Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jolly odd having a stepmother the same age as you . |
| 2 | In contrast , case study materials aim to capture a real lesson as it happens in normal classroom conditions ( although it is never entirely normal to have a camera pointing at you while you go about your daily business . ) |
| 3 | There was had to be a discreet list circulated naming those ( mainly ) Soviet Bloc officials in London with whom it was highly inadvisable to have a solo drink or dinner . |
| 4 | Your heart will be healthier and you will be far less likely to have a heart attack or stroke when you get older than someone who has exercised very little during their life . |
| 5 | You can always defer to the " off-stage " higher authority ( which means you 're less likely to have a revolution on your hands ! ) ; you can seek assistance ; you can still play Devil 's Advocate ; you can co-ordinate ; bring information and , importantly , transfer responsibility to the children . |
| 6 | In addition , the lower-income households are far less likely to have a telephone — and at the same time are less likely to have a car . |
| 7 | One study of women whose pregnancies had run to 41 weeks or more showed that those who were induced were less likely to have a Caesarian . |
| 8 | One advantage of being at home is that you will be less likely to have a caesarian section , which is seen as a last resort while in hospitals around 12pc of all pregnancies will end in an operation . |
| 9 | Males are much more likely to have a monosyllabic first name ( Jim , Fred , John ) , and much less likely to have a name of three or more syllables ( Christopher , Nicholas ) . |
| 10 | Because her behaviour was not reinforced with attention Jenny would be less likely to have a tantrum in the future when refused something . |
| 11 | Properties are older and more likely to be terraced houses or flats ; they have fewer rooms but more people per room ; and they are less likely to have a garden . |
| 12 | In addition , the lower-income households are far less likely to have a telephone — and at the same time are less likely to have a car . |
| 13 | Yes , it was extremely useful to have a car , whatever people said about traffic and pollution and expense … yes … |
| 14 | The slugs were derived from this group by reduction of the shell , at which stage they become distinctly less qualified to have a fossil record ! |
| 15 | I think it would be so weird to have a twin . |
| 16 | To establish the merit of project proposals without overlooking any significant factor , it is highly desirable to have a selection system that is applied to all cases . |
| 17 | To establish the merit of project proposals without overlooking any significant factor , it is highly desirable to have a selection system that is applied to all cases . |
| 18 | ‘ Not sorry to have a break . |
| 19 | But would it not be much more environmentally friendly to have a bridleway instead of yet another new road which in my opinion is not wanted or needed by the people of Darlington . |
| 20 | I am saying that there could be an appeal to the Secretary of State and that therefore it is not appropriate to have a meeting . |
| 21 | His damn wife said it was not natural to have a room without a window . |
| 22 | It is not unusual to have a sink water heater even where the rest of the house is supplied from a hot water storage cylinder . |
| 23 | They are arguing that it is not fair to have the ‘ haves ’ and the ‘ have-nots ’ ; it 's not fair to have a north and south divide . |
| 24 | It is not fair to have a dog if you are unable to take it for walks — even a small lap dog . |
| 25 | Everyone has the right to a church funeral , and for the body to be taken to the church , but it is not necessary to have a service at a funeral whether it is a burial or a cremation . |
| 26 | It is not necessary to have a doctorate in housing management to understand why there is a homelessness crisis in London and throughout the country : the answer lies with Government policies . |
| 27 | Yet Kate 's near-demented insistence that her son is not dead has a logic and awareness that , unknown to the others , is holding the family together . |
| 28 | Mr Parrish said it was most unusual to have a planning inquiry with several options but the NGC said it was quite normal to make such planning applications . |
| 29 | It 's not always possible to have a mother and a father . |
| 30 | No doubt there was room for argument as to whether in 1923 it was still possible to have a peer as Conservative Prime Minister . |