Example sentences of "a [noun] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even a mistress has a right to understand her grief . ’ |
| 2 | Each element in the communication processes of which media are a part has a history of its own : the media organizations , the changing technology , the contents , the audiences . |
| 3 | Formally , out of context , a sentence has a kind of time-free and place-free meaning . |
| 4 | Second , there are often two different passives available when a sentence has a sequence noun + adjective following the verb ; for instance , the fourth example of the previous set can be linked either to ( 4 ) or to ( 5 ) : ( 4 ) the packages registered were sent by our lawyer ( 5 ) the packages were sent registered by our lawyer It is intuitively obvious that ( 4 ) corresponds to the postnominal attributive interpretation of ( 3 ) ( c ) , but ( 5 ) to the other intensional pattern introduced here . |
| 5 | When a computer has a number of data.types , many operation codes are used up in providing the same arithmetic operation for operands with different formats . |
| 6 | For example , where a party to a contract has a power or discretion , and this affects the rights of other parties , a term is frequently implied that the power will be exercised in a reasonable manner , or at any rate not arbitrarily or capriciously . |
| 7 | You were very frightened , we had to get you up read you a story have a cuddle put the light on . |
| 8 | have a look have a look see how many cars are outside . |
| 9 | So we 'll have a look have a look at your |
| 10 | Such a male has a territory so much better than that of neighbours that a ‘ polygyny threshold ’ is surpassed and he gains a second mate . |
| 11 | What a privilege to have a part in it ! |
| 12 | She sat very still , making herself small , the bag with the dress in it crammed behind her legs , telling herself it was a privilege to have a seat . |
| 13 | SIR — It has already been reported that , contrary to official policy , the scientific merits of candidates for academic promotion in Italy are not given primary consideration by the members of the judging commission , so it often happens that a loser has a curriculum vitae ( c.v. ) clearly superior to that of a winner . |
| 14 | Fewer than half of the district 's households that include a pensioner have a car . |
| 15 | makes a change to have a game rather than erm |
| 16 | How could you tell if a horse had a pain ? |
| 17 | A facade has a function as an ornament to a town as well as cloaking a building . |
| 18 | As Hailama said , ‘ You do n't need a contest to have a contest here . ’ |
| 19 | The Royal Society at the time when the BAAS was founded was a club having a majority of non-scientific members , headed by a Royal Duke . |
| 20 | Head Steve Sanderson said : ‘ We have had severe environmental problems and as a result have a lot of asthmatic children . |
| 21 | A priest has a nephew whom he loves and wants to do well . |
| 22 | I 'm sure you 've heard or have you heard about priests when say a priest has a vocation , a call from God ? |
| 23 | Instead we have the politics of statistics , and unless a citizen has a pocket calculator at hand with which to check the figures being bandied about , he is virtually disenfranchised — until , that is , something is said which makes him sit up and take indignant or enthusiastic notice . |
| 24 | Where a defendant has a bankruptcy order made against him , or being a limited company is subject to a winding-up order , the plaintiff in a simple money claim should consider whether it is not best to ask for the action to be adjourned generally and lodge a proof of debt . |
| 25 | As a journalist having a career break I do get itchy fingers and long to turn out something that will look good but not cost the earth . |
| 26 | The fact that a practitioner has a copy of the Blue Book ( which contains the Institute 's regulations and guidance notes on investment business ) on his shelf does not necessarily mean that he has read and understood it , and in some firms the Institute 's Investment Business Gazettes ( which announce changes to regulations and other requirements , and provide a general round-up of developments likely to affect authorised firms ) are filed away unread if they are kept at all . |
| 27 | Willink as a lawyer had a lot to do with the administration of the Church and saw the argument that an archbishop must be able to bear a load of administration . |
| 28 | A constable has a right to search for a weapon if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the suspect might present a danger to himself or others , for example because he was acting violently or was drunk or suicidal . |
| 29 | According to this law , both partners in a marriage have a duty to help each other , must share the housework and have the same obligations and duties concerning the raising and education of their children . |
| 30 | How lucky you are in Luggnagg , where a child has a chance of living for ever ! |