Example sentences of "to have a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet coupled with their loyalty these dogs are likely to have a latent hint of aggression in their natures . |
| 2 | But he is likely to have a frustrating time of it as Industry Secretary until the economy recovers , wanting cash to fund his ambitious regeneration plans that will simply not be available in the next year or two . |
| 3 | Palms seem to have a mechanical defence in the form of a woody endocarp , familiar as the ‘ stone ’ of a date . |
| 4 | We seem to have a tremendous lot of seagulls do n't we ? |
| 5 | Well I do n't se I do n't think that it has been badly designed for the old people , I think the object of building the town as it has been built is to integrate the erm the old people with the young , perhaps the young people resent that but I think we have got to have a mixed community in as much as we have got to be aware that old people need attention in as much as they need companionship and if they are not integrated with the community they are going to be I really se , just left out on their own which in lots of cases there are very , very many lonely people , old people but if they are put within the community I think the community will look after them , in as much as giving them companionship whether the people , some people resent it or not , I do n't know , but I do think that they should not be segregated . |
| 6 | Being brought up in an institution or by neglectful parents , a pregnancy , early marriage , and showing poor planning skills were considered to have a causal role in adult depression . |
| 7 | If you are fortunate enough to have a lower level into which you can siphon away the water , that is the easiest . |
| 8 | It they had been right , matrilineal society would tend to have a lower level of technological development while patrilineal societies would have a higher level . |
| 9 | Clowns seem to have a lower centre of gravity , or a magnetic field that converts everything to prose . |
| 10 | Er men tend to have a lower pitch on the whole , erm th they 're louder and the 's due to their physiological differences , erm Jacqueline once said that , Men try to talk bigger than they are whereas women talk as though they 're smaller . |
| 11 | Babies born several weeks prematurely grow up to have a lower IQ on average by the ages of seven to 10 than children born at full term , according to research reported yesterday . |
| 12 | This approach tends to have a neutral effect on a decision about whether to be part of home or market production , avoiding women 's role being institutionalized as dependants . |
| 13 | Both in theory and in practice we endeavour to have a representative Association in each Division , and on them — and them only — lies the responsibility of selecting their candidate . |
| 14 | Yet so many people seem to have a mental block on this point , rushing for those little bottles when common sense should tell them that they can not possibly have some dreadful plague as they have n't introduced any new fish for over a year ! |
| 15 | The hours which are wasting him away also seem to have a mental effect on Tithonus as well . |
| 16 | To have a successful outcome to this issue all parties concerned must feel there are benefits to them . |
| 17 | Fortunately dietary intervention from before conception seems to have a favourable influence on outcome , which seems to be closely associated with the degree of hyperphenylalaninaemia very early in gestation . |
| 18 | When the amount exported exceeds the amount imported the country is said to have a favourable balance of trade or a trade surplus . |
| 19 | ‘ I got a women member of the production team to have a discreet word with his wife . |
| 20 | When Werner heard of our filming plans he took us back to his bungalow , where he proved to have a superb cook of his own , a staggering collection of ethnographic art , and an intimate knowledge of the islands . |
| 21 | This attractive young Woodbrook player , three down on the 13th , seemed to have a superb match against Eavan Higgins all wrapped up after jumping ahead for the first time on the 17th , but lost her ‘ thinking cap ’ completely down the last . |
| 22 | Most obviously , both women and men can expect to have a recognizable period of ‘ old age ’ when they have ceased paid work , the creation of a standard age of retirement from work being a twentieth century phenomenon . |
| 23 | And she used to have a blonde streak in her hair . |
| 24 | As you know , my intention is to have a perfect record of the island from prehistoric to present times . |
| 25 | The growth of anti-avoidance measures means that many tax havens have had to change their legislation to allow companies to have a genuine presence in the territory . |
| 26 | Many tax havens have had to change their legislation to allow companies to have a genuine presence in the territory |
| 27 | On a personal level , I have to say that I found the fellowship 's officials to be delightfully hospitable and to have a genuine love for God . |
| 28 | For example , an inhabitant of Glasgow would be unlikely to be held to have a genuine interest in a planning decision in Oxford . |
| 29 | The Government are keen to have a constructive debate on housing policy when they can , but it is a pity when it can not be based on proper acknowledgement of the facts . |
| 30 | lt would , for example , sound distinctly odd to have a tone-unit boundary between an article and a following noun , or between auxiliary and main verbs if they are adjacent ( though we may on occasions hesitate or pause in such places within a tone-unit ; some people who do a lot of arguing , notably politicians and philosophers , develop the skill of pausing for breath in such intonationally unlikely places because they are less likely to be interrupted than if they pause at the end of a sentence ) . |