Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the ramparts I had a view across the bay to green marshes and , far above them , rising above a swathe of cloud , the snow-covered summit of Olympus , infinitely remote . |
| 2 | I moved from Nazeing into Harlow because my house was condemned at Nazeing and I had to come into a Council house at , and erm , from I had erm , when I came from Nazeing I had erm , three sons three sons then and when I got to , I 'd been here a year and then I had another son and after that er , when he was about two years and four months I had a daughter , but unfortunately I lost her with heart trouble and er she only lived four months and I lost her and er , er I stayed there , stayed there and , in and after that I moved to because it was a bit larger house for my family you see and from erm I was there several years and er stayed there and I had erm oh first of all I , I had my twins , my twin boys after I lost the daughter , I had twin boys and they , I went to I suppose about two years and four months between and I wanted to adopt a little girl but they would n't let , my hubby said no and so then I er , sort of see if I get a little girl and I had twin boys did n't I , and I 'm still in , I 'm in and after er after I had the twins when I was about er forty two if I did had another boy which is the one I 've got , the last one up there of my eight , I ended up with eight boys |
| 3 | Organizations which have a market orientation are said to have adopted the ‘ marketing concept ’ . |
| 4 | In Part Two we shall examine these in more detail and consider some of the mundane influences which have a bearing on their execution . |
| 5 | On behalf of the Do n't Tax Reading Books Group , the BA has produced A2 , A3 and A4 posters , and A5 bag stuffers/leaflets which have a poster on one side and the arguments as to why books should not be taxed on the other . |
| 6 | Since this strategy works outwards from the highest scoring words , it is possible to show ( see Woods 1982 ) that islands always incorporate words which have a density score no greater than the words already in the island . |
| 7 | Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language . |
| 8 | It is verbal irony when some character comes out with a statement or a choice of words which have a meaning to those in the know , either within the text or outside it , that is significantly different or even contradictory to that which the character may be supposed to have in mind . |
| 9 | In a parliamentary written answer I was told : ’ The sale and possession of knives is subject to a number of controls There will be practical problems in seeking to apply more general restrictions on the sale and purchase of knives which have a variety of legitimate everyday uses . ’ |
| 10 | For those of my readers who have a taste for figures , we produced 7½ kilowatts when there was plenty of water , which there usually was in our climate . |
| 11 | We have erm , managers of these funds who have a lot of expertise , a lot of experience , we 've been going over thirty years now , and we 've grown extremely quickly because of the expertise of our managers . |
| 12 | Votes are successively transferred from candidates who have a surplus of votes over and above the quota and from candidates excluded as having the smallest number of votes in the relevant count . |
| 13 | We excluded from the analysis subjects who had a history of heart attack , heart failure , stroke , cancer , or an unknown periodontal classification at baseline . |
| 14 | The possible influence of maternal hyperglycaemia was assessed by analysing separately the 55 subjects who had a normoglycaemic mother and the 46 subjects who had a mother with non-insulin dependent diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance . |
| 15 | It used to be the law that orders for certiorari and prohibition were available only against decision-makers who had a duty to act judicially . |
| 16 | Pallister said : ‘ When I get back to Old Trafford , I will tell the lads we have a fight on our hands . |
| 17 | Platform weapons were set to allow nothing to rise more than a thousand kilometres from the surface of the world below — or in other words they had a killing range of about thirty-five thousand kilometres . |
| 18 | Like higher animals it has a nerve cord , muscles , and a gut , with a brain at the mouth ( hardly a head ) end . |
| 19 | The blame for all this rests partly with planners and politicians , but even more with the big financial institutions which have a stranglehold on property , pushing up rents and driving out small businesses . |
| 20 | A recent survey Trends in public library selection policies suggests that most selection decisions are taken by district or branch librarians , with a 15–20% in-fill from the head of bibliographical services post in authorities which have a form of central selection ( not all do ) . |
| 21 | He put an arm around my shoulder and steered me to one of the leather sofas which had a girl where other sofas have cushions . |
| 22 | I also find it useful for patterns which have a lot of single stitches in them . |
| 23 | Saatchi & Saatchi bought Hay Associates which has a recruitment business , MSL , with an advertising , selection and search arm . |
| 24 | Phrases which have a sense of temporary repose . |
| 25 | The 5 cm long trunk is composed of a few , very large plates which have a tuberculate ornament . |
| 26 | Similar disclosure provisions already operate in the UK in relation to overseas companies which have a place of business here ( although the requirement to file group accounts would be new ) , whereas in other member states additional information may currently be required relating to that branch ( e.g. branch accounts which would effectively reveal dealings between the branch and the rest of the company ) . |
| 27 | ‘ The audit function should be carried out by the Court of Auditors in a similar way to that adopted by the principal auditor of a multinational group of companies which has a number of foreign subsidiary companies . |
| 28 | In all other cases , early notification to the client of any changes is necessary both to ensure a good continuing relationship and also to enable the client to adjust his scheduling of matters which have a bearing upon the task being performed by the surveyor . |
| 29 | There may be someone who 's a bit unsteady on her feet who has a passion for old time dancing . |
| 30 | When I was nine months old I was taken out to India by my parents who had a theatre company — they still have it , in fact , and they still tour . |