .
22 Its policemen and policewomen have undergone a rigorous course of crowd control techniques modelled on the riot squads used throughout the British colonies .
23 Since then , Australia 's become something of an , ahem , spiritual home for David , and Nic has become a close confidant and inspiration .
24 Half the seats are contested on a constituency basis , and parties have to clear a five per cent hurdle to get a seat .
25 Kwik-fit and ATS have stolen a considerable slice of the market in recent years , but now the industry is fighting back .
26 Making herself examine this thought , slowly and properly turning it around in her mind , recreating the scene which she could see so vividly of Jasper and Bert with the two I.R.A. , she had to admit that Jasper and Bert had made a bad impression .
27 Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries , but both are near enough to fitness and form .
28 The first quarter deficit had been about 80,000 million roubles , although January and February had shown a 12,200 million rouble surplus , as concessions on social spending and tax cuts had been made towards the end of the first quarter .
29 I could talk to anybody in fluent French , and Marius had managed a good grasp of the language .
30 Firstly , in North America foresight and management have promoted a vigorous sustainable wood industry , despite the early pillages of European settlers in the colonial era .
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