Example sentences of "[noun sg] have a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brenda reckons having her own bike has a few benefits . |
| 2 | Each course has a substantial Teachers Book which not only explains how Fast Forward works and provides teachers notes , but also gives ideas for possible classroom organization , lesson plans , and guides to the different types of exercises and activities . |
| 3 | The engine , which runs on unleaded petrol , is the all-British , award-winning 1.4k series and the car has a special sports suspension for a smooth , easy ride . |
| 4 | For the Nineties , it 's safe to predict that the nostalgia boom has a few years left to run , that Neneh Cherry , Roland Gift and Terence Trent D'Arby will become as big as they want to be , and that Bobby Brown 's crafty commercialisation of rap , soul and a vast ego will give Wacko a run for his money quite soon . |
| 5 | One night , at home in the beach house he and Astrid , their son Alexander and I were sharing , Den had a few Scotches sitting around the piano and revealed a talent for playing ‘ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes ’ with his nose . |
| 6 | The chief in the next village has a dozen wives and a lot of juicy young daughters who would better suit a passionate young man like you . " |
| 7 | Secondly , each diocese has a Redundant Churches Uses Committee charged with finding new uses or new owners for churches in the Waiting period . |
| 8 | Tower Hamlets found that they could not decentralize Social Services , for example , because of the statutory requirement to have a Social Services Committee , but everything else they 've erm within the overall Council policy , which is decided by all the Councillors , they 've decentralized a great deal of the powers down to these local groups of Councillors , and where the Labour control the areas they control these local Councils , and where the Liberal Democrats control them they control them , and I think it 's working very well . |
| 9 | Ha ha , it 's your au — fr … parents ' friend , Janice , Gav beamed , radiating unrepentant guilt ; came round here the other day looking for you we got talking went for a curry had a few drinks ended up back here one thing led to another know how it is always liked older women they 're more experienced know what I mean arf arf anyway spent an extremely enjoyable New Year at her place apart from the usual visit to my folk 's of course oh by the way she 's coming round here tonight I 'm cooking lasagne can you swap rooms seeing Norris wo n't be back until tomorrow it 's just I did n't expect you back until then either , that okay ? |
| 10 | The boarding-school had a few pets and we were allowed to look after them in our free time . |
| 11 | The team has a few ifs and buts about it . |
| 12 | In contrast , an individual spending less than 12 months in his last job has a higher chances of obtaining an offer ceteris paribus . |
| 13 | B. Each town has a few factories , most of which were set up during the last 40 years . |
| 14 | As another explained , ‘ To most people a family row is Mummy and Daddy having a few words ’ , but when police are called to a domestic dispute in some areas of Belfast , |
| 15 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 16 | The England team had a few players who were later to play first-class cricket , and were brought together by one W.S. Donne , who , if he did n't enjoy great success on the Olympic playing field , achieved eminence in Rugby Union , elected president of the RFU in 1923–24 . |
| 17 | Some of the boys who had just left school used to be mischieful when they brought the farm-horses in , but the smith had a few tricks to put them in their place . |
| 18 | But erm anyway , the erm and some of the men , used to go The older men , used to go and er to the smithy and cos er the our the s fitting shop had a three fires at one end you see , where the am blacksmiths were . |
| 19 | The design and preparation of this documentation has a Human factors component . |
| 20 | the Duke had a 100 winners last season his best ever … |
| 21 | Even among a superb selection of hotels we do of course have a few favourites which we think are exceptional , and merit extra consideration . |
| 22 | And with the other exception of the chief executive who according to his er conditions of appointment has a three months notice period . |
| 23 | For all its strengths , the game has a few flaws — you ca n't drop objects or give them to another character . |
| 24 | Outside the Bank of England he put the bag on the ground to have a few moments rest . |
| 25 | And there was nothing for my father had a few drinks you know and he 'd come home and he he 'd just come he 'd he 'd b be whistling coming up the street you know . |
| 26 | The Sports Centre has a medium-sized sports hall and an adjoining minor hall , which are used for basketball , indoor tennis , indoor hockey , martial arts , netball , table-tennis , badminton , fencing , and fitness training . |
| 27 | Emily knew that her beautiful daughter had a dozen friends at school , she had seen her walking down the street when classes were over , surrounded by other girls . |
| 28 | Sky had a better highlights show ( as usual ) . |
| 29 | Never in the history of racing has a new stables had so many horses … and so many winners … the assistant trainer we know all about … |
| 30 | The restaurant has a full meals service , seven days a week , and there is also a bar facility . |