Example sentences of "[noun pl] has [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE DEATH OF TWO NORTH WEST INSTITUTIONS HAS CAUSED SADNESS WITH A PIT SHUTTING AND A FAMOUS STORE 'S TILLS RINGING FOR THE LAST TIME |
| 2 | Scott contends that the growth of investment institutions has given rise to a distinct mode of control , namely ‘ control through a constellation of interests ’ . |
| 3 | The expansion of such investments has taken place in the midst of a worldwide process of financial liberalization , with capital controls being relaxed and transactions costs being reduced in securities markets . |
| 4 | The question whether financing government expenditure by borrowing rather than taxation imposes a greater burden on future generations has given rise to a great deal of confusion among laymen and , at a more esoteric , if not more useful , level , among economists . |
| 5 | For example , the introduction of mechanized milking parlours has reduced milking to a process akin to assembly-line production ; on the other hand the life of a shepherd has been only marginally touched by technological change . |
| 6 | The sale of council houses has taken place against the background of an allocation policy that has done much to lay the basis of the emergence of ghettos . |
| 7 | While environmental groups have over the years been highly critical of pollution caused by coal-fired power stations , in particular the levels of emissions of sulphur dioxide and other gases that cause acid rain , neither Friends of the Earth nor Greenpeace nor other groups has expressed support for the scaling down of the coal industry along the lines proposed by the government . |
| 8 | Here , the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has expressed concern about the safety of underwater births . |
| 9 | However , a report by HM Inspectors has drawn attention to the fact that the fall-out and wastage rate of students pursuing business courses on a part-time and full-time basis is alarming and that employers are not very helpful in supporting students to attend courses . |
| 10 | The sombre atmosphere which still prevails in more solidly Christian countries has given way to a festive mood . |
| 11 | Since then the transformation of rural villages into non-agricultural settlements has taken place in a series of waves out along the lines of transportation from the major urban centres , particularly , in the first instance , London . |
| 12 | We 've just heard that one of the helicopters has sighted wreckage in the area |
| 13 | Changes to back washing of caustic filters has improved control of the concentrations and cut sodium hydroxide losses by more than half : — from 7.6 tonnes per day on-line in 1989 to 2 . |
| 14 | A politicisation of the thinking classes has taken place in the Thatcher years , echoing the revolt of intelligence in the 1930s . |
| 15 | AIDS over recent years has become part of the daily experience of many of our partners working in Africa . |
| 16 | Mr and Mr , quite rightly as a matter of fact , suggest that er most of the employment development over the last ten years has taken place on the north side of York . |
| 17 | Apart from differences in educational opportunities , a combination of economic and social factors over the past few years has sharpened stratification within the black population . |
| 18 | The sharp increase in unemployment in recent years has drawn attention to the question of how labour markets work . |
| 19 | The emphasis on primary colours has given way to a more acidic range while the outlines of the coloured forms swirl , undulate and bubble energetically . |
| 20 | Yet since the late 1950s extensive progress on the negotiation of general clauses on working conditions has taken place between the central employers ' organisations and large trade union confederations , along with government participation , on an economy-wide basis . |
| 21 | Prevalence of krill in summer surface waters has given rise to a misconception that krill and other euphausiids constantly dominate the zooplankton . |
| 22 | A powerful surge in handheld games consoles has taken place during the last year . |
| 23 | Subtracting eqn ( 19.12 ) from eqn ( 19.11 ) gives Multiplying this by u 1 and averaging ( where the rearrangement of terms has made use of the continuity equation ( 19.10 ) ) . |
| 24 | The articles or the agreement may say that a reference to the auditors has to take place in every instance ; in other cases a reference is necessary only if there is a dispute . |
| 25 | It is simply that the most plausible stories now available about that evolution , including its very recent date and also certain considerations about the physical characteristics of the species , suggests that human beings are to some degree a mess , and that the rapid and immense development of symbolic and cultural capacities has left man as a being for which no form of life is likely to prove entirely satisfactory , either individually or socially . |
| 26 | Comprehension of stem cell biology of specific tissues has aided development of the above methods and may be approporiate for development of similar techniques , for the small bowel . |
| 27 | The trustees must disclose to members , prospective members , beneficiaries and trade unions : the address and functions of the Pensions Ombudsman ; the role of the Occupational Pensions Advisory Service ; whether an insolvency practitioner has been appointed as an independent trustee ; whether the Registrar of Occupational and Personal Pensions has accepted registration of the scheme ; and whether the trustees have access to the guidance of the Occupational Pensions Board . |
| 28 | Sir Kenelm Digby , whose book of recipes collected from his contemporaries and friends has provided posterity with a graphic record of Stuart cookery , notes that he himself made a fine syllabub with syrup left over from the home-drying of plums ; being " very quick of the fruit and very weak of sugar " this syrup " makes the Syllabub exceeding well tasted " says Sir Kenelm . |
| 29 | Groove Tubes has had success through the years because we tell the truth about tubes ( and tube amps ) . |
| 30 | World interest in human rights issues has gained momentum with the British Section Office communicating AI 's purpose more skilfully by means of direct mail , advertising , campaigning and media coverage . |