Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To demonstrate his empathy with the women whom he spends his life treating , he adds that : ‘ If my beard had a 6 per cent chance of turning malignant I would shave it off . ’ |
| 2 | my mum has a small shop in the South of France ? |
| 3 | for young people and if one of the things that corporations to my mind have a positive duty to do which is the social responsibility and we live in a society so increasingly fractured , rudderless and you know not so far away in places from anarchy that they have a duty to do things which effect maybe to see one the Bs not the A ones the Bs |
| 4 | Actually , this was easily explained away by my insistence on regular partial water changes ( my pond having a guzzling bottom drain to waste ) . |
| 5 | My borough has a large number of refugees , and I am concerned that the Bill may enable some authorities to avoid any responsibility for refugees . |
| 6 | What if I had a 90 per cent chance of surviving , but my child had a similar chance of being badly handicapped ? |
| 7 | How will I know that my child has a fair chance at Compact opportunities ? |
| 8 | My group has a good sense of teamwork . |
| 9 | ‘ I told him — my husband had a hard job , he was n't working for a time . |
| 10 | Janet added : ‘ My husband had a wicked sense of humour and had to have the last laugh in life and death . |
| 11 | ‘ My husband has a new job but he is unable to start work because he can not leave Oman . |
| 12 | I raise this matter also because my constituency has a high percentage of unfit housing . |
| 13 | My friend had a similar experience . |
| 14 | Once , my partner and I were not allowed to play on a vacant court , just because my friend had a brown sweatshirt on , and there was a veterans doubles match on the next court — we might put them off by playing on the vacant court ! |
| 15 | But as I run my bath , I am reminded that my self has a physical outline . |
| 16 | My wife had a green one done of her body once . |
| 17 | At any rate she cut him short : ‘ Are you saying that my father had a shameful secret of some sort ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But remember , Pip , my father had a good heart . ’ |
| 19 | And there was nothing for my father had a few drinks you know and he 'd come home and he he 'd just come he 'd he 'd b be whistling coming up the street you know . |
| 20 | The tests on this sample confirmed the vet 's opinion that my dog has a metabolic disorder . |
| 21 | Therefore , parents in my area have a true choice . |
| 22 | My daughter had a wooden train set when she was a toddler ; construction toys have been available to both children , so we have dolls ' cots and buggies , plastic swords , sewing cards , cars and garages . |
| 23 | My daughter has a well-stocked medicine cabinet . ’ |
| 24 | My grandmother had a beautiful satin box with flowers painted on the cover . |
| 25 | England are unlikely to qualify , and Wales in my book have a less than even chance . |
| 26 | My grandfather had a weak heart , and he died in this way . |
| 27 | I think my dad had a few differences with them on the upbringing of his children . ’ |
| 28 | I knew my gold had a sacred efficacy . |
| 29 | My company has a large number of creditors in its balance sheet that have been outstanding for between two and four years . |
| 30 | Our Chairman was a master printer , older than I was but an extremely good-looking man , so that my excitement had a sexual side as well as a political one . |