Example sentences of "they [vb base] have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What is advantageous about cheaper guitars is that they tend to have one sound , and when you plug 'em in you either like the sound or you do n't . |
| 2 | Character models are less likely to be hit as they tend to have higher initiative values . |
| 3 | They tend to have more empathy towards anything foreign and are more aware of language learning difficulties — having struggled to master English to a fairly high level . |
| 4 | ‘ Most people consolidate their information periodically and report it on a monthly basis : they tend to have huge consolidation exercises that go on for days . |
| 5 | The choice they make has all kinds of consequences — whether they 'll be up or down , whether they 'll be fit to drive or fit to live , and whether they are risking a criminal record . |
| 6 | Where kids become worldly-wise with such rapidity , it is easy for a certain laissez-faire to creep in ; they expect to have unbridled access to everything , and in the long run this is not doing any favours to either party concerned . |
| 7 | Other public services , notably the health service , have a comparable complexity even if they appear to have fewer levels of authority and discretions of autonomy . |
| 8 | A new playroom has opened for children to use while they wait to have artificial limbs fitted . |
| 9 | Though they seem to have great relevance here , approaches to ‘ counselling ’ have tended to emerge and operate mostly in the context of more able , verbal and reflective groups in society . |
| 10 | But they seem to have other things on their mind than lesbian literary history . |
| 11 | And yet they seem to have more resources , more crime prevention officers , more everything |
| 12 | Erm they seem to have some trouble erm grasping erm under what circumstances , according to Locke , you can be deemed to have been given , to have given express consent . |
| 13 | They are wonderful with good or very good orchestras , but with a top orchestra they seem to have both hands bound ! |
| 14 | Yeah although the tape 's on I 'll still say I 'll still say I mean there are people within the company as within any company I 'm sure who you when you get to know their technical ability or lack thereof you think well how have they managed to get where they have but they just seem to be able they seem to have this ability to be able to be in the right place at the right time . |
| 15 | They seem to have this idea about natural talent and any kid who shows the slightest promise is put into sport and made to concentrate on that . |
| 16 | All the previously unbeaten sides lost , leaving only SCUM unbeaten ( but they ve had easy games except for the home game to newcastle which was 1–1 ) . |
| 17 | Secondly , be prepared to experiment with other typeface libraries so long as the format they produce has compatible printer and screen fonts . |
| 18 | Many patients go on improving their physical abilities for years after their stroke or head injury , if they continue to have skilled rehabilitation guidance . |
| 19 | ‘ Boycott burgers ’ , urge activists in Manila protesting against McDonald 's multinational fast-food giant which they claim has close ties with corrupt local officials . |
| 20 | They do have other uses of course , such as giving you an early , audible warning of a bite you have not yet seen , and allow you to attend to other things like pouring a cup of coffee and watering the horse , without the risk of missing a bite . |
| 21 | But they do have other pressures : to get a well-paid job , for instance . |
| 22 | Hospital outpatient clinics are better : many people attend regularly , precisely because they do have chronic illness and are therefore likely to be disabled . |
| 23 | Only a minority of women are in a position where they have control over substantial financial resources ; however , when they do have such control they give money to their children and grandchildren in the same way that men do . |
| 24 | Although they face daily and substantial fluctuations in demand for their output , they wish to ensure that they do have sufficient staff available to help them satisfy this demand . |
| 25 | They do have considerable advantages though , and it 's worth giving them a try to see if they suit you . |
| 26 | Not only that but they do have different ways of achieving their maximum personal utility . |
| 27 | and they do have different standards , but I say they are different classes of the gy |
| 28 | But they do have some disadvantages too . |
| 29 | I think some stations might do that , but they only do it if , if it 's , if it 's not going to be detrimental to the turn out , in other words they , they have a system , erm for instance they have a duty crew over the weekend , so that at least some can take their families to the seaside if they wanted to , so six will remain around the house er er but they do have some system , but I think the majority of fire stations , there are twenty seven in Suffolk like that , who work on the system of getting there as quickly as they can , and that is the best competition to get there , to get the ride . |
| 30 | However , such groupings do exist and they do have some effects on , and are affected by , the political practices of the TCC in most countries . |