Example sentences of "a [noun] has [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a taxpayer has two residences he can elect which of them is to be treated as his main residence ( s222(5) ) for the purpose of the exemption and notwithstanding the terms of the above concession the husband can avoid difficulty if he makes a positive election . |
| 2 | Security is necessary if the data on a computer has any value at all , but the level of security required can range from simply making backups , all the way to sophisticated access control , encryption , virus prevention and hacking control . |
| 3 | Once a scientist has universal laws and theories at his disposal , it is possible for him to derive from them various consequences that serve as explanations and predictions . |
| 4 | A cask has two holes , the tap hole at one of the flat ends to which a tap and pipe are attached , and a bigger shive hole on top . |
| 5 | Arguably the appointment of an administrator for the more advantageous realisation of the company 's assets than a winding-up has this effect since this constitutes a virtual cessation of business . |
| 6 | A vine has one aim in life : to reproduce itself . |
| 7 | It is worth remembering that a sparrow has more vertebrae in its neck than a giraffe . |
| 8 | ‘ Yet , ’ Moreau was saying , ‘ I suppose you could say a soldier has more need of a religious faith than most . |
| 9 | Alternatively , he could argue that a defendant has sufficient awareness for the purposes of section 6(4) if he knows of the circumstances by which it is said that his conduct is disorderly . |
| 10 | Therapist : ‘ Everybody who comes here to see a psychologist has different expectations . |
| 11 | A car has four tyres , each of which tor touches two hundred centimetres square of ground . |
| 12 | The Act provides that where ‘ a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence which is not an arrestable offence has been committed or attempted , or is being committed or attempted , he may arrest the relevant person if it appears to him that service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate because any of the general arrest conditions is satisfied ’ . |
| 13 | Under legislation now contained in the Intestates ’ Estates Act 1952 , a child has certain rights of succession on the death of the parent intestate . |
| 14 | So scratching the scalp is usually the first sign that a child has head lice . |
| 15 | I think that teachers need to know people that they can turn to for further advice , but that they could familiarize themselves much more with what , as it were , they can do in the first instance by screening children , by using there are number of published materials , learning inventories , that can be used to discover whether a child has some difficulties that might point in this direction of dyslexia . |
| 16 | It is a matter of fact in each case whether a child has sufficient understanding to make certain decisions or take certain actions . |
| 17 | Where a child has sufficient understanding to make an informed decision , a court can not include a requirement for examination unless satisfied that he consents ( para 4(4) ( a ) ) . |
| 18 | A skill has three characteristics : |
| 19 | Thus a butterfly has one-fold symmetry . |
| 20 | When tests are given to adults , it may increase co-operation if a test has high face validity . |
| 21 | Under the present English law of rape , a judge has complete discretion as to sentencing and may take into account a variety of factors . |
| 22 | 715 recognised that the visitor acting as a judge has exclusive jurisdiction and that his decision is final in all matters within his jurisdiction . |
| 23 | ‘ A cat has nine lives . |
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| 25 | It is always easier if a teacher has major ownership of her/his room . |
| 26 | Such a teacher has two approaches to subject knowledge — the curriculum and culture into whose mysteries the child is to be initiated . |
| 27 | The presence of a school in a community has symbolic meaning . |
| 28 | Research has shown that such a compost has similar properties to that of horticultural peat . |
| 29 | A seller has two sets of remedies available , personal remedies enforceable by taking action in the courts against the buyer and remedies exercisable against the goods . |
| 30 | In the real world , it is unlikely that a product has clear advantages over its competition on all points , and it is clearly part of the selling function for the salesperson to emphasise those superior features and benefits which his product possesses . |