Example sentences of "[noun prp] have a [adj] problem " in BNC.

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1 Germany has a big problem , has n't it ?
2 But Steven had a b-i-g problem , because he had spent his whole life in Never Never , a land not best known for its grasp of real life , and his idea of what went on in the world outside was limited to the hazy notions he had picked up … from the movies .
3 Most sufferers overcome food allergies by their 3rd birthday … and it 's only since turning 4 that doctors have acknowledged that Gemma has a serious problem .
4 Maybe Tolby had a different problem on his mind .
5 Nine months ago Jill King from Longhope had a big problem … 500 angora goats … and a recession that meant no one wanted to buy their fleeces .
6 But breed any faster and the self-styled Queen of Hamsters has a real problem on her hands .
7 GARY SPEED LEEDS United 's Gary Speed had a wee problem when being dope tested after the recent match against Everton .
8 Pen Scott Stokes had a similar problem when steered from P.P.E. to Greats , which necessitated learning Greek from scratch .
9 The camera operators in the Commons have a serious problem .
10 Israel has a public-relations problem in North Africa .
11 Chris Allen , of the Forum Housing Association , told the BCC that for the size of the local authority area , Wirral had a major problem of homelessness .
12 Britain has a political problem — and it is a prime cause of its economic problems .
13 Britain has a particular problem because of dense population and a policy of promoting road use at the expense of public transport .
14 Not only does Britain have an immense problem coping with its own industrial waste , but it also takes on that of other countries .
15 But because he read them so often the Bookman had a little problem .
16 Joanna has a medical problem , ’ said Detective Superintendent Ian Whinnett , the officer in charge of the investigation .
17 Australia and New Zealand have a special problem with ‘ corked ’ corks , even though they buy the best quality , because the moulds flourish in the warm , damp conditions of the sea voyage from Europe .
18 Patrick had a different problem on his mind .
19 London has a major problem in finding room to dispose of all its rubbish .
20 ‘ It seems that Price Waterhouse had a particular problem in the BCCI affair , ’ she said .
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