Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ( Associated Newspapers did the same , and both groups thereby had a useful cushion when the oil price rises and economic crises of the early 1970s saw newsprint prices quadruple . )
2 The days were getting shorter and colder , and with Christmas approaching there was so much to do in the kitchen Sarah rarely had a spare minute .
3 The water treatment polymers will open up new markets for FMC , which at present only has a small business in this field based on commodity chemicals .
4 Pamela only had a few friends ( 1 year ) .
5 ‘ This is particularly true of offices , although properties like warehouses and night clubs obviously have a higher-risk record . ’
6 Unless they are truly inspirational Id rather have a decent full back/midfielder/striker .
7 The mosaics of the fifth and sixth centuries especially have a glowing richness of colour and a vividness of draughtmanship which complements their hierarchical treatment of figures and compositions .
8 The young Yorkshireman apparently has a good temperament and a complete all-round game .
9 Work carried out in the area of ergonomics takes account of the fact that most drivers only have a few tenths of a second to give an order or read information .
10 The point must not be pressed too far , since the statute obviously has a broad purpose ( or , to speak more precisely , those who collaborated in framing and passing the statute had a broad purpose ) which is expressed in the words .
11 Binnerton manor obviously had a large number of freeholders , including some members of the nobility and gentry who probably never set foot in the place let alone attended the manorial court .
12 The food industry generally has a clear responsibility to ensure that food supplied to its customers is safe .
13 Many schools already have a regular item on the agenda of each full governing-body meeting which encourages discussion of a key educational issue .
14 My hon. Friend is right because many grant-maintained schools already have a high degree of support .
15 Dogmatics thus has a critical function in relation to the present witness and preaching of the church , recalling it to its basis and assisting it to uncover and hear what it is called to say today .
16 The Iranians already had a considerable religious heritage and it is difficult to decide how much of Zoroastrianism is due to the reforms introduced by Zarathustra .
17 An investor who holds a European call option in a stock thus has a guaranteed price at which he can buy the stock on the settlement day , if he so wishes .
18 the front seat just have a good look round here .
19 NURSING HOMES always have a qualified nurse or nurses on duty .
20 For all his qualities , which are many , in those days Dennis still had a huge chip on his shoulder .
21 Many schools still have a remedial department or are visited by peripatetic remedial teachers who withdraw children for extra tuition in reading with little time for consultation with school staff .
22 And despite being so cool , DJ still has a fiery temper and can summon up a useful blast of flame breath at any time .
23 For him , political action always has a moral purpose .
24 Māilo 's eyes always had a disconcerting twinkle : whatever he was saying I was never sure if he was teasing me .
25 Nor did the documentary impulse make much impact on the films of Herbert Wilcox , whose ‘ patriotic ’ pictures always had a preachy tone .
26 If there are 2 or 300 people outside , the gig is sold out , and that term still has a certain magic in the music industry .
27 The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales .
28 The mounted soldier still had a long way to go and his influence was very considerable in the whole period covered by this book .
29 Such clients usually had a multiple debt problem , owing money on their mortgage , personal loans and their car .
30 Dinosaurs also had a larger digestive tract that seemed to have co-evolved with the changes in Earth 's flora and fauna .
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