Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many words have a history which reflects the history of ideas and the history of society . |
| 2 | And they wonder why us Leeds fans have a complex . |
| 3 | The metal filling the pouring hole was usually left untrimmed after it had cooled , so that many of the figurines have a peg under their bases : even the best figures — and some of them ( see Figures 2 and 30 ) are very fine — may seem rather unfinished to modern eyes . |
| 4 | Schools have a tendency to call in parents on their own terms only : the genuine involvement of parents must include curriculum development , not just being brought in as cheap labour to read stories in the classroom . |
| 5 | Some schools have a wealth of scraps stored in drawers labelled with examples of the material contained ; silver foil on the ‘ shiny things ’ drawer , sticky paper for the paper scraps . |
| 6 | But taking the fact into account that schools have a history and a texture , the manager 's armoury of awareness has to be constantly reviewed and expanded . |
| 7 | Second , most other businesses have simple objectives ; schools have a multiplicity of aims . |
| 8 | This is reinforced by Handy 's view that schools have a multiplicity of purposes and these are not discriminated between or prioritised , nor do they include any reference to the management of adults . |
| 9 | Most schools have a selection of resources based upon a white , ethnocentric curriculum , and publishers and producers still feel there is little market for anything else . |
| 10 | Might farm schools have a part to play ? |
| 11 | However , it is also the case that schools have a lot in common . |
| 12 | Some schools have a display board featuring named photographs of the staff including the secretary and the caretaker . |
| 13 | Bats have a problem : how to find their way around in the dark . |
| 14 | Rather surprisingly , the recent The Artist readership survey found that although the cast majority of readers have a video player , not everyone has purchased an instructional art tape . |
| 15 | By the way of contrast The Independent , building up a composite Independent person from figures supplied by the same research company ( TGI ) , announced that 23.9% of Independent readers have a household income exceeding £25,000 , 44.2% of them own a car , 31.4% own stocks and shares , 9% play cricket , 71.9% bought records in the last year and in the same period 51.2% purchased at least one pair of sports shoes while 14% spent over £50 in garden centres . |
| 16 | Poor readers have a tendency to produce spelling errors which are non-phonological in that the sound structure of the intended word is not well represented in the error ( see Camp and Dolcourt , 1977 ; Frith , 1979 ) . |
| 17 | That being said , it remains true that whatever their view of its deficiencies , our readers have a duty to lend their influence to support the Tory faction . |
| 18 | At local level most offices have a TU representative who can give you more information about joining the relevant union and the services they offer . |
| 19 | Permanently acid lakes have a pH below 5.6 and alkalinity close to zero because calcium and magnesium have been washed from the system . |
| 20 | I suspect you journalists have a Rotadex with six numbers under Film Industry . |
| 21 | The code states : Newspapers and journalists have a duty to defend the freedom of the press in the interests of the public , and to resist censorship . |
| 22 | ‘ You television journalists have a job a bit like mine , do n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | Here , the guards have a habit of touching the women . |
| 24 | While sectoral organizations have a critique of the society relating to the experiences and fields of interest of their membership the popular movement unifies around political , social and economic issues which are key to the crisis facing Philippine society . |
| 25 | b ) Official Post Office " postcodes " : all UK addresses have a postcode which was originally designated to permit automated sorting of mail . |
| 26 | All of the privatised utilities have a specialist regulator who is responsible for promoting competition , reviewing prices and protecting the public interest . |
| 27 | I shall also argue that crises have a material basis , which relates to the periodic replacement and expansion of fixed capital . |
| 28 | Labourers get a quarter-building ; overseers have a half-building ; mechanics get a quarter-building with an extra room . |
| 29 | Marxists have a vision , and Ruether is very much in tune with left-wing thought . |
| 30 | Kids have a monster giggle at ‘ Create-a-Critter , ’ the new rubbing templates from Crayola . |