Example sentences of "have [verb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect the building professional has developed a system that is technically cost effective and sophisticated , though not necessarily one that optimises human comfort . |
| 2 | Sergeyev has developed a machine that uses liquid crystals to recover such energy from the surface of these objects . |
| 3 | But a new , slim-line Rizzo could be about to emerge because the company he works for , Staley , of Decatur , Illinois , has developed a cheesecake that , to purloin a phrase , can be part of a calorie-controlled diet . |
| 4 | As far as the central grant is concerned , it has developed a technique that enables it to cut the money given to some authorities which it considers to be over-spenders by an amount equal to or more than any expenditure increase . |
| 5 | Indian English has developed a syntax and vocabulary of its own : the Bombayite who wants to be sure that ‘ You live in Colaba , do n't you ? ’ is likelier to ask , ‘ You are staying Colaba-side , is n't it ? ’ |
| 6 | By introducing a jagged edge to the classic bob shape , he has developed a hairstyle that requires virtually no after-care . |
| 7 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 8 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 9 | On the surface , the spat is over whether Jardines has broken a rule that forbids Hong Kong companies — directly or through subsidiaries — to buy their own shares . |
| 10 | Perhaps it 's enough to be Scarlet , who has to see a therapist and dreams only of early retirement and death . |
| 11 | And while he has travelled a lot since the success of Monty Python , as a child his family holidays were spent in the unadventurous climes of Southwold and East Anglia ( recalled in his TV play East of Ipswich ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Apart from the coaches we are taking , the club has chartered a plane and then there will be those making their own way in private or hired cars , mini-buses and vans , ’ said Dave . |
| 13 | It has given a pledge that compulsory redundancies will not be introduced up to August 31 in the hope that enough volunteers come forward . |
| 14 | Julian 's answer is that when Titius sues for the legacy he can be opposed with an exceptio doli unless he has given a guarantee that he will manumit Stichus . |
| 15 | All applications are to be made , in the first instance , to the registrar , unless the judge has given a general or special direction to the contrary or the order sought is not within the registrar 's power to make ( r 7.6(2) ) . |
| 16 | Parsippany , New Jersey-based Unix International Inc says it has completed a specification that will enable software developers to create debugging tools that can analyse any Unix application . |
| 17 | Labour has to find a defence and foreign policy that rejects the Conservatives ' Great Power illusions . |
| 18 | Nowadays the holding of dances , raffles , and pub talks along with the fixture has pushed up the sums enormously , although if inflation and house prices are taken into account even £50,000 or over is hardly a fortune for a man who has to find a job and keep a family . |
| 19 | It is common to find gaps when nothing is recorded , blank spaces where the minister has forgotten a name when he came to register it after the event , repetitions , erasures and insertions . |
| 20 | Richard Peck House has earned a reputation as one of the finest convalescent homes in the country and those who stay there return home rested and restored to good health . |
| 21 | Richard Peck House has earned a reputation as one of the finest Convalescent Homes in the Country , and those who stay there return home rested and restored to good health . |
| 22 | Peichl has designed a building as well suited to display as to debate : in addition to modular areas intended to house exhibitions of all kinds , there is a technologically sophisticated complex consisting of a library , a 500-seat auditorium , television studios , and rooms for lectures , concerts , film shows and live performances . |
| 23 | It has added a rider that the 51 would be reinstated immediately if all 719 staff formally agreed to reduced wages and conditions . |
| 24 | This means that an unlabelled headword in OED may , in the corresponding entry in Supplement , be labelled sb. if the Supplement has added a homonym that is a different part of speech . |
| 25 | Hawick 's hooker and captain Jim Hay , a former B cap , has torn a hamstring and will miss his club 's match this weekend with relegation threatened Heriot 's at Mansfield Park . |
| 26 | Hello ! has won a reputation as heralding disaster by featuring families apparently in bliss just before they hit the rocks . |
| 27 | Denton , Texas-based Scott Instruments Corp has won a development and distribution agreement with Silicon Graphics Inc for its speech recognition systems for workstations but terms were n't disclosed : speech-aware Silicon Graphics workstations , expected to be available in the second half of the year , will respond to spoken commands . |
| 28 | She has now been a ticket collector for more than 15 years and has won a radio and a newspaper award for her personality and popularity with passengers . |
| 29 | The district general hospital in Leicester has undergone a facelift since I was last there , replacing the previous institutional look with touches of humanity , colour , and interest — preparation for trust status perhaps ? |
| 30 | Its report , Business Legal Structures , says that the small business sector has undergone a transformation but the legal formats available , proprietorship , partnership , or limited liability company , are outdated and more appropriate for big business . |