Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The risk of anaemia was much greater for young mothers , particularly those under age 20 and more so for teenagers having the second child than for those having their first .
2 Looking out over the Brussels skyline , it occurs to me that Carter may well not have that many more opportunities to have the last laugh on a scale like this .
3 At least the Scots had the last word .
4 Yet women drivers have the last laugh .
5 Somehow , I 'm sure that wild animals have a sixth sense that tells them they 're safe , even in the presence of their arch-enemy , man .
6 The conservatives had a third victory the following day when the fathers were to vote on the Decree on Ecumenism .
7 To ensure Consultants had a first class knowledge of the industry , all were obliged to obtain the Financial Planning Certificate awarded by the Life Insurance Association and Chartered Insurance Institute .
8 Only 12 per cent of British managers have a first degree .
9 If disguises are penetrated , many caterpillars have a second line of defence .
10 Three minutes from the end Saints had the last word when Cherry 's powerful drive squirmed out of Marshall 's hands trickled in at the post .
11 As noted earlier , in addition to treating patients themselves or referring them on to another agency , GPs had a third option , that of effectively doing nothing .
12 Six patients had a third dialysis after at least a further four weeks .
13 95% of male names have a first syllable which is strongly stressed , whereas only 7% of female names show this pattern .
14 Ann , made of sterner stuff than I , refused all invitations to have the first cast and eventually , crouching below the skyline , I reached the appointed place .
15 At six weeks the litters disperse , leaving enough time for some females to have a second litter in late summer .
16 The Girls had the third spot in the first half of a bill shared with George Robey , Harry Lauder , Little Titch and Anna Pavlova .
17 We do not know how many mares have a second hybrid foal , but even so this figure seems unusually high .
18 As well as the normal jockey wheels , these tanker trailers had a second air of jockey wheels , which worked in conjunction with a similar wheel fitted on the outside face of the road wheels .
19 Ebenezer Howard 's concept of the social city was of course essentially regional in territorial scope , and with the founding of Welwyn Garden City in 1920 , the advocates of planned satellites had a second success to record ( Purdom , 1925 ; Macfadyen , 1933 ) .
20 Low birth weight appears to be comparatively most widespread among the babies of young teenagers ; for example , 31 per cent of babies born to United States girls who had a second birth before reaching age 15 and 20 per cent of those born to 15–19 year old women having a fourth or higher order birth ( Omran , 1981 ) .
21 Three-hole mixers have a third connection for a pop-up waste control and/or the spout .
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