Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | More specifically , in allowing certain individuals the benefits of incorporation the state is viewed as having made a concession or having bestowed a privilege on them . |
| 2 | $10,000,000 or more — about 3,600 companies — would either be taxed at a rate of 0.175 per cent of their capital base or have to pay a 3 per cent corporate tax surcharge , whichever was higher . |
| 3 | ( ii ) has had a bankruptcy order made against him or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors or has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or is or has been a director of a company in respect of which an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a winding-up order has been made or in respect of which a resolution for voluntary winding up has been passed or which has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in respect of which a person has been appointed receiver or administrative receiver ; or |
| 4 | And when Parliament eventually turned back the tide of opposition to Eyre and voted financial support to the former Governor , it was poetically appropriate that those who had been most vocal in their support for the Garotter 's Act — such as Mr Adderley and the rampant Colonel North — should be in the thick of it again , shouting their praise for Eyre 's loyalty to the Crown and his firm action that had saved a colony . |
| 5 | It was not so much the result in Porto Alegre but the manner of the defeat that has thrown a spanner in the works as Germany prepare to defend their title in the United States . |
| 6 | You 've been set in a certain class and no matter how your opinions change and you want to throw that class off , if ever a man does , it wo n't let him , it 's there in his voice , in his manner ; even if a gentleman was to take to the road he 'd still be a gentleman ; I mean , according to the kind of education he 's received , so to my mind that has become a kind of cage . |
| 7 | I took , I took the cheque around on Monday , I had the , the last appointment on Friday and erm since I 've had the abscess , the tooth that 's got a crown on top , I think it 's been pushed up a little bit and my top teeth , the first two keeps catching was this |
| 8 | Although there have been many marvellous performances that have meant a great deal to me , the most important to me , without doubt , was the only time I heard my first teacher sing . |
| 9 | Whereas a course of dealing can incorporate a term that has in effect become customary between the two parties in question , trade usage can incorporate a term that has become a custom amongst all the buyers and sellers dealing in the environment in question . |
| 10 | Premiere , the favourite , behaved like a horse that had had a fuss made of him all his life ; almost , I thought fancifully , as arrogantly as Sheridan . |
| 11 | A horse that has spotted a possible predator arouses other horses ' attention in this way , and they all prepare for flight . |
| 12 | Violent headaches which may be from exposure to a dry cold wind that has stopped a nasal catarrh from flowing . |
| 13 | It is a curving half-mile of cottages and assorted buildings lining a single street and facing a loch that has carved a channel inland from the open sea and given the village its name . |
| 14 | There are a number of schools that have introduced a more interventionist approach , without sacrificing the enthusiasm and creativity of their pupils . |
| 15 | Moreover , it has a culture which is built on a history of defensive skirmishes and has generated a metaphorical language of warfare which looms large in all of its structures of significance . |
| 16 | Sri Lanka had been at the forefront of Asian intellectual thinking and had gained a good reputation for human rights and civil liberty before these recent years of violence and oppression . |
| 17 | THORN EMI Software , the computer services division of the electronics and entertainment group , has been bought out by its staff and management in an £82m deal and has taken a new name . |
| 18 | Morgan Stanley and Nomura International are arranging the deal and have assembled a group of 10 international banks to underwrite and sell the bonds in the Euromarkets . |
| 19 | The officials who control Premier League and Football League matches want a better deal and have produced a 14-page discussion document listing their main problems . |
| 20 | After serving as US permanent representative at the UN , Young had spent two terms as mayor of Atlanta , an eight-year period during which the city had been transformed into a magnet for domestic and foreign investment and had become a symbol of the " New South " . |
| 21 | On 7 July Amedeo wrote a card to his mother telling her , somewhat cruelly , that as Italy was now in the war , he had thought that he might be called back for military service , even though he was an invalid and had felt a slight desire to return to Italy . |
| 22 | The pilot-in-command held a West German Commercial Pilot Licence with instrument and instructor ratings endorsed as valid for flying Swiss registered aircraft and had accumulated a total of 2,600 hours flying experience , including 400 hours on the accident type . |
| 23 | Cody maintained that it was in tension and had provided a wire . |
| 24 | The Cheshire brigade previously donated a quantity of out-dated equipment to the Russian city 's fire department and had received a request for technical help . |
| 25 | He began in the then Sales Department and has retained a special interest in the public house operations side of the business . |
| 26 | The Corpus of Knowledge was developed from the findings of wide ranging research and has provided a basis for all of HCIMA 's education initiatives , such as programmes of study for professional qualifications and the national Accreditation of Prior Learning network and the introduction of an Industrial Experience Scheme for teachers . |
| 27 | Yerkes had been an embezzler in the United States and had served a prison sentence . |
| 28 | For twenty five years he has been a member of Equity and has played a different number of roles . |
| 29 | Mutual support mechanisms have helped to maintain the drive to diversify into new growth sectors and have facilitated a commitment to long-term market expansion . |
| 30 | No reduction in damages was made for the plaintiff 's failure to wear a seat belt even though he was found after the collision hanging out of the defendant 's car and had suffered a severe blow to the head . |