Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their success in this area so changed the way British films were perceived that , in 1932 , a year when a large number of exhibitors substantially over-filled their quota , the American showbiz journal Variety reported on ‘ the complete stranglehold the home-made pictures had established at the local box office . ’ |
| 2 | Athelstan closed his eyes and breathed a prayer as he glimpsed the blue-black holes where the hungry ravens had pecked at the scrawny , whitening flesh . |
| 3 | However , changes have occurred at the local level , for there has been a strong centralization trend evident in both . |
| 4 | A number of studies have looked at the geographical distribution of doctors both in regions and in smaller districts . |
| 5 | By early Tuesday afternoon , however , pro-Noriega forces had arrived at the military command headquarters , where General Noriega was apparently being held , and the rebels surrendered . |
| 6 | I wonder whether Opposition Members have looked at the excellent background paper produced by the Library research division , entitled ’ The Regulation of Privatized Utility Companies ’ , which was published on 1 July and is available in the Library . |
| 7 | The men had arrived at the empty farmhouse fifteen hours earlier , just as dusk was falling . |
| 8 | The verderers had arrived at the tumbled stones soon after the moon rose . |
| 9 | Recent seminars have looked at the changing situation in southern Africa and the Gulf War and its effects . |
| 10 | A number of researchers have looked at the predictive validity of various types of assessments , including interviews , aptitude tests , personality tests and other techniques . |
| 11 | Seven jobs have gone at the Open Software Foundation as a result of a realignment which sees the consortium effectively become a two-headed beast — one turned on the operating system , the other with eyes on interoperability technologies , which includes everything else . |