Example sentences of "[adv] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to finish reading the works of Walter Machin that were available , perhaps have a good look at Gerald Seymour-Strachey 's autobiography and other writings , talk to people who knew Machin — grilling senior citizens in pubs , as he put it to himself : filling them with weak beer to stimulate their weaker memories . |
| 2 | their high tea , were n't bothered about high tea , but still , er then , they 'd have , they might have a supper because she ai n't been a work , their elderly , they perhaps have a good tea , the they , they went to bed at nine and they said if I was reading something , they said , you know turn the gas out when you come up and , there you are well you can see , if one landlady gave me egg for me lunch that I had n't had , they not , they were n't gon na feed you up at supper time were they ? |
| 3 | Part of the process has been to leave melodies incomplete , in an enigmatic and obscure fashion , sacrificing them to the technical prowess of symphonic ‘ textures ’ which perhaps have a greater degree of interest and a more intellectually appealing complexity . |
| 4 | It would undoubtedly be wiser to establish the young author 's identity and then , if he proved to be Mrs Stych 's son , perhaps have a quiet word with the boy first . |
| 5 | The officer at Leicester 's not available at the moment , so he hopes by the next meeting erm if Leeds have an opportunity to see that letter , and perhaps have a short report on what this council does with respect to Nestle/1 and also what other councils have done . |
| 6 | Small cetaceans would probably not fare better than birds after exposure to excessive quantities of organochlorines. indeed dolphins and porpoises may be particularly vulnerable because they apparently have a lower capacity for PCB degradation than birds . |
| 7 | There are the lucky ones who have a superbly adapted metabolism : they naturally have a low blood cholesterol level , they can eat almost any type of food , in large quantities , and yet remain healthy and slim . |
| 8 | Child psychiatrist Dr Dora Black says , ‘ Siblings obviously have a great impact on each other . |
| 9 | Brady and other Middlesbrough councillors obviously have a vested interest in laying the blame for the housing crisis at the door of the Conservative government it is after all a Labour-controlled authority . |
| 10 | ‘ This is particularly true of offices , although properties like warehouses and night clubs obviously have a higher-risk record . ’ |
| 11 | The survey also shows that because of insufficient information on non-financial and external factors , directors only have a narrow view of the business on which to base strategic planning and control . |
| 12 | A distinguishing feature of Company Programmes is the team of client directors who not only have a wide experience in industry but represent the main functions of the business . |
| 13 | But within this group he looks specifically at solid tumours and they only have a four year survival of twenty percent . |
| 14 | Contemplative life belongs to those who not only have a keen awareness that life in the world hangs by a thread , but a sense that their own identity and reality does not inhere fundamentally in physical things . |
| 15 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 16 | All are welcome no matter if you only have a small plot . |
| 17 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 18 | ‘ The initial screening is nearly completed and we now only have a small number of children left to trace . |
| 19 | Red blood cells in adult mammals only have a limited life span — about 120 days in humans — and are continually being produced . |
| 20 | Bearing this in mind and the fact that you only have a limited time to see it all , we 've put together these special tours . |
| 21 | We only have a limited number of fighter aircraft available . |
| 22 | As I work in the Middle East , I usually only have a short space of time while I 'm home to sort out my musical needs and Colin from my local store , Heads Hands and Feet , has helped me tremendously over the years . |
| 23 | ‘ We only have a short time , ’ Ell said . |
| 24 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 25 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 26 | This program is the best of its kind on the market for page making facilities , it is far better than a number of ‘ Commercial ’ pagemaking programs that are popular with users who only have a dot-matrix printer . |
| 27 | Maybe three lads to the drawings and maybe two lads to do the calculations , whereas it would be slightly in the bridge office or the works office because of the present resource availability , it tends to be that you only have a smaller number of people doing , doing those tasks . |
| 28 | ‘ There is no doubt that the pit is viable , but … the miners there only have a second-hand machine they got from British Coal and one coalface … |
| 29 | Having two types of procedure , command and processing , that only have a few functions in common , is annoying . |
| 30 | Usually , if the speed is low , you only have a few seconds either to lower the nose or to reduce the amount of airbrake to avoid a bad landing . |