Example sentences of "[adj] that they have [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But it does not follow from this that they have identical perceptual experiences .
2 Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons .
3 Yes , yes , it is strange that they have this
4 After sitting in the stalls and watching the summer show , the other two were convinced that they had good reason enough to want him .
5 As for helmets , I have never been convinced that they have much to offer , and my views are broadly confirmed by recent reviews in the CTC magazine and the journal ‘ New Cyclist ’ ( neither organisation being anti-helmet ; the reviews are widely based and fair ) .
6 At some stages in their lives children are quite convinced that they have magical powers and often after a tussle about bedtime or a rejected request to watch a TV programme will ‘ wish ’ that the irritating adult would vanish .
7 Working-class children in general were less likely to first learn about sex from parents , and it is less likely that they have positive relationships with their teachers .
8 Though Steven had not yet qualified as a doctor/passed his A levels/opened his restaurant/learned to tell the difference between a gasket and a sprocket , it was obvious that they had much in common .
9 The second is that the British colonial rulers did not genuinely believe in independent , publicly owned public service broadcasting because when in government they made sure that they had full control and tolerated the idea of a corporation only when their rule was coming to an end .
10 We need to make sure that they have all the protection they need .
11 We make sure that they have proper benefit advice , so that if there are any benefits that they 're entitled to that they get those benefits .
12 By the third morning , however , I was so weak and the pain so unbearable that they had little difficulty in taking me up to the theatre and performing the necessary operation .
13 And erm for a small coffee grower , i it 's quite vital that they have some financial credit .
14 The early bipedal hominids were smaller than us so it is not surprising that they had smaller skulls , but there are no good grounds for supposing that men have gradually been evolving into creatures of greater and greater intelligence .
15 They hastened into the shelter of rocks and wood , wary of falling branches but aware that they had little choice but to seek refuge from the storm in the wind-shadow of great trees .
16 In discussion , members of staff became aware that they had different interpretations of some objectives , such as :
17 He becomes crucially aware that they have little need of any critical analysis , for as Benyon ( ibid. 23 ) goes on to point out ,
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