Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As more graduates enter primary teaching , so I believe it will become easier for schools to have a common purpose and to recognize this in a jointly worked-out curriculum , with more communication and actual cross-over from one part of the system to the other . |
| 2 | In fact when we say a piece of language is rhythmic we mean that we as readers have a rhythmic response to it — rhythm is a perceptual not a physical fact . |
| 3 | Some strains of nematodes have a high propensity for arrested development while in others this is low . |
| 4 | This study showed that all nuclei in the upper one third of crypts have a diploid DNA content in both FAP cases and SCRC cases . |
| 5 | Twenty nine per cent of cases had a mixed infection , and chronic diarrhoea was more frequent in these patients . |
| 6 | By recognising that a number of subjects have a valid and useful contribution to make , some elements may be given less weighty consideration than others and the interrelationships may become lost . |
| 7 | Some versions of traps have a capped connector on the side , for connecting an overflow assembly , which can be unscrewed for cleaning . |
| 8 | Classes are crowded , with 40 per cent of schools having a teacher-pupil ratio of 45:1 or higher , and many schools have multi-grade classes . |
| 9 | As the subject of historical studies , and the heroine of romantic fiction , Mary Queen of Scots has a massive lead over all other earthly Maries , only the Virgin scoring more heavily — as even the most cursory glance at the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books makes clear . |
| 10 | ( The All-Union association of philatelists had a separate influence , for example . ) |
| 11 | I can say that truth , friendship and the statute of limitations have a common root in time . |
| 12 | The specialization of functions has a dispersive effect and a primary function of government becomes that of securing co-ordination amongst the parts . |
| 13 | The Institute of Directors has a total membership of 33,500 , only 2,600 of them women . |
| 14 | Since N. battus infection of lambs has a unique epidemiology , its control is best considered separately . |
| 15 | It seemed to be of horsemen having a nice peaceful ride in the wood — picnickers , almost — until I discovered the animal , when it became perfectly clear that it had been a hunting scene all along . |
| 16 | Although the majority of individuals have a high-grade stenosis , this lady had marked irregularity of the first part of her left anterior descending vessel , with a narrowed perforator branch , angiographic features of thrombus but without vessel occlusion . |
| 17 | The dominating strategy is non-cooperative : an individual group of workers has a clear interest in standing firm in resisting money wage cuts even though workers en masse may be better off if a cooperative strategy were pursued . |
| 18 | and his team of officials had a hectic weekend setting up the event , which was again supported by AEA . |
| 19 | Writers of textbooks have a clear view of what they are trying to achieve , and , encouraged by their own success when developing the material , too easily believe that other teachers will use it in the same way when guided only by a well-written instruction , or even just the ‘ clear ’ implication of style in the material itself . |
| 20 | The skeletal muscles of insects have a complex structure , in which one may distinguish ( i ) the fibrous contractile system , ( ii ) the mitochondria , ( iii ) the tracheal and nervous supply , and ( iv ) the membrane systems ( Smith , 1961 — 66 ) . |
| 21 | It looks for the new round of retrenchments to have a positive effect on 1993 profits , but ca n't forecast them . |
| 22 | But if winding up is foreseeable when shares are issued , the limitation of rights has a commercial effect . |
| 23 | but you 're , you 're been described as a , as a , as likely in the ordinary course of things to have a benign effect would it ? |
| 24 | ‘ Where the seller of goods has a voidable title to them , but his title has not been avoided at the time of the sale , the buyer acquires a good title to the goods , provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of the seller 's defect of title . ’ |
| 25 | The veneration of saints has a long history dating back to the early martyrs ( meaning witnesses ) . |
| 26 | The genes of prokaryotes have a straightforward structure , consisting of uninterrupted strands of DNA , whereas the genes of eukaryotes are interrupted by apparently nonsensical sequences of DNA known as introns . |
| 27 | This concern about the calibre of councillors has a long history . |
| 28 | The traditional order of toasts has a certain logic . |
| 29 | Comparative statistics reveal that the choice of selectors had a radical effect on the total submission and on the final show . |
| 30 | The majority of coelenterates have a jelly-like consistency , and the group includes the familiar jellyfish and sea anemones , as well as the smaller hydroids commonly kept in schoolroom fresh water tanks . |