Example sentences of "has it that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What possible sense can there be in a legal rule , for example , which has it that a woman is presumed fertile even though she is past menopause or has undergone a hysterectomy operation ? |
| 2 | ( Rumour has it that a diet of Scottish scones and cookies can alleviate some of the effects of lead . |
| 3 | Somewhere in the middle of the fifteenth century , legend has it that a little girl was tending sheep here when a young lady came to play with her . |
| 4 | But rumour has it that a sevens tournament is going to be organised in Moscow in September to decide who takes over the Soviet place : Russia , Ukraine , Georgia , Latvia or Kazakhstan . |
| 5 | Legend has it that a real giant terrorised the locals . |
| 6 | The lur blowers are far more intriguing because local legend has it that every time a virgin walks past them the sound of the lur echoes round the square . ’ |
| 7 | One acne theory has it that an enzyme deficiency permits testosterone ( the male sex hormone present in both men and women ) to run riot , allowing it to be converted within the skin into a by-product called dihydrotestosterone ( DHT ) which over-stimulates the sebaceous glands . |
| 8 | Word has it that an unlikely combination of forces have come together in a bid to establish a new standard for installing Unix software from graphical user interfaces and will be showing their stuff next month 's Uniforum show in San Francisco . |
| 9 | Legend has it that an age of peace will follow the return of the Stone to its rightful place . |
| 10 | Legend has it that the mandarin was so grateful to Earl Grey for services rendered that he gave him his secret tea recipe , to keep mind , body and spirit together in perfect harmony . |
| 11 | Convention has it that the source of parallel rays of light is behind the observer 's left shoulder at 45° to the x , y and z axes . |
| 12 | It could well and easily be replaced by a doctrine which has it that the surgeon 's act carries liability only if good faith and due care and skill can be shown to be lacking . |
| 13 | Burton-on-Trent is one of the chief centres of the brewing industry , and legend has it that the origin of its pre-eminence was the discovery by a medieval monk that water pumped from the local sandstone after seeping through deposits of gypsum gave beer an excellent flavour . |
| 14 | Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 15 | An article in the issue of 10 February entitled ‘ Why the safety lamp increased accidents ’ ( p 352 ) is headed ‘ Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 16 | Built by William the Conqueror in thanks for his victory over King Harold — legend has it that the high altar marks spot where Harold died from an arrow through his eye . |
| 17 | Tradition has it that the infliction was brought to the village in a parcel of clothing sent to a local family , the Beevers , one of whose members had died from the plague in London . |
| 18 | Legend has it that the guy who invented chess did so as a favour for his king . |
| 19 | Legend has it that the bridge got its name from the plaintive cries of the prisoners as they were escorted across it . |
| 20 | Rumour has it that The High had all been living separate musical lives — Andy in particular having just split with the Stone Roses — when they met in Manchester 's Hacienda club , and decided to put a new band together … |
| 21 | In other words , a bit of a mess , and rumour has it that the thing was virtually unplayable . |
| 22 | Yes , it 's pricey , but it is still a fairly exclusive instrument ( though rumour has it that the Japanese will be issuing their ‘ 51 Reissue some time in the future ) . |
| 23 | Tradition has it that the first fenoderee was actually a handsome prince from the proud fairy tribe of the Ferrishyn . |
| 24 | Local lore has it that the hands belong to a convicted highwayman who would hold up carriage-travellers in the early nineteenth century . |
| 25 | Another tradition has it that the knockers are afraid of the sign of the cross , an idea which probably stems from the legend which says that knockers are the GHOSTS of the Jews who took part in the crucifixion of Jesus and were punished by being sent to work in the mines . |
| 26 | Flying over Spirit Bay near there , where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean , and where Maori tradition has it that the spirits of the dead depart New Zealand for their Polynesian resting place , was a haunting experience . |
| 27 | Western Province are in the same boat , and rumour has it that the little general , Dawie Snyman , will replace Hannie Bekker this season . |
| 28 | Legend has it that the ‘ eyes ’ or ‘ spectacles ’ on the rear of the Cobra 's hood were given to it by Guatama the Buddha as protection against the attacks of Garuda the Eagle , arch enemy of the Cobras . |
| 29 | Popular mythology among mothers has it that the first child is always the most ‘ difficult ’ , and it is easy to see why this should be so . |
| 30 | Groan — rumour has it that the stars of art porn slick The Lover ( Tony Leung Jane March ) ‘ were n't faking it ’ in their love scenes ( yeah , yeah ) . |