Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am thirty years old and have lived in this country for twenty-one years . |
| 2 | I am eleven-and-a-half years old and have lived in this country for two years . |
| 3 | For grammars restored to Tory councils ( and the 80-odd that have stayed with Tory authorities ) , the outlook is not quite so bleak . |
| 4 | Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life . |
| 5 | So far I have been very fortunate and have had at least one painting accepted each time I have tried . |
| 6 | You have left a place where you are loved and accepted and have come into a strange environment where you do n't belong to a family unit anymore . |
| 7 | Their role as the principal form of money for over two millennia means they can tell us about economies for which we have little or no written evidence , and the fact that they were mass-produced and have survived in such large numbers offers the opportunity to approach the economic history of some societies in a quantitative way . |
| 8 | If you become ill and have to go into hospital , you will probably be concerned about keeping in touch with your children . |
| 9 | ‘ When you 're ill and have sunk to the depths of despair , black thoughts enter your mind . |
| 10 | Do you find that you tend to generally eat more , or crave sweet food more when you are feeling tired or have gone without food for a long time ? |
| 11 | They are poor and have to cope with young and demanding children on their own . |
| 12 | ‘ Elements ’ are precise descriptions of what people need to be able to do to be considered competent and have associated with them ‘ performance criteria ’ , which are the key indicators used to judge the individual 's level of performance . |
| 13 | Well it do n't matter as long as have to go over it . |
| 14 | For those who are knowledgeable and have thought about the subject , ( I do not include politicians of any party in this category , unless they are foxhunters ) foxhunting is not a cruel way of killing foxes ; long may it flourish , for the sake of the fox . |
| 15 | Now these two Dutchmen have captured every Milanese heart and soul with their easy-going charm , their willingness to speak , eat and play Italian and have thrown in the odd spectacular goal or two too . |
| 16 | A long title sequence , for example , is not necessary and can be positively irritating if you rewind too far and have to sit through it again when you want to repeat the programme . |
| 17 | They , they are entitled , if they elect to do so , to continue to be members of the local government 's evaluation schemes , so they are eligible and have applied for membership on it . |
| 18 | ‘ Both might murder the other and have done with it . ’ |