Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] they have [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These settlements felt at least as detached from England as the Massachusetts Bay Company , and of course they had less of a legal foundation , because they had no charters of their own . |
| 2 | Of course they had some value , in an informal way , as precedents , but the precedent here might easily be not that non dubito is now admissible , but that some relaxation of wording is allowed where family property expectations are involved . |
| 3 | Still , in the art of qualification they have few equals . |
| 4 | With video they have all the additional clues the visuals give them while they watch and listen . |
| 5 | The two men were at the top of the stairs and almost within grabbing distance , but if either had tried it he would have left his fingers in the frame as the bang echoed through the house and Carson thumbed the deadlock button , just in case they had any ideas about picking their way in . |
| 6 | However , I am also writing to Wyre Borough Council in case they have any responsibility for maintaining these lights . |
| 7 | However , I am also writing to Wyre Borough Council in case they have any responsibility for maintaining these lights . |
| 8 | Though in truth they had little need ; the last time we fought , they vanquished us easily … ’ |
| 9 | In consequence they had more free time for family and social activities and they found less problems in transferring the farm from father to son because the son could continue his own employment and live in his own house . |
| 10 | But other women do help a lot , in fact they have such strong relationships with the child that it is not uncommon for them to be called Big Mother or Small Mother . |