Example sentences of "have [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has striking Italian looks , a model height of five feet ten inches and long slim legs — all attributes which she had n't been taking advantage of . |
| 2 | We are the only dinner guests this Friday evening , so the bespectacled Mr Moore has ample opportunity to demonstrate his wide-ranging talents . |
| 3 | According to Campaigns Director Andrew Lees , : " Given the potentially broad scope of such " areas " , the obstructive official has ample opportunity to rebuff requests by anyone whose request is not specific enough to penetrate the bureaucratic defences of a body which does not want to release the information . " |
| 4 | It runs off a normal car battery and has ample power to drive the punt at a greater rate of knots than you are likely to need , unless you are going to troll for pike ; and then you would be better using a boat rather than a punt . |
| 5 | Previously Bill worked with Crossley Carpets and also has extensive sales experience within other retail and manufacturing industries . |
| 6 | There is a significant difference between the pattern of the cash flows system of the various projects ( e.g. one project has high cash flow in early years and low cash flows in latter years : while another project has low cash flows in early years and high cash flows in latter years ) . |
| 7 | A friend of Butcher 's , who has strong football links with Japan , said last night : ‘ He is very popular over there and they are keen to strengthen the coaching side of their game . |
| 8 | The department has strong research links with the Centre for Speech Technology Research and the Human Communication Research Centre . |
| 9 | Walton stresses that there is no simple concept or criterion of the child 's best interests which can be applied in a crude rule-of-thumb way , and no group or individual which has sole authority to assume that generally it has the best conception of the child 's interests . |
| 10 | This group of pronouns has weak forms pronounced with weaker vowels than the and of their strong forms . |
| 11 | EVERYONE has the right to be tattooed , but Mark Baudain ( above ) has odd taste to want such grotesque markings on his face , neck and head . |
| 12 | Why has executive power tended to increase in the twentieth century ? |
| 13 | The Secretary of State at the Department of Trade and Industry then has complete liberty to accept or reject these recommendations , and to decide whether , and how , they should be acted upon . |
| 14 | negotiating team : make sure the other side in any negotiation has complete authority to negotiate and to settle |
| 15 | Table 4 shows the bank 's initial position ; it has total deposits amounting to £10,000 and is just maintaining its 10 per cent cash ratio by holding in its tills £1,000 in cash . |
| 16 | You have very little room for manoeuvre within this service , and the Registrar General has reserve powers to impose services on you , and I would have to advice you it would be virtually , or I would have to say it would be impossible to achieve that ongoing reduction in future years . |
| 17 | Has right arm extended to distribute fore-arm smash on any advancing attacker . |
| 18 | Under the Pelly Amendment , President Clinton has broad powers to impose penalties , including a total ban on imports . |
| 19 | The sort of book that has sane adults moving rapidly through all kinds of emotions , especially the laughing kind , Second From Last In The Sack Race is one of the best comic novels ever written , funny and sad and , perhaps inevitably , very northern . |
| 20 | N.B. A married man whose wife is totally incapacitated can also claim this allowance , in addition to the married couple 's allowance , if he has dependent children living at home . |
| 21 | How has foreign trade caused changes in ( i ) mining , ( ii ) quarrying , ( iii ) fishing in South West England ? |
| 22 | It has historical connections going back many centuries , as early as the reign of Athelstan ( AD 925–940 ) ; it was the property of the church of St John of Beverley . |
| 23 | The aim is to ensure that Graseby Andersen has adequate resources to fund further growth , possibly by the acquisition of complementary companies or product lines . |
| 24 | So , it is essential that the retaining wall has adequate strength to avoid bowing and possible collapse in the future . |
| 25 | I stress that any person wishing to operate buses must have a PSV operator 's licence issued by the traffic commissioner , who has to be satisfied that the person is of good repute and financial standing and has adequate facilities to maintain the vehicles in a roadworthy condition . |
| 26 | The Llandinabo herd has British bloodlines going back 200 years . |
| 27 | Only recently has British Telecom started modernising the equipment , introducing colour terminals for instance . |
| 28 | Will he confirm that not only has British Telecom invested — this is what the Opposition keep talking about — £20,000 million in new technology , but it has contributed no less than £1,000 million in corporation tax to the Exchequer ? |
| 29 | And what title has British Coal used this time ? |
| 30 | Why has British industry failed so comprehensively in these ways ? |