Example sentences of "has a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question is one of confirming that the legal agent on the record has a properly constituted authority to receive the sum on behalf of the Republic . |
| 2 | A group of them , maybe as many as half a dozen , will slowly get to their feet from where they have been lying with the rest of the pride and , leaving the cubs and the males behind , walk off in a fashion which , although leisurely , has a grimly purposeful air . |
| 3 | Egon Zehnder has a not dissimilar approach , but a more cautious and longer-term perspective , putting quality of people and of work above everything else and truly trying to build a worldwide firm with a recognisable cultural identity . |
| 4 | Just as the current crisis has a distinctly familiar ring to it , so too do the solutions being offered . |
| 5 | All of this has a distinctly Diceyesque ring , for in the introduction to the 1913 edition of his Law and Public Opinion Dicey portrayed any extension of state activity as ‘ socialist ’ , and denounced the welfare collectivism of the ‘ new liberalism ’ as an attempt to ‘ bribe ’ the electorate with state benefits . |
| 6 | This season 's palette , Douceur des Bois Preçieux , has a distinctly rural feel and features a new Harmonie Boisée Trio Eyeshadow box of matt tones Peach and Chestnut with a slightly shimmering base shade , Champagne . |
| 7 | This has a distinctly Venetian air . |
| 8 | Has a distinctly angular way of holding its neck , which alone should suffice to distinguish from any other woodpecker seen against the light . |
| 9 | However , Blake Baxter — although graduating from Detroit 's old school — has a distinctly steamy mood firing his music . |
| 10 | The Cabernet Sauvignon has a distinctly blackcurranty flavour and is velvety smooth , while the Sauvignon Blanc is light , dry and refreshing . |
| 11 | Close to smart and lively Viareggio , the resort has a distinctly Italian flavour . |
| 12 | And it is also true that much contemporary Spanish-American fiction has a distinctly ludic quality , with Borges and Cabrera Infante , in particular , taking pleasure in playing games with the reader . |
| 13 | has a reasonably constant core of members , |
| 14 | The papal itinerary is expected to include the former Portuguese colony of East Timor , annexed by Indonesia in 1976 , which has a predominantly Catholic population . |
| 15 | Nagorny Karabakh , which has a predominantly Armenian population , became part of Azerbaijan in 1923 after the consolidation of Soviet power in the Transcaucasus region . |
| 16 | Gibson is particularly enticing in the Larghetto concertante of the Symphony in C , which has a persuasively light touch , and finds just the right degree and genial gruffness for the Allegretto . |
| 17 | For instance , whenever an industry has a steadily growing market but falling profit margins — as , say , in the steel industries of developed countries between 1950 and 1970 — an incongruity exists . |
| 18 | The Market Square , which lies at the junction of the two main streets , contains the Butter Cross , a medieval meeting place which has a steeply gabled roof surmounted by a clock turret from 1683 . |
| 19 | For example , water has a generally low reflectance in the visible spectrum , the proportion of reflected light being related to the presence and amount of suspended sediment and dissolved organic material . |
| 20 | Fo has a ludicrously inflated reputation in Britain — largely , I suspect , because he combines his left-wing views with an anarchic humour . |
| 21 | Tariq Ali , who took the left intelligentsia apart in Redemption , is fortunate that British Trots wo n't use the bourgeois libel laws ; while Melvyn Bragg has a transparently sour sketch of a Lynn Barber-style interviewer in his new serial-novel Crystal Rooms . |
| 22 | For example , the automobile industry , described as ‘ the most intensively studied industrial situation ’ has a largely male work force . |
| 23 | This book has a largely metalinguistic function . |
| 24 | He has a keenly critical mind and is an excellent speaker — one of the best speakers in the House . |
| 25 | Vis-à-vis the client , some agencies have found that clients ' marketing management , especially at brand manager level , has a similarly limited ability to use and interpret market research and , in particular , to interpret it in a way which is appropriate for agencies ' creative people to use . |
| 26 | The cockroach has a similarly high-speed existence and can react to any attempt to crush it in a fiftieth of a second , while our own reaction time is a tenth of a second . |
| 27 | The latter contains grapefruit extract which maintains an acid pH on the skin 's surface and has a mildly astringent effect on open pores . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , every Tory has a subtly different view about how sharp is the angle of divergence , so emphasising the impression of drift . |
| 29 | And in that you er remind us of the view of the inspector that er this area has a strongly rural character . |
| 30 | To my mind , these sites lie well beyond the present built-up limits of Skelton , and land to the east , north , and west has a strongly rural character . |