Example sentences of "it [vb -s] have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as being truly Scottish it needs to have strong international links . |
| 2 | The river needs to be deep enough for the otters to swim and catch fish , the dog otter eating two or three pounds of fish every day , it needs to have thick covering of vegetation along the banks and above all , the water must be clean , fresh and not polluted in any way . |
| 3 | Social disorder is not new but throughout history , it has had varying degrees of prominence as a problem . |
| 4 | Ynys Mn Borough Council , which is responsible for the hall , has confirmed that it has had separate meetings with representatives of Llangefni Town Council and Bangor Market Company . |
| 5 | Ynys Mon Borough Council , which is responsible for the hall , has confirmed that it has had separate meetings with representatives of Llangefni Town Council and Bangor Market Company . |
| 6 | Although their creation had the disadvantage of prolonging the existence of the House of Lords long beyond its natural term , it has had one beneficial effect in broadening the representation of women in parliament . |
| 7 | HOWEVER dire the rest of Britain 's economy , it has had one sure prop : the City of London , still the world 's leading centre of international finance . |
| 8 | On to the present , and whatever the political and academic motivations behind the all-embracing National Curriculum , there is no doubt that it has had one overriding effect : it has demoralised teachers , and its prescriptive nature and reliance on testing have reduced their spare time and sapped their energy . |
| 9 | The interest of Jakobson 's theory , then , is that — apart from the fact that it has had such wide circulation — it shows both the strengths and limitations of the linguistic approach to literature . |
| 10 | ‘ It has had such a marked effect on our safety performance that we are now organising shorter courses focused on specific needs , for example trade centres and the sales force . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Miller started his London restaurant business Kenny 's at the beginning of the recession and says that , what with high interest rates , business rates and rents , an increase in value added tax , plus the recession , it has had many problems . |
| 12 | Still ploughing onwards into the '90s — but with Steve Coogan and Hugh Dennis as its rather disappointing vocal suppliers and a rubbish PM to lampoon — it has had many ups and downs , usually within the space of one show . |
| 13 | Although the Funny Farm has been operating for just over a year it has had many bands through its doors already including The Proclaimers , The Silencers , Botany 5 , Kith ‘ n Kin , Avalon , Fini Tribe , Jools Holland and Nazareth . |
| 14 | Directive 72/160 which has been used , particularly by France , to encourage the reallocation and rationalisation of agricultural land ( though less in the LFAs than elsewhere ) is to be abandoned , seemingly because it has had limited impact . |
| 15 | But it has had limited success . |
| 16 | The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest . |
| 17 | Obviously it has had serious consequences in this case . |
| 18 | Michael Manser sold Castle Mill soon after its conversion was complete and since that time it has had two further owners , the first of whom installed a lift linking the ground-floor entrance hall with the first-floor dining-room , the generous volume of which has been somewhat reduced by the intrusion of the lift shaft into its south-west corner . |
| 19 | It 's generally accepted that oral contraceptives may slightly enlarge a woman 's breasts , but in a few exceptional cases it has had other more alarming side-effects . |
| 20 | It may be possible to delete this provision if the Purchaser can be satisfied that it has had all the Business 's contracts disclosed to it one way or another . |
| 21 | The International Stock Exchange has called for more time to implement the changes but so far it has had little success . |
| 22 | In the west it has had little success ; in the east it has been a smash . |
| 23 | At the time the UK feed industry was concerned the situation should not escalate , but , in fact , it has had little impact on trade . |
| 24 | Lastly , where the LDDC has belatedly entered into ‘ agreements ’ with local authorities , such as with Newham and Tower Hamlets , and helped to set up training schemes like SKILLNET , designed to improve the skill levels of local communities , it has had little impact so far on getting local people into Docklands jobs . |
| 25 | Although childhood socialisation has been important in electoral studies , it has had little application in decision making studies . |
| 26 | It is also clear that current merger policy has been somewhat permissive , for while it has been effective in preventing a limited number of individually important mergers , it has had little impact upon the level of merger activity as a whole . |
| 27 | It has had little impact on voting intentions . |
| 28 | This has been surprisingly little used even in the US , and the recent work by the CLE on it has had considerable impact in changing the direction of labour economics around the world . |
| 29 | It has had considerable benefits , it 's had one or two drawbacks and er I think the biggest lesson that we have probably learned so far from the Eurofighter programme , is that we have to be very careful when we make work sharing agreements in future , that er we do n't try to drive the work sharing requirement down to too low a level . |
| 30 | It broadcast the opening speeches on each day of the debate on the Queen 's Speech in 1989 ( when televising started ) ; it has stayed on after 3.50 pm on some Tuesdays or Thursdays to cover important ministerial statements ; and it has had special editions to cover the Budget and other major debates . |