Example sentences of "they [adv] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He declared contemptuously that their only well-developed mental quality was their memory , that they only had a small amount of intelligence , and that they were ‘ incapable of affection for man. , |
| 2 | ‘ In places like Tynedale they only had a small stock of housing anyway and that 's been reduced . |
| 3 | The gates , they only had a single er they did n't have gates on either side here , they just got the one set of gates . |
| 4 | But she said that they had been so many months or when everybody else had a pay rise they only had a little bit . |
| 5 | These rooms they only have a certain |
| 6 | big like gun in like a staple thing it was , but it was a la , it was an extended one , fitted inside this rubber hose and then , clamp it and they only have a little bit of stomach left so they ca n't eat proper meals |
| 7 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 8 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 9 | their high tea , were n't bothered about high tea , but still , er then , they 'd have , they might have a supper because she ai n't been a work , their elderly , they perhaps have a good tea , the they , they went to bed at nine and they said if I was reading something , they said , you know turn the gas out when you come up and , there you are well you can see , if one landlady gave me egg for me lunch that I had n't had , they not , they were n't gon na feed you up at supper time were they ? |
| 10 | They necessarily have a narrow compass . |
| 11 | There are the lucky ones who have a superbly adapted metabolism : they naturally have a low blood cholesterol level , they can eat almost any type of food , in large quantities , and yet remain healthy and slim . |
| 12 | what they are doing you see , an authorized dealer , well even a non-authorized dealer get hold of a piece of kit and then somebody say want this system , right okay , and they just have a big load of forms for maintenance agreements and all they do the dealer 'll go along and put this kit in , B T 'll come along and say yeah that conforms to regulations , sign here , the customer er sign here , the dealer send the maintenance agreement to us , we signed it , send it back , we 've never even seen it , then we turn up and find that the main control unit 's high up in the attic or in a damp cellar , in a cupboard where you ca n't see it , there 's no light and stuff like that and we 're taking jobs on like that and it you know , it 's just impossible to work on them |
| 13 | Anatolian rugs were first brought into Europe by Italian merchants during the late Middle Ages , and although they generally lacked the intricacy and sophistication of their Persian counterparts , they nevertheless had a profound effect on Western decorative tastes , and for centuries all oriental rugs were known as Turkey rugs . |
| 14 | If , then , the future direction of the colleges of higher education looks uncertain , they nevertheless have a distinctive contribution to make to our educational system which would be the poorer without them . |
| 15 | Wardens of the county 's acclaimed bird reserves will be extending their influence on world bird conservation issues by international fieldwork , in which they already have a proud record . |
| 16 | Adolescents seem to find it harder , though , to relate to a step-father when they already have a good relationship with a non-custodial father . |
| 17 | They are hugely popular and admired in Japan , and they already have a spectacular international reputation . |
| 18 | Many people believe that because they already have a Personal Loan running with us , they ca n't take out another . |
| 19 | But , as we have seen , although people in this country rarely have a realistic idea of the APR , they already have a reasonable idea of which forms of credit are relatively costly , and which are more reasonable . |
| 20 | If choreographers have had training in classical dance , they already have a large vocabulary of movement on which to call . |
| 21 | They were able to respond swiftly because they already have a secret ballot strike mandate over an ongoing pay dispute . |
| 22 | They thus have a central role in the development of the British constitution . |
| 23 | They thus have a vested interest in their conservation . |
| 24 | Their primary aim was to oppose positive images of lesbians and gays in education , and they soon had a high profile throughout Haringey . |
| 25 | But perhaps they still had a future life together . |
| 26 | The University of Utah team made it clear that they still had a long way to go and would like another year to eighteen months to continue their research before announcing it . |
| 27 | In 1926 , on any economic criterion , they still had a long way to go , when , pacified by the placebos of the previous year , they claimed a moral victory , and vanished into the archives of oblivion . |
| 28 | From their point of view they still had a long way to go in rescuing their past . |
| 29 | The comparative absence of protest in the fifteenth century may be explained simply by the fact that depopulation was less of a social problem , and that if a lord evicted tenants , they still had a reasonable prospect of finding land elsewhere . |
| 30 | An effort should be made , however , to make them feel that they still have a strong role to play in your life , and that their opinions are still valued and respected . |