Example sentences of "they all have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was time they all had a holiday . |
2 | They would work more effectively , Dr Benton says , if they all had a bowl of cereal , a slice of toast or a bacon sandwich first thing . |
3 | there was other ones made clothes pegs and and er well they all , they all had a kind of trade . |
4 | They all had their , they all had a kind of trade they could |
5 | It had an emergency exit which they all had a go at unbolting . |
6 | Oh I was on about sewing cos I said I 'd let them , you know , they were all doing a bit of sewing the other weekend , they all had a go like erm ooh , you know , I was saying he that Scott can cook and that , you know , we 've had a note he 's having one on , supposed to be all all of them to be independent , you know ? |
7 | And they all had a hat with a sticky label on and |
8 | They all had a meal together , then , as the September evening was warm , Ken Stevens wheeled Jennifer 's wheelchair outside and Valerie carried a tray of coffee on to the patio . |
9 | They all had a paper the Evening News , the Standard , the Star , the Sporting Life ah all the papers wanted to know about the horses . |
10 | They all had a bounden responsibility to start negotiations to end the nightmare . |
11 | Nithard and his companions had sworn to the truce at Orléans " because they all had a lot of confidence in [ Charles 's ] cleverness " . |
12 | John produced the remains of a bottle of whisky and they all had a dram to celebrate . |
13 | And if you remember I said that , because of its concern for security , the state creates a capacity for violence in the world of states , its , its environment and since this is er erm a characteristic of all states , however large or small the resources , they all create this capacity , they all have a defence policy er there is a consequent competition and this competition , far from resolving the problem of security , in fact exacerbates it , it makes it worse , and so states find themselves competing at different levels er competing particularly in the creation of military capabilities and the consequence of this is a more or less sustained and permanent arms race which frequently er produces armed struggles and war . |
14 | Cos they all have a go . |
15 | And they all have a life expectance of at least 50 years . |
16 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |
17 | They all have a morning coffee , afternoon tea , snacks and sandwiches service and vital supplies get through daily with storekeeper and van driver Tommy Dow . |
18 | They all have a sort of recognisable shorthand : Country , for example , would include delicate flower prints or stencils , comfortable sofas , and stripped pine furniture . |
19 | They all have a view to the greater expanse of Loch Torridon from their windows , although partly obstructed by the wooded Shieldaig Island . |
20 | They all have a place in my studio . |