Example sentences of "a [noun sg] has [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover the interpreter of a text has to make a decision on the relative importance of the different elements in a work , and he has to find a way of relating these elements to one another . |
| 2 | If a writer has produced a song he or she thinks is a must for Cliff Richard , a major publisher is most likely to get that song where it needs to be in order to interest Cliff . |
| 3 | Also until such time as a creditor has lodged a proof of debt , he can not vote at meetings of creditors . |
| 4 | When a retailer has placed an order with a manufacturer , he enters it on to a stock record card . |
| 5 | A scientist has designed a bank cashpoint machine that you can talk to . |
| 6 | But in Nephila and many other spiders , the value of b will be low as once a male has located a female 's web , he stays there . |
| 7 | A Monastery has won a tourist award for providing some of the best accomodation for holiday makers . |
| 8 | ( a ) Once a shareholder has incurred a debt or liability to the company , it has an equitable charge on the shares of that shareholder to secure payment which ranks in priority to later equitable interests and , it seems to earlier ones of which the company had no notice when its lien became effective ; and ( b ) in determining whether the company had notice , section 360 has no application ; if the company knows of the earlier equitable interest ( because , for example , a transfer of the shares has been lodged for registration even if that is refused ) it can not improve its own position to the detriment of the holder of that known equitable interest . |
| 9 | Once a chemical has entered a pond and caused widespread damage , it is essential to take everything out and scrub the entire pool several times , emptying and refilling with clean water before restocking with fish and plants . |
| 10 | Sometimes a parent has suffered an illness that has caused mental change or changes in personality , and the family has already gone through much of the bereavement process beforehand . |
| 11 | In assessing whether a child has satisfied a statement , teachers are asked to record attainments as ‘ emerging ’ or ‘ mastered ’ . |
| 12 | To be disobedient , a child has to break a rule . |
| 13 | If a child has committed an offence and the parents are not providing adequate care , protection and guidance , or the offence indicates the child is beyond parental control , then they can be brought before the court as in need of care , protection and control . |
| 14 | A DAIRY has launched a £1.5m campaign to halt a decline in doorstep milk deliveries . |
| 15 | Suppose that a fraudster has persuaded a victim to part with his house : the fraudster is not guilty of theft of the land since section 4(2) provides that you can not steal land . |
| 16 | Following concerns expressed by the Visiting Group , a consultant has made a report on environmental conditions in the Library . |
| 17 | If it were n't that a judge has to decide a case , quite a few of Edward 's legal opinions would probably end in a question mark . ’ |
| 18 | A judge has ordered a fish farm to compensate a group of anglers for ruining their fishing season . |
| 19 | A bomb has wrecked a hotel in Ulster and damage neighbouring houses . |
| 20 | A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a man who drowned in a rafting accident in California . |
| 21 | A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a man who drowned in a rafting accident in California . |
| 22 | A Coroner has recorded a verdict of suicide on Nicolette Fame , the wife of the singer Georgie Fame , who was suffering from depression when she jumped from the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol . |
| 23 | A coroner has recorded an accident verdict on a nine year old boy who was killed when two chair-lifts collided at a Californian ski resort . |
| 24 | When a coroner has issued a certificate for cremation , no other doctors are required to certify , and the coroner 's certificate is free . |
| 25 | A CORONER has issued a warning about the dangers of combustible clothing after the death of a woman who was turned into a human fireball in her own kitchen . |
| 26 | Is the contract on " written standard terms " if the terms are held on a word processor and one term is altered for dealings with a particular customer ? ( b ) A business regularly contracts on terms prepared by its trade association : are those terms its " written standard terms " ? ( c ) A business makes individual contracts by telephone , or other instantaneous communication , but incorporates its normal terms of business into the contracts by express oral reference , or by a course of dealing ; are the terms then " written standard terms " ? ( d ) Are terms " standard " on the first occasion they are used ? ( e ) A business has negotiated a set of terms for use on all contracts with a particular customer . |
| 27 | Once a bat has detected a moth it has the advantage , because bats can fly much faster than moths . |
| 28 | ‘ Experience tells us that a team has to have a balance of young and experienced older players . |
| 29 | How to tell when a person has become a friend is the latest of many difficult questions to which Elizabeth struggles to find answers . |
| 30 | ‘ 7(1) In the course of an investigation into whether a person has committed an offence under section 4 or 5 of this Act a constable may , subject to the following provisions of this section and section 9 of this Act , require him — ( a ) to provide two specimens of breath for analysis by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State , or ( b ) to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test . |