Example sentences of "[adj -er] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , even those who listened with loathing or contempt found it easier to have a real man with whom the sneering drawl could at last be identified . |
| 2 | In areas of high unemployment many newly qualified staff are happier to have a part-time post with the knowledge that they will he offered full-time employment as posts become available , than to have no post at all . |
| 3 | Do n't you think you would be better having a proper size size box ? |
| 4 | According to these data , for instance , from the aspect of the viability of the fetus , it is better to have a second child at ages 30–34 than a first child at this age or even at age 24–29 years . |
| 5 | ‘ So we decided it would be much better to have a combined living , eating , kitchen room instead — it 's very informal and suits our lifestyle . |
| 6 | Especially in recession cos ladies think better to have a nice navy cardigan I can wear with this hat . |
| 7 | Instead of central boards to oversee services , such as education , fire protection , etc. , it may be better to have a decentralized pattern . |
| 8 | All in all , it was better to have a tolerable tenement than the ideal which no one could afford . |
| 9 | It 's better to have a private dentist . ’ |
| 10 | So when you see a pair of horses move round and so that you do get them separated as they are , or any animal , not just horses , any animals really , get them separated , er or any , any object really , it 's better to have a little bit of separation . |
| 11 | If he had to be a slave , it was better to have a fair master . |
| 12 | If expense must be curtailed , then it is probably better to have a plentiful supply ( at least 100 ) of two or three sorts rather than a small quantity of many ; it can be exasperating to have insufficient blocks of a kind to complete a construction . |
| 13 | For this most unspontaneous of artists , it is better to have a bad reason for something — a tenuous or cabbalistic reason — than to depend on chance , subjectivity and the moment . |
| 14 | The Shah , according to Afshar , replied that the British and American ambassadors had been against it ; they thought it was better to have a quiet man like Azhari who could discuss problems with mullahs leading the revolutionary ferment . |
| 15 | Of course , it is much better to have a written contract , because proving a contract relying on the spoken word can be notoriously difficult . |
| 16 | They would also move closer to have a better look . |
| 17 | Even infants whose mothers were 40 years old or older had a better chance to survive infancy if their fathers were 25–39 years old than if they were 40 years or over . |
| 18 | But , Charles reflected , even sharper to have a middle-aged daughter of twenty-one . |
| 19 | If a foster mum ca n't be found Sami will have to be hand reared at the stables in Deddington , but the owners he 's much likelier to have a healthy life if he 's reared the natural way . |
| 20 | It seemed best to have a friendly chat with one of the family not , perhaps , so emotionally involved — and you being an accountant … ’ |
| 21 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |