Example sentences of "have [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children have rather a low opinion of you , I imagine . ’ |
| 2 | In fact in my company we have rather a good scheme . |
| 3 | Scientists have rather a bad press in these lists , as well as tending to drag down the market value of their places of study , or so it seems to the editors . |
| 4 | The latter concepts , which he dubbed " the Ideas " , have merely a regulative function , in the sense that they direct the activity of the understanding towards the ultimate goals of unity and completeness , which however remain forever outside the reach of " empirical synthesis " . |
| 5 | We have perhaps a little time . |
| 6 | However , most new shareholders have only a small stake in the companies in which they have invested , and in reality they may have little influence upon the way that the companies are run ( see , for example , the claims of John Scott pp. 57–62 ) . |
| 7 | BARE ROOTED : This means the trees have been pulled up by their roots and have only a small chance of survival if planted out . |
| 8 | Hence we argued that , for people already in work , changes in after-tax rates have only a small effect on hours of work supplied . |
| 9 | We have only a small staff . |
| 10 | Light chemical washes simply task the edge off the harsher colours , reproducing a degree of the tonal mellowness that comes with age , and have only a minimal effect on the integrity of the pile . |
| 11 | These factors have only a limited relationship with the reader 's age but will largely determine whether a young reader ‘ sticks with ’ or abandons the reading . |
| 12 | We have only a limited capacity for checking the accuracy of many environmental monitoring results , let alone of predictions . |
| 13 | Consequently , secondary-school pupils in China have only a limited opportunity to go into higher education and in this sense , those who do make it can be viewed as a privileged elite . |
| 14 | The area manager is responsible for all aspects of the working railway in his patch , including operations , and his role in liaison with the sectors , which have only a limited presence away from headquarters , is crucial . |
| 15 | But they can not be too remote if a school — primary or secondary — is working to a curriculum blueprint which has been sought by successive governments and if we now accept that schools have only a limited choice in any broader expectations which society imposes upon them . |
| 16 | It can not be sold ( in the absence of slavery ) and individuals have only a limited ability to transfer non-human wealth into human wealth ( though an individual can , of course , invest in himself through education or by undertaking training courses ) . |
| 17 | The disadvantages are that although most auctions allow a viewing period before the bidding starts , you have only a limited amount of time to examine the rugs , and full payment must be made at the end of the auction . |
| 18 | They have only a limited view of science , and would have some difficulty reading , say , a textbook of physics from only about 25 years ago . |
| 19 | erm And we 've already lost planes in the erm war so far , and we have only a limited number there , while going back to the last world war |
| 20 | The vast majority of such experiences can easily be interpreted in terms of orthodox science — usually statistics : most people , including myself , have only a hazy understanding of the workings of probability , and so perfectly commonplace coincidences seem to be outrageously improbable , and are therefore viewed as being in some way paranormal . |
| 21 | Yet any study of the book and Bukharin 's subsequent writings indicate more continuity than is usually allowed for by those commentators who have only a cursory knowledge of his works . |
| 22 | Real travellers will have discovered that most taxi drivers have only a cursory grasp of English so it may come as a surprise to learn that foreign cabbies ‘ drive at breakneck speed ’ while talking eloquently of ‘ local proverbs and giving handy hints about what to buy in the local market . ’ |
| 23 | Surprisingly , astronomers have only a vague idea of how big the Universe really is because of uncertainties in their ‘ cosmological distance scale ’ . |
| 24 | It is a learning experience for me because I have only a general knowledge of the economic and financial world . |
| 25 | Development Needs — many managers have only a general idea of how they want to improve . |
| 26 | In fact , rhynchosaur teeth have only a thin layer of enamel , which apparently was readily worn away . |
| 27 | Fish have only a two-chambered heart , consisting of an atrium and a ventricle through which the blood passes on its way to the gills and back to the heart . |
| 28 | A Commission survey has shown that walkers have only a one-in-3 chance of being able to complete any 2 mile walk . |
| 29 | Permeable areas usually have only a few streams , but they flow with little variation throughout the year and rarely flood . |
| 30 | No , I will not ; I have only a few minutes left . |