Example sentences of "[verb] have a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resistance to being coerced has a variety of more or less typical expressions , shaped by other values and ideals . |
| 2 | The computer we are using has a precision of six decimal figures . |
| 3 | However , the content through which these mathematical skills are taught has a set of messages all of its own and because we live in a capitalist society we can easily be unaware of these messages — about the exploitation of labour , the sexism , the inequalities based on racism and social class — that are all a part of the ideology of capitalism . |
| 4 | Th th that the quarry man somehow has has an investment in the erm in the rock in th other than than than what he receives in wages . |
| 5 | The last type of survey to be considered has a basis in theory . |
| 6 | And what the manifesto is , is trying to do is to er set an agenda for about how the lot of private homes can be improved , and er fixing rent is one thing which the government er traditionally has had a responsibility for and which needs , er must be linked in with conditions because what we have at the moment is a situation where you get , in Oxford , a er a family living in one room being charged er over two hundred pounds a week by an individual landlord , and that 's clearly unacceptable . |
| 7 | In recent years , the life-history technique has had a revival in sociological research , being used by those who wish to develop ‘ oral history ’ . |
| 8 | Dick has had a ministry to businessmen for many years . |
| 9 | Mary has had a relationship with a married US senator ( Michael Tolan ) . |
| 10 | The next mill downstream has had a variety of names over the years : Russell Mill , Lowes Mill and more recently , Malvern Mill . |
| 11 | Cruttwell , it seems , was one of his old mentors from RADA days and has had a variety of film titles , on this occasion ‘ production consultant . ’ |
| 12 | It is significant that the first country to enact data protection legislation was Sweden , which has had a freedom of information regime for over 200 years ; the Swedes have become accustomed to a much more limited version of personal privacy as a result . |
| 13 | His final point about trust is fair enough , it sounds like he has had a gutful of Leeds fans berating him for sticking to his guns . |
| 14 | Steve Gilbert has had a beard for 20 years and says he ca n't imagine life without it . |
| 15 | ‘ The Prefect has had a call from the Minister . |
| 16 | Now , ( a ) Yvonne has had a row with Dulcie and wo n't do her ballet , and ( b ) as the Ballet Club is producing Igor in July , they wo n't let it out again so soon . |
| 17 | Sparc laptop house RDI Computer Corp , San Diego , California has had a change of guard : start-up specialist , Roy Wright , has been brought in as president to run day-to-day operations , while co-founder , Rick Schrameck , remains chairman and CEO responsible for the company 's direction , strategic alliances and new product development . |
| 18 | MIKE LYONS has had a change of fortune in his coaching career — literally ! |
| 19 | But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event . |
| 20 | British Steel 's Corby Works , the headquarters of the company 's Welded Tubes business , has had a presence in the town since the early 1930s . |
| 21 | In this the government has had a measure of success in that twenty-three separate sales have gone ahead , and most of them have been greatly over-subscribed . |
| 22 | Standing sex has had a bit of a bad press — mainly because it tends to be used for illicit love-making by young couples who have no bedroom to go to . |
| 23 | He is now gainfully employed in the centre of midfield by Alex Ferguson and the next qualifying tie being away from Ibrox , where McClair has had a problem with an element of the crowd , could be an influential factor in Roxburgh 's decisions . |
| 24 | ‘ The Commissioner has had a word with the Home Office . |
| 25 | Buttonhook has had a history of epics — possibly 5b ? |
| 26 | Party Politics , who stands at 18 hands , has had a history of wind problems and before and after last year 's National he had two operations to improve his breathing . |
| 27 | Roscoe Boy , who won on his return a fortnight ago , has had a recurrence of foot problems and will not meet his engagement in the Puckeridge Ladies race . |
| 28 | WP What do you think of the notion that much of the poetry produced in Eastern Europe as ‘ dissident ’ poetry has had a kind of easy ride because of its political context ? |
| 29 | After another half a minute , the power is passed to the third person and so on until everyone has had a turn at passing the power . |
| 30 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |