Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often , too , husband and wife have become so caught up in their work , their children or their respective outside interests that they devote less time to each other . |
| 2 | True enough , the preparatory process leading up to the summit has got badly bogged down , and the number of logjams to be cleared between now and June will keep the UNCED secretariat in hectic action 24 hours a day , seven days a week . |
| 3 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |
| 4 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |
| 5 | Pornography means more than most people would have us believe , but the word has become so weighed down with negative associations that we tend to shy away from it . |
| 6 | Question time has become increasingly taken up with party claims and counter claims or with constituency points , while debates often strike ministers as largely a waste of time . |