Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] have [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 moon god of Thebes , child of Amun and Mut , who is either falcon-headed or has a moon disk on his head .
2 Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty .
3 The macroscopic aspect of the stomach is described as atrophic or having a cobble stone aspect .
4 Many of the metals come from countries which are either politically unstable or have a near-monopoly .
5 ‘ Of course you are , and so am I. Let's go somewhere civilized and have a meal . ’
6 The eggs were clear and had a diameter of between 0.6 and 0.9mm and mostly floated at the water surface .
7 Moping around Meadowlands last year when Mario 's son was racing and the old man was too and the whole scene was as unglamorous as the Jersey flatlands can be , the burgers blazing on wet barbecues , Karl Haas 's cigar smouldering briefly in the foreground , it was as if Mario had brought a whole world of his own into the paddock , a world he 'd always had , that was completely self-sufficient and had a cleaner , friendlier air .
8 He was emerging in stately fashion from Wavebreaker 's companionway and , though I could see he was tall and lanky and had a ponytail of hair , I could make out no details of his face .
9 After the completion of his second term as governor in 1975 , he was unemployed and had the opportunity to trail back and forth across the country making contact with local and state party leaders , raising financial support and fashioning a personal organization .
10 He was stockily good-looking and had a manner that combined cleverness and nervous amiability .
11 I enjoyed ‘ Futility ’ very much as it is poem with a message for all people and like most of Wilfred Owen 's poems it is timeless and has a meaning not only for the first World War but for wars to come .
12 On the other hand , we certainly are not looking for the bland , but rather for the anodyne which is also intriguing and interesting and has a sense of positive enthusiasm . ’
13 Mother thought it was a liability , ie , it would have to be dry-cleaned , but I was twelve years old and had a Ph.D .
14 For example , you may be able to obtain a grant to insulate your loft if your house is old and has no insulation at all ; or to replace your roof , or install proper plumbing and bathrooms , if your house is over 100 years old .
15 BRITAIN 'S typical executive is male , 44 years old and has a salary of £30,355 ( including £4,826 in bonus pay ) , according to a comprehensive annual survey conducted by P-E Inbucon , writes Sarah Hogg .
16 They can go to work when about one year old and have a working life up to the age of approximately ten years .
17 At times he felt tender and protective towards her , but sometimes he surprised himself by the hatred he felt for her , because she was healthy and free and had no need of him .
18 It is the last of the merostomes the group of fossil horseshoe crabs that were varied and numerous in the coal swamps of the Carboniferous and have a history that extends back to the Cambrian .
19 The pen , which is cordless and has no batteries , looks and feels like an ordinary pen .
20 Digital scales are quite popular and have the benefit that you do not have to interpret just which tiny little weight line seems to be indicated as your weight .
21 She says : ‘ Maybe men need something that looks like ‘ a proper drink ’ but , as a woman , there is no stigma attached to being sensible and having an orange juice . ’
22 Now , many of the other items are also sound and have a part to play but they could be improved upon .
23 It was newly-bought and had the words USA Hickory on it .
24 The pleasant bedrooms are comfortably furnished , well-equipped and have the benefit of colour satellite TV .
25 At that time it was a kind of derelict brick structure , part of which er over there , the bit that 's at right angles to where we are now , was in a was a plumber 's showroom or had been and this part was actually derelict and had a demolition order on it .
26 The description of Piggy 's death was very scientific and had no feeling .
27 This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ .
28 There is nothing more infuriating and destructive than having the discussion dominated by those who have not got a proper grasp of the subject because they have failed to read the material provided .
29 You should take special care if you are fair-haired or have a skin which tends to burn in the sun .
30 However , if you are leaving the house very early or have a lot to do before you leave , even this will not be possible .
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