Example sentences of "they have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And they have a long-term interest in maintaining industry 's prosperity , for that is what pays their pensions . |
| 32 | When a Government have a serious problem that has lasted 22 years , cost billions of pounds in security and military provisions and caused immeasurable suffering to some people , it is reasonable to assume that they have a long-term policy for creating lasting peace and ending the waste . |
| 33 | Consequently 21 per cent of the population of Great Britain report that they have a long standing limiting illness ( 19 per cent of males and 22 per cent of females ) . |
| 34 | If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go . |
| 35 | Unfortunately , as this book points out , some of the alternatives may look good on paper but they have a long way to go before they can match the tokamak . |
| 36 | They have a long way to go . |
| 37 | But they have a long way to recover . |
| 38 | They have a long agenda that includes the GATT trade talks and a host of foreign issues , including Iraq , Bosnia , Russia and , to British embarrassment , Northern Ireland . |
| 39 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
| 40 | They have a long history of use in planning practice , there is a wide measure of consensus about their use in control and , where covered by policy , it tends to be as broad , flexible statements in structure or local plans , amplified in detail in supplementary planning guidance . |
| 41 | Left unprocessed , they have a long storage life if kept dry . |
| 42 | They have a long tradition of solid trade union organisation . |
| 43 | And they have a second honeymoon to go with their second wedding — Amanda 's £1,500 Caribbean holiday prize for winning Slimming magazine 's competition . |
| 44 | Unlike the other Anaglyptas , they have a flat paper backing , making them easier to apply and also to strip . |
| 45 | When they are copper or purplish they have a rich tint . |
| 46 | I do n't think , ‘ I want this to be a religious painting ’ , but I do think they have a religious subtext . |
| 47 | They have a young daughter . |
| 48 | Professional counsellors faced with the same client would be clear that it is their task to explore emotions and they allocate the time to do it ; social workers have the mixed task of practical and emotional support but they have a restricted caseload and the time to build up a relationship . |
| 49 | For this purpose , shares should be regarded as non-equity if they have a restricted right to dividends or capital , or are redeemable . |
| 50 | In Fleming they have a one-day match winner who can change the course of a game in a few overs , while the first three of Benson , Ward and Taylor are as dependable as any top three in the competition . |
| 51 | They have a diabolical simplicity . |
| 52 | Two of our group have been widowed already , and they know they have a familiar place and a familiar setting to settle in . |
| 53 | They have a narrow frontage to the street and are planned around an atrium and peristyle . |
| 54 | They have a curious way of sitting on the back seat , unfamiliar with the correct posture . |
| 55 | Tories saying , if they have a minimum wage it will tear a lot of people out of work . |
| 56 | There is , at the present time , a movement to tell the patient when they have a terminal illness . |
| 57 | ‘ True , but they have a pleasant time in the sun while they 're about it . |
| 58 | They have a wide range of clients , from artists and photographers to electricians , and are planning to expand — they are already looking for new offices . |
| 59 | They have a wide range of units — the smallest suitable for indoor use on a tank and for ponds as small as 500 gallons . |
| 60 | Clarinets also blend well together and they have a wide range , both of dynamic and of pitch , The B b instrument encompasses the tenor , alto and soprano ranges , with a rich sound at the bottom . |