Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes .
2 As the incidence of intestinal obstruction has persisted despite a lower frequency of covering loop ileostomy it is difficult to blame the use of a loop ileostomy for the increased frequency of this complication .
3 International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business .
4 Additionally however , we need to make it clear that when we have looked at the figures and I would pay some to the opposition for bringing er some matters to our attention , erm and looking at the way in which very , very careful on the part of this council has led to a better reserve position than we would previously have expected .
5 The sun had appeared as a brighter white puddle in the white sky and the mist had begun to move .
6 Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) .
7 Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ?
8 This is more than the change that inner London received , and I think it 's quite unbelievable that York 's population , base population is actually starting of from the figure of er a hundred and three , a hundred and four thousand , and I think York City Council will agree with that in any case , erm , the new major estimates for nineteen ninety two would already suggest that that population 's declined by a further thousand , which I think emphasizes that these major estimates are estimates , and because of the differ the difficulties within the census for nineteen ninety one , with under enumeration , some problems may have occurred .
9 Since Fizz has gone to a better place and Bunny has n't been around , it 's improved immeasurably .
10 The strong presumption of guilt has changed to a stronger presumption of innocence .
11 Since demand has risen by a smaller amount than previously , investment has actually fallen .
12 This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders .
13 This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history .
14 American Telephone & Telegraph has opted for a closer partnership with its trade unions to boost productivity and the quality of its services .
15 Andrée 's voice had changed to a lower key , that air of persiflage was gone .
16 Thus , since relative incidence ( new cases of known opioid use ) reached 356 during 1985–6 , this suggests that prevalence had increased by a further 95 individuals .
17 A record company spokesman said : ‘ The American public had voted for a younger Elvis to grace their postage stamps and we took the hint . ’
18 While it was too early to be optimistic about 1993/94 , the year had started on a better note , he said .
19 It appeared that the expedient solution proposed by the District in 1930 for the Bedfordshire scheme had led to a further concession in Cambridgeshire in 1932 and by 1937 had been developed into a strategy for the development of adult education in rural areas for which the Board ‘ … visualised the Rural Areas Scheme as an eight counties one ’ .
20 WITH THE INCREASING EMPHASIS on exchanges between various educational sectors for purposes of professional and curricular development , the time has arrived for a closer look at individual experiences of these secondments and at their management .
21 He felt a sharp twinge of guilt now for not taking the trouble to visit , but William 's family had moved to a better neighbourhood when William 's mum had made her first million , and Preston had gradually lost touch .
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