Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Needless to say , no reviews of The Hooded Owl have appeared in the papers today , but from all accounts the play was being very well received when the tragedy occurred . |
| 2 | The cause for GM 's concern is plain when one realises that its West European operations have emerged as the biggest profit earners in the entire group , accounting for some 37.3 per cent of net income in the last two years but for only 14.6 per cent of group turnover . |
| 3 | The Directive is needed because wildlife and habitats have undergone terrible declines in much of Europe and the rate of loss is accelerating ( in the UK , 95% of wild flower meadows , 75% of heaths , and 80% of dry grasslands have gone since the war ) . |
| 4 | Extremist ideologies have prospered with the ‘ first past the post ’ system , and deeply unsettled our post-war economy — we are bottom of the European economic league in the post-war performance , and the only nation left with an unreformed electoral system . |
| 5 | Market indicators show that capital values in public houses have fallen in the past two years by between 50 per cent and 60 per cent . |
| 6 | Thus some courts have reasoned on the hypothesis that if an issue is deemed to be one of law then this must inevitably involve substitution of judgment on their part . |
| 7 | More modern views of this kind have dispensed with the metaphysical baggage of a pure Platonic universe of knowledge way above the senses of the uneducated , but the idea that reason can bring a new level of understanding still persists . |
| 8 | She is unable to gauge his mood , her feminine antennae have folded for the night . |
| 9 | Speakers at a rally this afternoon have called for the release of hundreds of prisoners they claim are innocent . |
| 10 | ‘ We are profoundly concerned about the length of some waiting times first non-urgent outpatient appointments which in some cases have increased since the National Audit Office examination ’ . |
| 11 | But some buy-outs have ended in the bankruptcy court or in acute distress . |
| 12 | The private and public sectors have combined under the umbrella of the Scottish Council and by doing so , financial budgets have been increased and the project has been professionally delivered . |
| 13 | However , since finishing last month 's article , several new and exciting happenstances have arisen concerning the Wiltshire circles . |
| 14 | In addition it must be acknowledged that the public schools have adapted to the demand for scientific and managerial graduates by modernising their range of subjects and strengthening their science teaching . |
| 15 | Her social questionnaires have delved into the motivations of those individuals involved with the subject , and she has tried to discover their opinions , social status , and political and religious affiliations . |
| 16 | This is necessary in order to clarify certain observations that some authors have made about the precise aspects or forms of psychosis to which creativity might be especially connected . |
| 17 | Basic tenets of Catholic social philosophy have contributed to the formation of a Latin American political tradition , the underlying assumptions of which are antipathetic to fundamental Marxist class analysis . |
| 18 | But with the push towards fostering , adoption , and family care , the problems facing carers in the residential sector have increased as the majority of residents are older with varying degrees of behaviour and emotional problems , an issue the government acknowledges . |
| 19 | The aggressive patrols directed at the German lines have increased since the 12th June , no doubt to keep them on their toes . |
| 20 | What is new is that the personnel involved in this work have emerged from the different backgrounds of teaching , educational research and libraries , bringing with them expertise and specialist knowledge from these different areas . |
| 21 | Few of Boyden 's early British headhunters have survived to the present , and its level of business declined and failed to take off significantly in the late 1970s and early 1980s . |
| 22 | Some companies have dispensed with the middle management function altogether . |
| 23 | Swordfish in the Georges Bank fishing grounds in the north west Atlantic Ocean have traditionally been taken by harpoon , but heavy fishing pressure has driven stocks to an all-time low , and some boats have turned to the use of drift-nets . |
| 24 | Some costs have risen in the past few years . ’ |
| 25 | With more and more Britons buying property in France , many French banks have come to the UK , eager to lend us funding in French francs . |
| 26 | We are … concerned about the extent of the misplaced adverse criticism social workers have received from the media and elsewhere . |
| 27 | Education social workers have called on the government to prevent independent schools from suppressing child abuse allegations . |
| 28 | Unemployment and other social problems have added to the difficulties . |
| 29 | Pre-paid funeral plans are standard in America but few Britons have latched onto the idea of ‘ pay now , go later ’ . |
| 30 | Some studies have pointed to the possibility of savings in public expenditure : £75 million on improved Health Service purchasing ( economy ) ; possible savings of £1.5 billion in Royal Air Force equipment maintenance ( efficiency ) . |