Example sentences of "the [noun sg] had a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Nichol demanded : ‘ Who leaked this report before we in the defence had a chance to see it ? ’ |
| 2 | Thus , if in the year 1992/93 the income was £100 and the trustees paid the basic rate of tax because the income had a UK source of £25 and the additional rate of tax of £10 the amount of income available at the end of 1993 is £65 . |
| 3 | In strong winds , however , the sides of the tent had a tendency to cave in and flap about . |
| 4 | If two such people , the one popular with Conservatives , the other a nominee of the new Liberal Government in London , took that view , the Prince had a lot going for him . |
| 5 | ‘ They also say the serpent had a woman 's face . ’ |
| 6 | And I saw that the shed window had been boarded over with some plywood , and the board had a number beneath which was the signature ‘ Popova ’ . |
| 7 | On this basis , the technique had a sensitivity of 82% , a specificity of 77% , a predictive value of 91% , and a false positive rate of 8.8% . |
| 8 | Dr Gerard Vaughan , a former health minister , was especially vocal in condemning the action , but others took the view that the ‘ informer ’ in the case had a duty to report an action which possibly constituted a crime against another human being ; |
| 9 | On the Sabbath morning of 1st June , 1679 , the blacksmith had a visit from Captain John Nisbet of Hardhill in the parish of Loudoun , who was accompanied by George Woodburn of Loudoun Mains . |
| 10 | Huey the Snake had a grip on the local drugs network , so the Richardson 's moved in to break his hold . |
| 11 | The voice was sun-warm , rough smoothed down a notch with sympathy ; the accent had a home : Santos Angeles . |
| 12 | The embassage had a trumpeter , and he blew a resounding flourish . |
| 13 | ( N.C. , 1979 ) where it was said that persons charged with serious disciplinary offences had a right to call any evidence which was likely to assist in establishing vital facts in issue , that the chairman had a discretion to refuse to call witnesses to prevent the accused calling so many witnesses as to make the system unworkable but that fairness demanded that there be a right to cross-examine witnesses . |
| 14 | Half the squadron had a go at Woolley , popping off a couple of rounds in his general direction and then having to dive away fast when he swung towards them . |
| 15 | With doorstep sales , the buyer had a right to cancel an HP or credit sale contract , recovering any payment already made , within four days of receiving a second copy of the agreement . |
| 16 | In Dennant v. Skinner ( 1948 K.B. ) the buyer had a van knocked down to him at an auction . |
| 17 | The pensioner had a handbag containing £400 ripped from her grasp when he struck in Old Roan . |
| 18 | The kitchen had a bed recess . |
| 19 | As Billy came back down by the river and up the hill towards the cottage , he knew the danger in the kitchen had a name at last . |
| 20 | The successor to the guarantor had a branch in London and deducted tax on paying sums under the guarantee . |
| 21 | Close to , she saw that the building had a brick base , up to about three feet , and a metal framework above it . |
| 22 | The bucket had a rope attached to its handle and I skimmed it over the stern to haul up a gallon or so of sea-water which I slammed down in front of Rickie . |
| 23 | ‘ Latterly , the Admiral had a habit of working down there on papers and one might have expected him to have arrived earlier than indeed he did , in order to do his homework for the committee meeting . ’ |
| 24 | In conclusion I should like to ask the author if the chest had a bottom . |
| 25 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , said the West had a duty to back Mr Yeltsin in his power struggle . |
| 26 | The striker had a foot in every move set up by Cremonese , unbeaten in the Cup and en route to the semi-finals in the New Year . |
| 27 | However , the question whether , apart from the undertaking , the association had a right to make representations was not in issue in that case . |
| 28 | Throughout the years up to the publication of the 1921 Report , the Association had a policy of alternating the occupants of its presidential chair between men of letters ( such as Saintsbury , Bradley , Ker , Herford , and Gosse ) and representatives of the official parliamentary culture ( including Acland , Balfour , Morley , and Asquith ) . |
| 29 | The trunk had a hasp and padlock which looked new , though the trunk itself was war surplus . |
| 30 | It was apparent that the compartment had a survey as well as a command function . |