Example sentences of "is have [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Since then a number of people a great deal abler than ourselves have worked on the problem but , because of the sheer labour of handling the algebra they were forced either to assume that the crack tip was infinitely sharp , that is had zero radius , or else , with a finite tip radius , to use very approximate methods , or at least to map the stress system only in certain regions .
2 ‘ The biggest difficulty is having one foot in the committee and one on the playing field .
3 Their strategy is to have one member of the team running continuously and carrying the bale , while the other drinks the beer .
4 In this instance you can put it across the eyebrow , right , across the eyebrow , ask them to hold it and if you 're doing a bandage like this the way to keep it on is to have one part of the bandage going above the ear and the next time you go round go below the ear right , go above the ear and the next time you go round go below the ear okay and then finally just tie it off , get the idea ?
5 A safer course ( assuming that the business wishes to exclude liability where it is permitted to do so — ie in non-consumer cases ) is to have one set of terms , including the appropriate exclusion clauses , but to include a provision that the forbidden exclusions do not apply in a case where the buyer deals as a consumer .
6 An attractive arrangement where light permits is to have one curtain with a heading fixed in a closed position and tie the curtain fairly tightly in the centre of the window with bows .
7 ‘ The international strategy of the bank is to have one partner from each European Community country and no conflict of interests among them , ’ says the BCP chairman .
8 ‘ Not in any great sense of condemnation , but quite clearly the scriptural teaching is that the one safe situation is to have one partner , within the Christian view of marriage . ’
9 On an open ward , the best arrangement for patients at risk is to have one area designated for their observation and management .
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