Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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1 | This f is used only to detect when the algorithm has reached a summit or plateau . |
2 | Goremykin , the premier had become a mere figurehead in charge of no major department , and individual ministers reverted to reporting independently and in haphazard fashion to the Tsar . |
3 | For my three children , walking , toddling and cycling in the park has become a much more pleasant experience . |
4 | I think erm it 's interesting erm to listen to desert island discs the last two weeks that the luxury item chosen has been a piano and people are saying that they would like very often , there are a lot of people who 'd like the opportunity to have learnt a musical instrument . |
5 | To celebrate the theme of the festival the Zap has invited a wide range of artists to develop performances around their sense of taboo . |
6 | ‘ The guitar 's got a personality and that 's the whole reason why people still play them . |
7 | It had come home to her earlier when she discovered that the Prince had sent a bouquet of flowers to Camilla when she had been ill . |
8 | Yesterday Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Prince had accepted a long-standing invitation to address the annual conference of the Scottish Crofters Union which has almost 2,000 members in the Western Isles . |
9 | The speech sent shock waves through the medical profession , but the Prince had hit a nerve and , for all the criticism that was heaped on his head in the aftermath , the letters from the public told him he had been right . |
10 | In Brazil , for example , the change has meant a vast increase in the added-value part of the supply chain in local hands . |
11 | The Scotsman has obtained a copy of the mandate given to Mr Ford by the charity 's business administration secretary , Lt-Col Ivor Rich . |
12 | It currently trades from 11 stores , including the flagship in Newcastle 's Eldon Square , but the retailer has seen a huge increase in its core market . |
13 | The retailer has acquired a reputation for low prices and efficient service . |
14 | The writer had received a bill from St. Peter 's Hospital for £10.5s.6d. : |
15 | The writing , which was in blue ink , was small and upright , as though the writer had used a set-square for each character . |
16 | Here , the writer has put a full stop between " processes " and " she " , probably because the whole sentence ( with a comma instead of a full stop ) would have been long . |
17 | His partner in the conspiracy , James Laming , who claimed during the trial to have invented a racehorse nobbling stun gun , was jailed for 14 years . |
18 | And the , the son-in-law 's got a , a computer has n't he ? |
19 | David Ross Stewart , the chairman of ESII , said the board had examined a number of options to ensure that shareholders received a payment to reflect the value of the company 's liquid assets , while achieving a satisfactory long-term solution in respect of the unquoted portfolio . |
20 | She also failed to notice the board had hired a teacher with convictions for exposing himself to schoolgirls , or ask why a probationary principal was still in place despite pleading guilty to a $21,000 welfare scam . |
21 | She thinks the Board has done a good job and what would it be replaced with ? |
22 | To assist the process of public consultation the Board has prepared a number of discussion papers tackling themes which will be covered in the strategy . |
23 | We then all sit down together and discuss these various options over and over again until the board has reached a position of understanding of where in broad terms we think the strategy of the individual business should fit . |
24 | The Board has achieved a measure of success although this has been boosted by the development of North Sea Oil . |
25 | The board has recommended a final dividend of 6 pence per share , for an unchanged 10 pence total for the year . |
26 | And the board has recommended a final dividend of 3.4 pence , which makes a total of 6.2 pence for the year , a rise of 7% on 1992 . |
27 | The board has recommended a 10% increase in interim dividend to 3.32 pence , compared with 1992 's 3.02 pence . |
28 | The board has recommended a final dividend of 3.95p per share , making a total for the year of 5.4p , a 10pc improvement on 1991 . |
29 | The board has recommended a dividend of 0.7p per share , broadly in line with last year . |
30 | In the first case the creditor has obtained a grant from the praetor entitling him to take possession of certain property of the debtor in order to secure his loan . |