Example sentences of "have a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The piece must not be too heavy but it must have a certain weight to it . |
| 2 | This also will widen still further the constituency of those who may have a real claim to some kind of formal association with the University when they qualify on completing their courses . |
| 3 | ‘ I do have a casual attitude to everything , yeah , that 's true . |
| 4 | It 's a warning that we do n't have a divine right to the British Grand Prix , though I 've got to be confident about Silverstone . ’ |
| 5 | Pest Control Division did not have a great start to 1991 . |
| 6 | The right hon. Member for Worcester has said in characteristically self-deprecating phrases that he does not have a great desire to be remembered but I am sure that , given his record , he will take it as an accolade to be thought of , in H. L. Mencken 's happy phrase , as a politician who could sit on the fence and have both ears to the ground at the same time . |
| 7 | Under these circumstances , health care providers who do not have a contractual relationship with the home authority will have a financial incentive to ‘ over-supply ’ services , in the knowledge that they must be reimbursed . |
| 8 | You do n't have a copper pfennig to your name ! |
| 9 | Did you have a good flight to London ? |
| 10 | The conclusion on the whole matter seems to be that trustees , albeit only the representatives of ulterior beneficial interests , are assessable generally in respect of the trust income under Rule 1 of the Miscellaneous Rules applicable to Schedule D ; but that — just because they represent those beneficial interests they may have a good answer to a particular assessment , as regards some share or part of the income assessed , on the ground that such share or part arises or accrues beneficially to a cestui que trust in whose hands it is not liable to Income Tax , e.g. a foreigner under Case V , Rules 1 and 3 . |
| 11 | The investor who has a few privatisation shares and wants to extend a portfolio without paying for advice does have a cheap alternative to discretionary portfolio management . |
| 12 | It was assumed that shareholders would have a long-term commitment to their company and that if there was a problem , it would be the directors rather than the shareholders who would change . |
| 13 | However , it would be fair to say that they do not have a long-term answer to the question : ‘ What is the appropriate level of funding ? ’ , except that of adding on an amount , based on the estimated shortfall , to existing expenditure . |
| 14 | A model with a clockwise rotor will already have a slight lean to the right and a turn in that direction will require a greater and more noticeable-bank than a turn to the left . |
| 15 | The godparent may have a ritual role to the child , such as participating in his wedding ceremony , and taking on certain responsibilities regarding his religious education , but the relationship that is strongest and requires respect , warmth and the obligation to help at all times , is the one between parents and godparents . |
| 16 | but in the very unlikely , very unlikely er position whereby Norfolk are absolutely adamantly oppose our proposals then as Mr said it 's very difficult for us to build in , in neighbouring authority , there is however one procedure left to us and that of course will be for us to meet in private act of Parliament , well that is er almost unthinkable , but we do have a final resort to that with a , in many ways the problems in Brandon have to be resolved by , by doing a bypass and if in the end we have to do that I 'm sure that |
| 17 | If you are homeless you may have a legal right to housing from a local authority . |
| 18 | Anna Martin preferred the approach of feminists such as Clementina Black , a former President of the Women 's Industrial Council and the head of its Investigation Committee , who argued that women should have a legal right to a certain portion of their husband 's wage . |
| 19 | The child may have a low tolerance to frustration and his or her emotional reaction may erupt out of control . |
| 20 | But it is clear that companies should have a strategic approach to the issue just as they would with R&D . |
| 21 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 22 | The pheromone experiment puts me in mind of the effects of sandalwood essence : people can sometimes have a specific anosmia to its aroma . |
| 23 | These are average changes within the normal speed operating range , but , using this method , you will have a reasonable guide to setting up a certain performance . |
| 24 | In " real " conditions where friction , for example , can affect the rate of fall , we would have a parallel situation to that of the social scientist . |
| 25 | ‘ Church growth means all that is involved in bringing men and women who do not have a personal relationship to Jesus Christ into fellowship with him and into responsible church membership ’ ( Wagner 1976:12 ) . |
| 26 | I used to say that he must have a personal speaking-tube to the Almighty ! ’ |
| 27 | I mean you could have a negative number to the minus eight . |
| 28 | It does have a benevolent side to its nature , though , and will guide lost children home and rescue sick or trapped forest animals . |
| 29 | And they have argued that , whilst feminism should indeed always have a critical relationship to psychoanalytic theory , the latter has within it the potential for allowing a better understanding of the complexities of human desires and of the psychological construction of ‘ masculinity ’ and ‘ femininity ’ . |
| 30 | The former does not have a full-time commitment to the classroom and so has no occasion to engage in operational activities and empirical evaluation as intrinsic to the pedagogic process . |