Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] have [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Anorexics , who will use all manner of subterfuge to avoid eating , often become so thin that they lose their monthly periods and consequently have difficulty becoming pregnant . |
2 | I had a bike and could pedal down to Middleton in Teesdale , meet Marie , take her to the pictures — not the best seats mind — then buy us both fish and chips and still have change out of that two bob . |
3 | If you want to eat a salmon at its best , try to find one that has been netted at the river mouth or offshore early in the spring , that has been out of the water for no more than twelve hours and still has sea lice on it . |
4 | In addition , registration does not create a priority point in the sense that the chargee is guaranteed priority from the date of registration ; this is because if A registers have charge on 21 January he has no guarantee that the company has not created a charge prior to this which may be registered within 21 days and thus have priority . |
5 | The recent conclusion that the Proconsul hand had a fully opposable thumb , with rotation at the trapezium-first metacarpal joint at least as extensive as in other hominoids , is of particular significance in combination with thumb length , for Proconsul lacks the relatively short thumb of the living great apes and so had hand proportions very similar to those of modern humans . |
6 | You can repay that sixty pounds and still have change . |
7 | • when you could buy all of the top five best-selling singles and still have change form a pound ? |
8 | They would throw the ball against a wall , do one or more twirls and still have time to catch when it came down . |
9 | Possible explanations for these findings are that women are more likely to consult their doctors and so have blood tests , which may lead to an earlier diagnosis of coeliac disease than in men . |
10 | Indeed , since we actually live in particular contexts and often have difficulty in understanding them , many of our mistakes arise at that level , before more abstract speculation begins at all . |
11 | Guests who stay on over the Friday and Saturday nights and also have dinner in the hotel will receive free accommodation . |