Example sentences of "pieces of [noun sg] have [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jafaar 's two pieces of luggage had been identified by the Lockerbie investigators and neither showed any sign of explosives or drugs . |
| 2 | Several new pieces of furniture have been introduced , all designed by the architects to match simple 18th century fittings and made by Richard Dowling , a furniture maker with a workshop in nearby Llangynog . |
| 3 | Even if the bookcase falls down or breaks , the skill of joining pieces of wood has been practised and will remain with the student and be practised in other ways . |
| 4 | Once you have covered the mirror with the glass you may well find that several pieces of fluff have been trapped between the two , and are being magnified by both the mirror and the covering glass . |
| 5 | Already two such pieces of work have been identified , namely the Barum Delta Studies an a study of waste water discharges at Binulu an Labuan . |
| 6 | The newly established conservative majority on the Supreme Court had undermined Roe in 1989 [ see p. 36809 ] , since when numerous pieces of legislation had been enacted in individual states to restrict or eliminate access to abortions . |
| 7 | The control of Parliament is perhaps even better illustrated by the fact that few pieces of legislation have been lost in the Commons in the ten years since Mrs Thatcher became prime minister — the Shops Bill comes to mind , but there is talk of its reintroduction in a future session . |
| 8 | This month three major pieces of legislation have been implemented : the Community Care Act , the Child Support Act and the council tax . |
| 9 | Pieces of shirt had been wrapped round their heads . |
| 10 | Two pieces of steel had been fixed in vices and the two men had set to work on them simultaneously . |
| 11 | She then went on to point out that several pieces of silver had been laid out for the dining room which bore clear remains of polish . |
| 12 | A number of illuminating pieces of research have been published recently which look in detail at the way in which qualifications are used by employers in the process of the recruitment of young workers . |