Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] they have [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His kiss was leisurely as if they had all the time in the world to explore each other , and he could afford to wait for her response , confident in his own powers of arousing it . |
| 2 | He kissed her again , his lips lingering on hers as if they had all the time in the world . |
| 3 | ( Or : At first it did n't look as if they had much in common . ) |
| 4 | It was n't as if they had some sort of relationship ; he had taken her out only to help her with her search . |
| 5 | Although , in the novel , the house awaits the return of Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock , in the picture it appears as if they have that moment left , abandoning their ordinary occupations . |
| 6 | Now the 27 year-old sculptor specialises In beautifully complex human and animal forms , steeped in classical influences and burnished or weathered to make them look as if they have several lifetimes of history behind them . |
| 7 | no , so we did n't have an invite I know , I mean normally I 'm taken every year you know , there , to see the old time musical which is great and I look forward to that but cos I did n't get , get there and I love going to Leah Manning as I say we have dancing there on a Wednesday afternoon it 's great , I enjoy it ever so much and I meet all my friends there that I have n't seen for years , you know , that I used to go to clubs with and they 've all arrived there now you know it 's great to see them , I thoroughly enjoy it . |
| 8 | The rich have greater incentive to oppose redistributive policies in that they have much more to lose , and there are arguments that suggest that risk-averse individuals are keener to defend against a loss than to secure a gain ( see Jones and Cullis 1986 ) . |
| 9 | It is important that fieldwork should be properly supervised and that is why all professional research agencies get their field supervisors to make check calls on people who have been included in a sample and why fieldworkers should always have someone to turn to if they have any doubts or are in any difficulties . |
| 10 | They need to because they have many enemies both above and below ground . |
| 11 | Er the idea was we 'd be able to sell it to people or give it to people depending on whether they had any money or not I suppose by the Green Party . |
| 12 | They look after themselves , but there is always someone responsible around if they have any problems . |