Example sentences of "[noun prp] have only a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already reeling from the loss of skipper Jonathan Davies , Griffiths was rocked by the news that Kevin Ellis has only a 50–50 chance of being fit . |
| 2 | Howe still needs a goalkeeper on loan because David Seaman has only a slender chance of returning on Saturday and his two deputies are injured . |
| 3 | Central defender Vince Overson has only a 5050 chance of being fit . |
| 4 | ‘ The USSR has only a small number of private cars , ’ says Bashmekov . |
| 5 | Consequently , secondary-school pupils in China have only a limited opportunity to go into higher education and in this sense , those who do make it can be viewed as a privileged elite . |
| 6 | I think that er Mr Gorbachev has er seen that Mr Bush has only a few firmly held points of view , I mean that 's one of the criticisms of George Bush that he does seem to have only a few firmly held points of view on emerging democracies in Eastern and Central Europe , but having said that , er I think he really does believe that a unified Germany in NATO is a key part of stability in that region , and I think that Mr Gorbachev recognises that on this one Mr Bush is not er capable of being moved . |
| 7 | Although Nepal has only a minimal rug-weaving trade , an increasing number of good quality items are now being made in the country by Tibetan refugees . |
| 8 | Lord Beaverbrook has only a few weeks to sort out his finances . |
| 9 | Tanganyika had only a limited tradition of an independent African press . |
| 10 | In cell cultures , while EGF strongly stimulated DNA synthesis and started EGF receptor down regulation , TAGH had only a minor effect ( 1.5×basal ) on DNA synthesis and did not interact with or down regulate the EGF receptor . |
| 11 | Leech had only a short time to go before his own appointment came to an end , but thought that under the circumstances he should offer his resignation . |
| 12 | On the morning of the operation day , the surgeon told me he thought Michael had only a few months to live . |