Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A linguistic " continuum " must ex hypothesi reflect a social continuum of speakers who have differential access to the " top " and " bottom " varieties . |
| 2 | I have come upon one or two cases of people who have acute sensitivity to electricity and to electrical devices , such as television sets , computers , radios , electric lights , etc . |
| 3 | The first of these was ‘ From Coping to Confidence ’ , published in 1985 and intended as guidance for staff working with students who have moderate learning difficulties . |
| 4 | The studies in Preston have shown that babies who have low birth weight in relation to duration of gestation , who have small head circumference , and are thin at birth tend as adults to develop high blood pressure , impaired glucose tolerance , and syndrome X — a combination of hypertension , non-insulin dependent diabetes , disordered lipids , hyperinsulinaemia , obesity , and abdominal fatness . |
| 5 | It has been observed that sodium restriction tends to be more beneficial in hypertensives who have low plasma renin activity and in whom the aldosterone response to lowering dietary sodium is poor ( Vaughan et al , 1973 ) . |
| 6 | The 1974 Act is enforced by the Health and Safety Inspectorate , who have various powers , prohibition notices , etc . |
| 7 | Some healthy people with HIV who have HIV-induced damage to their immune systems may benefit from anti-viral drugs like AZT . |
| 8 | Only clients who have specialist problems will come to bureaux and all those with less than ‘ two-hour ’ problems will effectively be shut out . |
| 9 | The personnel department 's own microcomputer enables information on employees to be stored in the required format , listing those who have specialist skills or training , promotion prospects , attendance , experience , family circumstances , etc. , etc . |
| 10 | Those of you who have dry skin will be all too aware that it is sensitive to some skin care products , can easily feel taut — after cleansing or time spent in cold weather — and is prone to premature fine lines . |
| 11 | The result is that the ‘ war against crime ’ fought by detectives becomes a symbolic re-enactment of conflicts in the economic world at large , between those who have material property and power and those who labour and are dispossessed . |
| 12 | All of us who have immigrant populations in our constituencies have become more adept at identifying dodgy lobbying . |
| 13 | The care of these patients , some of whom will not recover , is as important as that of patients who have successful operations , and will be discussed in Chapter 9 . |
| 14 | Giving up smoking reduces the risk of a heart attack and is particularly important for those who have other risk factors such as high blood pressure , raised blood cholesterol levels , are overweight or diabetic . |
| 15 | Regarding the social differentiation between the sexes , this conceptual schematization can result ( and I stress that this is just one possibility , and one which admirably serves the needs of patriarchy ) in women being perceived as closer to nature in consequence of the biological facts of childbirth and menstruation ( or rather , a particular cultural interpretation thereof ) , whilst men , who are deemed to lack such a cycle of visible creativity ( and who have other aspects of their own equally natural physiology denied ) , are placed within the realm of culture , manipulating their own social and political existence , and transcending the passive forces of nature . |
| 16 | The leaders of the groups that he mentions might well come to some sort of compromise — I might have achieved that — but I would not be able to command a majority of Members , who have other ideas . |
| 17 | There are so many others who have good reasons but who do n't hate like you do , who do n't keep it up , who can forget , do something else , or even use it to achieve something . |
| 18 | Karate competition is biased in favour of long-limbed individuals who have good reach in relation to their weight . |
| 19 | This module is designed to provide a short course in personal life skills for students who have good passes in O Grade and/or Standard Grade courses . |
| 20 | Namibia 's new rulers , who have good reason to bear rancour , seem to have put it aside . |
| 21 | … We invest in pupils who have good marks … |
| 22 | If proper attention is paid to ensure that the entry grades are filled by staff who have good qualifications and potential , then internal promotees will be found more easily . |
| 23 | All this is important , because young people who have good relationships with their parents are less likely to feel the need to try drugs . |
| 24 | Even those firms who have modern machines , tend to run them with software designed for earlier models . |
| 25 | Coun John Elders said : ‘ We would particularly like to hear from young people who have strong views on the facilities for them in Seaton and what entertainment could possibly be provided . ’ |
| 26 | But Solly Adam and Mohammad Tanvir , who have strong links with local league cricket , are convinced the battle against racism is being won -although few Asian youngsters are breaking through . |
| 27 | There are women who have silver hair to die for , great metallic masses of it . |
| 28 | The Prime Minister lacks executive powers and has therefore to work with and through ministers who have executive powers vested in them collectively . |
| 29 | Those with more goods than they have need for their own consumption will sell to those who have insufficient goods for their needs . |
| 30 | What a tragedy it is that so many of our talented sixth formers , who really would do well in your universities , who are dying to get there , who queue , fight , struggle , work hard to get there , who have tremendous talents , are denied access , not because of lack of ability but perhaps because people do n't realize what a great wealth of talent there is . |