Example sentences of "to have the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once families are committed to at least one child and all the disruptions of career and household which inevitably follow , they are then inclined to have the second child that most expect , and are expected , to produce . |
| 2 | When it was lifted out of the water it was found to have the first metre of the entire hull section missing . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman does not seem to have the first idea of what happens at Social Affairs Councils . |
| 4 | The easiest way of proceeding is to have the first row as YYYYNNNN , the second row as YYNNYYNN and the final row as YNYNYNYN . |
| 5 | Now they have brought forward a plan which is that they should lend me sufficient money to rent another house in which Mr Landor is to have the first floor , comprising three rooms , a book closet , and a terrace , and I am to reside on the ground floor and care for him receiving £30 a year for my trouble . |
| 6 | Motorola Inc says it expects to have the first version of its hand-held personal communicator on the market by the end of this year : the device , internally code-named the Personal Messenger , will be Motorola 's first product from its alliance with General Magic Corp : the hand-held device will initially handle data only , but will be able to transmit and receive messages and electronic mail from all current electronic mail systems ; the target price is a hefty $2,000 . |
| 7 | The basic way in which these c.c.d. lines operate is to have the first capacitor connected to the input so that it samples the input voltage . |
| 8 | Ann , made of sterner stuff than I , refused all invitations to have the first cast and eventually , crouching below the skyline , I reached the appointed place . |
| 9 | a subject committee is in place to assist the development of the initiative and the intention is to have the first cohort of students enter the programme in Autumn 1993 . |
| 10 | On the third party 's summons seeking to have the third party notice struck out , pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 18 , r. 19 or the inherent jurisdiction of the court , the master held that the claim was capable of falling within section 1(1) of the Civil Liability ( Contribution ) Act 1978and dismissed the application . |
| 11 | On 6 June 1991 , the third party issued a summons seeking to have the third party notice struck out . |
| 12 | July 26 , 1976 The barrister successfully applied to have the third party notice struck out on the grounds that it disclosed no cause of action . |
| 13 | He said he was glad to have the third view . |
| 14 | ‘ God permits no power on earth — neither terrorism , nor any form of evil , nor even death itself — to have the last word . ’ |
| 15 | But Rachel hated not to have the last word . |
| 16 | Dana was opinionated and liked to have the last word in an argument . |
| 17 | If you 're after domination , it 's also immensely satisfying to have the last word in a conversation . |
| 18 | And , ’ she added , determined to have the last word , ‘ she is becoming far too toffee-nosed . ’ |
| 19 | They were also immature in the battles they had with their children , often fighting to have the last word , calling the child names , or taunting them with statements such as ‘ You just dare ’ . |
| 20 | It has been the main argument of this book , however , that this objection ought not to be allowed to have the last word . |
| 21 | I was , however , to have the last word . |
| 22 | Basel takes place right at the end of the season after the New York contemporary art auctions , allowing it to have the last word on the state of the market . |
| 23 | But if they disagree , who is to have the last word ? |
| 24 | I found myself fronting various current affairs programmes , striving for impeccable balance when the wily professional politicians were at loggerheads in the studio , each trying to have the last word and score the final point . |
| 25 | Whether or not you opened the discussion , you may be invited to have the last word . |
| 26 | Hospital doctors , for example , are still expected to have the last word about their patients ' discharge dates , or about their transfer to other institutions , or to decide whether they should be offered facilities such as regular readmission to relieve carers . |
| 27 | In sudden determination to have the last word , she chased after him . |
| 28 | She was not normally of an argumentative disposition , finding it essential to have the last word , but now she felt it distinctly necessary to score points . |
| 29 | ‘ Do you always have to have the last word ? ’ |
| 30 | Their parody of two drunken journalists provided the Royal couple with a chance to have the last laugh on Fleet Street . |