Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] a [noun sg] have " in BNC.
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1 | It 's very important you 're taught that , er such feelings as respect , love , emotions all come into this and a woman has a right to say no , if she does n't |
2 | It had a house which once had a thatched roof , but it had gone derelict and a tree had started growing in the middle of it . |
3 | The Congress ( I ) claim to form a government headed by V. Vaithilingam was accepted by the Lieutenant-Governor , Har Swarup Singh , on June 22 but a government had not been formed as of early July . |
4 | It is equally an offence to administer drugs to a woman for a similar purpose or to procure a girl under 21 or a defective to have sexual intercourse with a third party in any part of the world . |
5 | Alternatively , if you are not happy with your design , perhaps because some of it has come unglued or a crease has formed in the backing material , then you will have to remove the glass and rectify the problem before starting this process all over again . |
6 | It still seems to me that the acting critics of poesy are for the most part incapable of looking for more than one thing at a time , having got started about 1913 ( I mean a few of ‘ em got started about 1913 and a lot have started since ) to look for a certain plainness and directness of speech and simple order of words ; and having about 1918 got started looking for Mr Eliot 's rather more fragile system ( a system excellent for Mr Eliot but not very much use to any one else ) , they now limit their criticism to inquiring whether or no verse conforms to one or other of these manners , thereby often omitting to notice fundamentals , or qualities as important as verbal directness and even more important than ‘ snap ’ . |
7 | ‘ Valerie , ’ the editor of the Mail on Sunday said to me once , after I had filed a neat and convincing piece on an earthquake the ground had trembled beneath me in Rome , where Lou was playing with the London Symphonic and a wall had fallen on top of me and trapped me for two hours — ‘ you are the mistress of controlled reportage . |
8 | Trade marks : harmonization is imminent and a Directive has been issued requiring compliance by 1st January 1993 ( Council Directive to approximate the laws of Member States relating to trade marks ( 89/104/EEC ) ) . |
9 | Life , as he had once said to the Zoo Curator , was wonderful and a man had best enjoy it while he may . |
10 | If someone like a foster carer , relative or a step-parent has looked after your child for 3 years or more they can apply to a court for custody of your child even if you disagree . |
11 | At night , indeed , it became quite chilly and a fire had to be built in the centre of the hall . |
12 | Klensch is well-known in the trade for patting all the most dreadful couturiers on the back , claiming , ‘ If I say a show is bad and a designer has very little talent , it really can have an adverse effect and I do n't believe that is my job . ’ |