Example sentences of "[conj] have already [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every industrialized country faces similar problems and is either considering similar solutions or has already implemented some of them . |
| 2 | If this expert knows the product or has already worked with it , so much the better . |
| 3 | The performance of modern gliders makes it much easier and more likely for a pilot to fly himself into a potential death trap unless he uses his imagination or has already learned to have a healthy respect for the elements . |
| 4 | If a relative is sick when the dolphin appears it will give a sign whether or not that person will recover or has already recovered . |
| 5 | Some patients become disoriented , a more likely reaction if the patient is elderly or has already shown signs of mental confusion ( Clarke , 1987 ; Ford et al , 1986 ) . |
| 6 | a ‘ notice to warn ’ can require the trader upon whom it is served to take specified steps to warn consumers about unsafe goods which that trader supplies or has already supplied . |
| 7 | An animal that is overtly unhealthy or has already started to give birth should not be used . |
| 8 | If you are interested in financial public relations then you almost certainly need either a degree or to have already qualified in a discipline such as law or accountancy . |
| 9 | Merlini , three attempts were made to serve documents on a defendant in Italy , trying three different addresses and two different names ; on each occasion the defendant could not be located or had already moved on . |
| 10 | In many countries , prisoners were killed quickly if they refused to give information , or had no information , or had already revealed all . |
| 11 | Most of the other companies included in the table are also developing or have already developed liaisons of this type . |
| 12 | A 1992 survey revealed that 39% of large companies either fear or have already experienced litigation due to lost or missing records . |
| 13 | As a result , many plants and animals are in decline or have already disappeared . |
| 14 | In a takeover campaign that has already seen vitriolic language , he responds to the charge that he is mounting the bid to enrich himself and his friends by saying : ‘ Nobody could take that as a criticism — this is an investor group . |
| 15 | Stocky , adaptable and full of vim , Mark has all the hallmarks of the bona fide allrounder , wielding a stubborn blade in addition to the accurate seam-up that has already seen more than one class act tumble before a shrewdly concealed slower ball . |
| 16 | They are part of a three-year programme that has already seen the opening of six new nurseries with a further eight expected to open later this year . |
| 17 | The 5.3-litre engine and 3-speed automatic gearbox have gone replaced by the 6-litre V12 and 4speed gearbox that has already done a lot to transform the XJ saloons . |
| 18 | It may be a topic that has already aroused great controversy , e.g. the Defence Committee inquiry into Westland helicopters . |
| 19 | And to cap it all , in my front garden , a taxus that has already outgirthed Sir Cyril Smith was making a takeover bid for my car runway , so that friends would smilingly open their drivers ' doors only to get a mouthful of evergreen . |
| 20 | Keegan refuses to publicly condemn a competition that has already provoked a welter of criticism but has asked the Football League to re-examine the format of using Italian referees in England and vice-versa . |
| 21 | In particular it will help to resolve the deep paradox that has already surfaced in this book and will continue to do so : how it is that the same features of individuality can be expressed in such totally disparate forms . |
| 22 | The building was in good condition , but the city council wished to clear the site to make way for yet another comprehensive shopping development of the kind that has already blighted other parts of the city beyond recall . |
| 23 | The reference to income tax at the basic rate not being charged in respect of income that has already borne tax at the basic rate is designed to ensure that there is no double taxation where the overseas entity receives income which has already borne UK tax . |
| 24 | Grazing cattle and sheep eat contaminated grass and plants , while fish eat plankton that has already consumed dioxin-covered microscopic particles . |
| 25 | The worst response would be the sort that has already begun to be hinted at for ICI : protecting itself through a tangle of joint ventures . |
| 26 | Papers and journals not privileged to receive the leak feel less inclined to give room to a story that has already appeared somewhere else . |
| 27 | It was for Couples , already top of the world rankings , his first major championship and he did it in the same accomplished manner that has already marked two earlier victories on the American tour . |
| 28 | It is equally clear , however , that it is a remarkable phenomenon and that the chances of its leading to the detection of a diversion that has already taken place , or is in the course of taking place , are reasonably good and are improving as the Agency 's technology in this area develops … |
| 29 | And possibly also look forward to extending an England career that has already taken in student and Under-21 honours . |
| 30 | They will be ignoring the slide that has already taken place — and is accelerating . |