Example sentences of "[be] [adj] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , however , be preferable to have a bile duct free of stones , and Johnson et al recently reported that in such patients initially treated with an endoprosthesis , eight of 10 who had been given ursodeoxycholic acid had cleared their stones within six months compared with only one of 10 not given this bile acid . |
| 2 | ‘ Would it be possible to have a look inside one ? ’ asked Anne Hopper . |
| 3 | It would be possible to have a society in which it was everyone 's personal rule to refuse all help to the needy , but as someone who might be needy myself I can not truly will that all should turn their back upon me in such a situation . |
| 4 | Or , alternatively , it may not be possible to have a heading across more than one column of the text . |
| 5 | Of course it would be possible to have a religion which was largely abstract , which consisted of philosophical formulations and moral maxims . |
| 6 | The Committee then discussed the possibility of lobbying through various political contacts and it was suggested that Tom Burt get in touch with the office of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton to see when it might be possible to have a talk with him . |
| 7 | I do not think it will be possible to have a debate in Government time , but I shall discuss the matter with my right hon. and learned Friend . |
| 8 | However , Michell reasoned that it would be possible to have a star that was sufficiently massive and sufficiently small in size that its escape velocity would be greater than the velocity of light . |
| 9 | It is likely that by the time of its release in X11R6 — if that eventually happens — Fresco components could be incorporated into XT toolkits — it should be possible to have a gliff in an XT widget , for example . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's getting old , and it would be pleasant to have a foal . |
| 11 | It would be pleasant to have a film of curate Ramsey talking to the young architects of sand-castles . |
| 12 | Would at least the Noble Baroness be prepared to have a look at that what appears to be , and I have made some investigations , a somewhat distressing situation . |
| 13 | The response of local people is vital in the fund raising effort and any shops who would be prepared to have a collection box should contact Deidre Shaw on . |
| 14 | IT WOULD be interesting to have a league table for literary industries — has the Darwin industry now surpassed the Wittgenstein industry ? |
| 15 | However , it would be wrong to have a system which meant that some countries set aside land so that other countries could produce more . |
| 16 | But er looking at er Professor Lock 's suggestion and the criterion that is set out there I think er a number of people might be interested to have a go at those criteria so to speak . |
| 17 | It must be splendid to have a grandfather like yours . ’ |
| 18 | Perhaps the er chief of a Policy E two in an acceptable form is that it would give a clear signal to the district that it would not be appropriate to have a policy on rural diversification or in in development in the countryside more generally , which is stricter than Government guidance . |
| 19 | In your case , at Thames Valley , I am sure Iain McLennan would be delighted to have a chat . |
| 20 | ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint . |
| 21 | Look when you get as old as me you 'll be I 'll be glad to have a head like you . |
| 22 | would probably be glad to have a share of his flowing locks … . |
| 23 | Mr and Mrs Bryant would be thrilled to have a family living in your old home once again — and , since my holiday plans have fallen through , I 'd be happy to come down and help you with the twins . ’ |
| 24 | Of course it would be ideal to have a material in which it was impossible to initiate cracks at all . |
| 25 | A man whose ancestry was Jewish would be likely to have a name as this … |
| 26 | Some of us though , working at the ground , grass roots ma may not know that it goes on , and er , I would just like to take this opportunity of stressing how important it is to , that we communicate within the United Kingdom , and er , support Nigel 's er , suggestion that it would be useful to have a base down here . |
| 27 | It would be useful to have a measure of such bias that is independent of the actual hit rate . |
| 28 | It would be useful to have a way of determining the fair sterling-dollar exchange rate independently of knowing whether these other relationships were equilibrium ones . |
| 29 | It may also be useful to have a risk management consultant in for the first few meetings , if only to kick-start the process and provide a few , objective ‘ what if ? ’ questions . |
| 30 | Finally , it might be useful to have a list of who does what in Finance when it comes to overseas travel . |